[Ontbirds] Bradford-West Gwillimbury CBC

2011-01-04 Thread RON FLEMING
The 13th annual Bradford area CBC was held on Sunday, Jan. 2nd with 16 in-field observers and two feeder watchers participating.  We saw a total of 46 species, bang on the average for this count.  Highlights included our first-ever Ruby-crowned Kinglet (the 92nd species for this count's

[Ontbirds] CBC Brereton Field Naturalists

2011-01-04 Thread lynne gibbon
Apologies to everyone who could not open the attachment and my copy and paste. Here are the highlights: We had more species than we have ever had, according to our records. Count Date: Dec 18, 2010 Compiler: Alex Mills 70 species 33 participants HIGH COUNTS: Lesser Scaup 240 Common

[Ontbirds] Northern Harrier - Lindsay Airport

2011-01-04 Thread Saw-whet
Monday Jan.2 mid afternoon and today, this morning. One Male Northern Harrier. (mature) Yesterday he was sitting in a bush right across from the airport about 40 ' from the road . Then it lifted and flew over the airport restaurant and parking ramp and proceeded to fly parallel to the

[Ontbirds] Results of the Carden Alvar CBC

2011-01-04 Thread ROBERT BOWLES
The 13th annual Carden Alvar Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, January 2, 2011. There were 16 field observers and 8 feeder watchers recording species of birds and mammals in the count circle which is centered on Cameron Ranch and includes all of Carden Township to Sebright, Uphill,

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Crane

2011-01-04 Thread Albert Boisvert
There is a Sandhill Crane behind house #473 English Settlement Rd.(bank of solar panels beside the house) . The bird was still there as of 4PM. Directions, Exit highway 401 at Wooler Rd (north of Trenton) go south until you pass highway #2. It should be the first road on your right after

[Ontbirds] Cornwall,On.-Massena,N.Y. CBC results

2011-01-04 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone The 38th Annual Cornwall-Massena CBC took place on December 27, 2010. A total of 62 species and 11,592 individuals were recorded by 25 field observers. The weather conditions for the day were good but cold in the early morning, with mainly clear skies and temperatures ranging from

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 04 Jan 11 - weekly summary

2011-01-04 Thread Christina Lewis
Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 04 January 2011 Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario,W. Quebec Compiler transcriber:

[Ontbirds] Reporting Rarities - closing the loop

2011-01-04 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds]
The recent exchanges about reporting rarities to ONTBIRDS have pointed out two things: a) the more details given about a rarity in a post, the greater the possibility that the bird will be found again; b) it is always necessary to be a bit careful how we word things so as not to give offence