[Ontbirds] Snow goose and Rusty Blackbirds, Fort erie.

2016-01-13 Thread Marcie Jacklin
Hi Blayne and Jean Farnan found a Snow Goose at Point Abino Bay. There are also 40 Rusty Blackbirds coming to a feeder opposite #725. Directions: Take the QEW to Sodom Road/ RR 116 exit #16. Turn right onto Netherby Road. Turn left onto Point Abino Road. Go to the lake end. Turn right and

[Ontbirds] Update re Numerous Robins in Queensville, ON (York Region)

2016-01-13 Thread Steve Kinsley
Went out at lunch today to see if the numerous American Robins are still in Queensville, and theyare, perhaps even more abundantly! This time I walked the perimeter of the harvested cornfield around which they seem to be concentrated (due to numerous crab apple trees, full sized apple trees,

[Ontbirds] Tundra swan flocks along the shoreline of Crystal Beach Lake Erie afternoon of Jan 11 2016. Late post as it is a re-post.

2016-01-13 Thread GreatLakes
This is a re-post... original post did not show (perhaps sent from the wrong email address). The tundra swans are possibly in the same area as I have seen them there several years at this time. Several flocks of tundra swans were seen flying overhead along the shoreline of Crystal Beach Jan 11

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee National Park in Leamington - temporarily closed

2016-01-13 Thread Jeremy Bensette
Hello Ontario birders, Since the park has not posted about this here, and only briefly on Facebook and to a limited email list, I want to make sure that the Ontario birding community knows that Point Pelee National Park in Essex County is closed from January 7 to January 19 of this year for

[Ontbirds] Fish Crow Fort Erie Jan 13

2016-01-13 Thread olivesided
Lisa Teskey and I can hear a fish crow now near the intersection of Bowen and Petit Road.Our 2.5 month old, Leo, picked it out. It is calling now from in the north east woodlot sort of kitty corner to The Fudge Pot food trailer.The crows are streaming back into this wood lot from the