[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 9th - 15th Dec 2017

2017-12-15 Thread Mark D. Read via ONTBIRDS
Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or post records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may

[Ontbirds] 24th Huntsville Christmas Bird Count: 14 December 2017

2017-12-15 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
It was a magnificent sunny day with “winter wonderland” scenery! However, count results were negatively affected to an unknown extent by cold temperatures (minus 26 degrees C. at dawn to minus 15 degrees at dusk), lower than usual numbers of birds utilizing feeders, and fog rising all day off

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 14 December 2017

2017-12-15 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
All Highway 60 lakes are now ice-covered, with the last two freezing over on December 11 (Lake of Two Rivers) and 13 (Smoke Lake). Average snow depth is about 15 cm. The suet feeders are now in place at the Visitor Centre and on Spruce Bog Boardwalk at the trail register box. -Northern

[Ontbirds] 2018 OFO Fieldtrips

2017-12-15 Thread dave milsom via ONTBIRDS
OFO members should by now have received their fieldtrip package for 2018 in the mail. There were 2 errors/ omissions on my part which require correction : John Carley's Leslie Street Spit/Tommy Thompson Park outing is on May 26( not May 21). There are also changes/additions with regard to