[Ontbirds] OFO Field Trip - Sunday Apr 21 - Minesing Swamp southwest of Barrie

Today Andrew Don and myself lead an annual early spring trip to the Minesing Swamp area north of Angus and CFB Borden for the Ontario Field Ornithologists.  13 birders in nine car participated.  The trip started at 8:30am and wound down around 3pm.   After a couple days of rain the day started

Re: [Ontbirds] American Woodcock at Yarmouth Tract, Elgin county

The American Woodcock have started doing their courtship displays. While hiking through Yarmouth Tract this evening at twilight I heard a couple of male American Woodcock singing in the overgrown fields that were planted with prairie grass species directly adjacent to the large pond (restored

[Ontbirds] OFO Field Trip: Algonquin Park, Saturday, 20 April 2019

The combined total list for the day was a very respectable 51 species recorded by about 30 participants and four leaders. Unfortunately, the heavy rainfall and melting of snow and ice during the two days preceding this trip had a major impact on where we were able to search for the target

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Collared-Dove Albuna Townline and Mersea Rd 5 (northwest of Leamington)

I currently have a Eurasian Collared-Dove at the intersection of Albuna Townline and Mersea Road 5. This is northwest of the town of Leamington. From Leamington, take Highway 3 until you get to Albuna Townline and turn north on Albuna until you get to Mersea Rd 5. It’s singing and is currently

[Ontbirds] Cinnamon Teal at Sombra Sewage Lagoons

Josh Bauman found a Cinnamon Teal at the Sombra Sewage Lagoons, which is about 20km south of Sarnia. Still present currently. Good birding, Isabel Apkarian ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] White-eyed Vireo at Tommy Thompson, Toronto

Posted by Amanda this morning. The Vireo has been present for two days behind the banding station. It flits constantly and will go to ground for 20 minutes or so at a time but it is still present Tommy Thompson is at the foot of Leslie Street at Unwin. You can park in the lot on weekends

[Ontbirds] Cinnamon Teal at Mersea Road 2 and 21

Seen by Chris & Ryan Leys, Donald Pye and Bill & George Prieksaitis at 8am this morning. In the ponds by the house on Mersea Road 2 in Essex County. Cheers, George CONFIDENTIAL and/or PRIVILEGED. If received in error please notify the sender and permanently delete. CONFIDENTIEL et/ou

[Ontbirds] Male and female mergansers, Ottawa

There are 6 male, and one female, megansers just west of Pig Island in the Rideau Canal. They were there last evening and this morning at 6:30am Pig Island is opposite Lansdowne Park, at the bottom of the stairs to Colonel By Drive at the intersection of Riverdale/Echo Dr/Bristoal/Avenue Road