[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 15 March 2018

2018-03-15 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
Temperatures well below freezing caused the few open water areas to be reduced by ice formation and new snow covered the scarce patches of bare ground this week. New migrants were limited to Snow Bunting (March 8) and Mourning Dove (March 9). However, it was a good time to see Otters on the ice

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (15 Mar 2018) 49 Raptors

2018-03-15 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2018 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending March 15, 2018.

2018-03-15 Thread Fred Helleiner via ONTBIRDS
Jumping the gun on the annual Waterfowl Festival set to take place this Saturday and Sunday at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, many birders have been in the Park since last weekend and have been rewarded with plenty of ducks, including one rarity. There have been unconfirmed reports of TUNDRA

[Ontbirds] Ottawa. Gatineau-recent sightings to March 15, 2108

2018-03-15 Thread Gregory Zbitnew via ONTBIRDS
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca March 15, 2018 Highlights were rather limited this week. A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was fairly cooperative near Strathcona Park from the

[Ontbirds] St. Lawrence River: 6 species of geese

2018-03-15 Thread Jon Ruddy via ONTBIRDS
Ontbirds subscribers: Today I managed to find some noteworthy geese while birding along the St. Lawrence River, from Cardinal to Cornwall. My sightings of interest, from E to W, are detailed below: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: I tallied an adult among Canada Geese at the east bridge of Long

[Ontbirds] Barnacle Goose Schomberg

2018-03-15 Thread Mike Norton via ONTBIRDS
Bird currently being seen from the viewing platform as per previous posts. Mike ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] Barnacle Goose in Schomberg

2018-03-15 Thread Greg Stuart via ONTBIRDS
The Barnacle Goose is still on the ice of the pond by the Trisan Centre. Best viewing is from the road on the north of the pond. Dillane Drive can be accessed off highway 27, just south of the hwy 9/hwy 27 intersection on Schomberg. Greg Stuart Toronto, Ontario