[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to August 4, 2016

2016-08-04 Thread k_zbitnew2 k_zbitnew2
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at k_zbitn...@bell.net or sighti...@ofnc.ca August 4, 2016 While there have been no rarities, there has been some action on the birding front. Specifically, some

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending August 4, 2016.

2016-08-04 Thread Fred Helleiner
At Presqu'ile Provincial Park the weather has not been conducive to action on the birding front. Nevertheless, a few fall migrants continue to trickle in, and there is a plethora of summer resident birds. A swan with a black bill, possibly a TUNDRA SWAN, was near Sebastopol Island on July

[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant - Hamilton

2016-08-04 Thread David Pryor
This morning at approximately 6:15am while viewing the long-staying Snowy Egret & various shorebirds at Windermere Basin, I had an apparent Neotropic Cormorant flying overhead with a flock of Double-crested Cormorants heading eastward towards the Lakeland Centre and Lake Ontario. The. The

[Ontbirds] Snowy Egret at Windermere Basin - Yes

2016-08-04 Thread rex bartlett
Good morning. Currently viewing the bird just behind the island closest to the lookout on the second rock bar past the island. It appears and disappears behind the rock. Currently viewing at 6:56 AM. Windermere Basin is located in Hamilton Ontario off of Eastport Drive. Good birding. Rex