[Ontbirds] Sandhills and Whooping Crane

2016-10-26 Thread Cindy Cartwright
There were approximately 500 Sandhill Cranes feeding in 3 locations between Elsinore and Jackson late today, almost all were visible from Highway 21. There was a Whooping Crane with the flock at Elsinore - white with the unusual moustache-like facial markings. The plants were too tall to see if

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes in Eastern Ontario

2016-10-26 Thread Brian Morin
A major flight of Snow Geese occurred today on the sod farm east of Casselman, about 30 minutes east of Ottawa. This is the traditional fall staging area that last year hosted Ontario's first Pink-footed Goose as well as all of Ontario's other regularly sited species. The geese are late, with

[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Goose - Reesor Pond, Markham

2016-10-26 Thread Iain Fleming
Stopped in at Reesor Pond after work and had a single Greater White-fronted Goose fly in with a flock of Canadas. Thankfully it was calling as it passed overhead. Also present were 13 Snow Geese, many Cackling Geese and numerous duck species. See eBird checklist for more details, and

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (26 Oct 2016) 17 Raptors

2016-10-26 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh Hawkwatch, 26 October 2016 - 522 Raptors

2016-10-26 Thread Jean Iron
Cranberry Marsh Hawkwatch Whitby, Ontario Wednesday 26 October 2016 Total Species: 11 Turkey Vulture 298 Bald Eagle 3 Northern Harrier 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 Cooper's Hawk 2 Northern Goshawk 3 (this is a minor irruption year) Red-shouldered Hawk 16 Red-tailed Hawk 165 (many

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (26 Oct 2016) 21 Raptors

2016-10-26 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon amogst 100's of Common & at least 3 Red-throated Loons - Minet's Point, Barrie - Oct 26

2016-10-26 Thread Frank Pinilla
Ontbirders, Just an update on at least 1 Pacific Loon being seen today at Minet's Point Park in Barrie. The adult bird (moulting to winter plumage but retaining some alternate plumage) was in amongst a minimum of 1,600 Common Loons today, viewing was perfect with cool temps (not too much heat