[Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit- Ottawa

As of 10am, there was a Marbled Godwit in the small wet area on west side of Greenbank Rd, just north of Barnsdale Rd. Also, the Wilson's Phalarope found by Peter Blancher was still present at 9:30am in the middle cell of Richmond Lagoons which are on west side of Eagleson Rd just south of Old

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel at Sam Smith Park

A group of 43 Whimbrels are on the rocks between Whimbrel Pt and the rock beach. Col Sam Smith Park is at the foot of Kipling Ave, Etobicoke Rod Murray MS Ed / OCT Oakville, ON Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Hi Everyone There was an adult YCNH feeding on the lawn at 17 Abbywood Court near Carp. Unfortunately during the heavy rain it flew up and over the house. Please do not enter property and view from road. It appears that this bird has been present since May 23, occasionally feeding on the lawn.

[Ontbirds] Black-headed Gull at Seacliff Beach Leamington

I just received yet another call (this guy need a data plan!) from Adam Pinch that Kevin McLaughlin has just found a first summer Black-headed Gull at Seacliff (Leamington Beach) and they're watching it now. There haven't been many Black-headed Gull's in our area for awhile now so I'm sure some

[Ontbirds] 1400 shorebirds of 14 species Oshawa Second Marsh 12:30 to 1:15pm

Whimbrels 115 including one very dark birdHudsonian Godwit 1Red Knot 2Ruddy Turnstone 72Wilson's Phalarope 1Dunlin 510Short-billed Dowitcher 1Least Sandpiper 111Semipalmated Sandpiper 140Sanderling 8White-rumped Sandpiper 1Semipalmated Plover 262Killdeer 5Spotted Sandpiper 2Peeps sp. 170 on the

[Ontbirds] Fred Bodsworth Memorial Whimbrel Watch, 25 May - Toronto

This morning and early afternoon we counted 342 Whimbrels at Colonel Sam Smith Park, Toronto. The first flock of 90 flew by at 7:06 a.m. At about 1:00 p.m. a flock of 66 settled on the rocks (see Rod Murray's Ontbirds post) by providing excellent views and an opportunity to study them at a safe

[Ontbirds] Mississippi Kite, Union, Central Elgin Co.

Flying slowly southwards, quite accipiter-like, over Union Pond Conservation Area at Union, 3-4 km north of Lake Erie at Pt Stanley. Possibly the same bird as reported May 18 and thus still hanging around the area. But due to fierce backlighting from bright sunshine I was unable to

[Ontbirds] Carden Alvar Nature Festival 2015

Posted with approval of the OFO coordinator. The 9th Annual Carden Alvar Nature Festival is on June 6, 2015 at the Carden Recreation Centre in Lake Dalrymple, ON, this is your backstage pass to one of Ontario's natural wonders, the Carden Alvar. There is a lot to do and see at the Festival!