[Ontbirds] Ontbirds Posting Guidelines

Birders For the most part Ontbirds works just fine. But every so often (mostly spring and fall) I feel obliged to remind readers about our posting guidelines, guidelines intended to keep Ontbirds focused on running smoothly. The purpose of Ontbirds is to provide a public platform for

Re: [Ontbirds] Eastern Bluebirds

I wouldn't call myself an expert, Wayne (and to others on this list), but on e-bird they have been there on lists as a "reasonable possibility" since mid-March or so. It's also been an unusual winter, with reports of overwintering Bluebirds from a variety of locations across Ontario. In

Re: [Ontbirds] Eastern Bluebirds

Pretty normal. Had 4 in February in Eastern Ontario Cheers Iain Sent from my Samsung device over Bell's LTE network. Original message From: wayne king via ONTBIRDS Date: 04-10-2017 22:05 (GMT-05:00) To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: [Ontbirds]

[Ontbirds] Eastern Bluebirds

Any Eastern Bluebird experts out there?  I was just wondering when Eastern Bluebirds arrive in Ontario and onto their nesting sites. I have had a pair of them on territory in my yard (near Creemore, Ontario) since April 2nd this year. Is this early, really early or about right.  Thanks,  Wayne

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (10 Apr 2017) 351 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Brighton

Yesterday my neighbour showed me a picture of what appeared to be a white Robin. As I was leaving Brighton this morning I saw the bird. It is an absolutely beautiful leucistic Robin. It has very little colouring, in fact I would say that it is approximately 95% white. It was last spotted on

[Ontbirds] White-winged dove at Rondeau Monday

Hi again everyone, The Rondeau white-winged dove continues Monday morning. I expect it to stay throughout the spring and into the summer, as it did last year. I talked to the owner of the house, Mel, this morning. He says that yesterday was the first time he saw it, too. He feeds it seeds every

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (09 Apr 2017) 349 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black