[Ontbirds] Connecticut, Golden-Winged, and Blue-Winged Warblers in Hastings

2017-08-19 Thread Jack Farley via ONTBIRDS
I just got back from a week at my cottage near Tweed and there has been a very large movement of warblers. Yesterday I was able to locate a *Golden-Winged Warbler* and a *Blue-Winged Warbler *on an old tractor path just off of Sunsmile lane at 44.436465, -77.289704. Identifiable photos were

[Ontbirds] Red Crossbills Baltimore, Northumberland August 19

2017-08-19 Thread Margaret Bain via ONTBIRDS
Small group of 8 Red Crossbills out in the open, preening themselves in tops of dead trees near the small stream on Bull Road in Baltimore, 5pm Saturday August 19. Good scope views – one streaky juv., one first year male close to adult plumage, the rest female-looking. Fairly silent group –

[Ontbirds] Long-tailed Jaegers Presqu'ile August 19

2017-08-19 Thread Margaret Bain via ONTBIRDS
At 9.50 this morning, Saturday August 19, as I walked down towards Beach 2 at Presquile Park, 2 juvenile Long-tailed Jaegers appeared overhead, half-heartedly annoying a small group of gulls. Both were slender, dark birds with narrow pointed wings, a graceful buoyant flight, and tell-tale

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Audubon's YRWA (possible)

2017-08-19 Thread Jon Ruddy via ONTBIRDS
At 0915 h, I had a possible female (possibly a first year bird) Audubon's on the ridge at Britannia C.A. The bird had a faint yellowish blush to the throat but what really caught my attention was it's very plain appearance, especially to the head and throat; essentially devoid of any field marks

[Ontbirds] James Bay Shorebird Report 2 - Photos and Videos

2017-08-19 Thread Jean Iron via ONTBIRDS
This is my second and summary report for the period 6 to 14 August 2017 from Longridge Point (51.798942N, 080.69204W) on the southwest coast of James Bay in Ontario about 910 km (565 mi) north of Toronto. This report pertains only to Longridge. The vast tidal mudflats make James Bay one of the