[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park birding report: 24 March 2011

2011-03-25 Thread Ron Tozer
The coming weekend will be the last for bird feeding at the Visitor Centre and Spruce Bog Boardwalk as both sites will be shut down as of April 1 to remove potential attractions for bears that will soon emerge from hibernation. If you have not seen the Boreal Chickadees at the Spruce Bog Boardwalk

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Birding Report - Friday, March 25, 2011

2011-03-25 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
On Friday, March 25th, 2011 this is the HNC Birding Report: MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD BOHEMIAN WAXWING Cackling Goose Canada Goose Tundra Swan Wood Duck American Wigeon Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Red-throated Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Osprey Turkey

[Ontbirds] Greater Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario

2011-03-25 Thread Brian . Morin
After last weekend's influx of Greater Snow Geese (50,000 +) the birds are spreading out in the southern portion of the region. The flooded fields along County Rd 34 near Green Valley have dried up quickly so this area is no longer the draw that it was although birds may periodically land near

[Ontbirds] Kingston area birds to March 25, 2011

2011-03-25 Thread goodcompany
The ice certainly isn't all gone but the impatient waterfowl are moving in to fill all the open spots. Last Saturday, in Prince Edward County, there were 800 Greater Scaup at PEPt and an equal number of Snow Geese at the Kaiser X-Road. The latter included 12 blue phase and were in a flooded

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Ross's Geese

2011-03-25 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Ontbirders There are now 4 adult Ross's Geese along the Carp River at Carp. Also, 6 Greater White-fronted Geese were present too. The geese were still feeding at 12:00 noon. good birding, Bruce Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Carp Road exit. and turn right and follow

[Ontbirds] 130,000+ Snow Geese Lancaster Ontario

2011-03-25 Thread Tyler Hoar
Today I did my 6th annual informal Greater Snow Goose Survey in eastern Ontario. It encompasses Ontario between Ottawa and St Lawrence rivers running east from Cornwall. There very few geese (1000 Canada Geese) in traditonal areas north of Green Valley.  The usually very reliable extensive

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese near Lancaster

2011-03-25 Thread Jim Robertson
Following Brian Morin's post of this morning we drove down to Lancaster this afternoon. We found no snow geese in the area just north of Hwy 401, but found several heavy concentrations in the St Lawrence River east of Lancaster south of Bainsville just west of the Quebec border. I use the term

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (25 Mar 2011) 123 Raptors

2011-03-25 Thread reports
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] NO Mountain Bluebird @ Stoney Creek

2011-03-25 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Hello birders. As I was on my way past Stoney Creek today I decided to check for the Mountain Bluebird being reported the last few days. There were no posts today but I figured I'd give it a try anyways. I spoke with the Owner(?) of the winery inside and he let me check around the area as