[Ontbirds] 35 little gulls 6 white fronted geese oshawa second marsh

Currently we have 35 little gulls and 6 greater white-fronted geese in the marsh. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] Little Gull viewing weekend morning 1 Oshawa Second Marsh.

Day 1 of the Annual Little Gull viewing weekend Highlights: 42 Little Gulls (41 adults) recorded in the marsh. Up to 24 birds were recorded at one time performing courtship flights over the marsh. Most of the morning there were 5-20 gulls courting 50-500ft above the marsh. 1859 Bonaparte's were

[Ontbirds] Adult yellow-crowned night heron just left

MORGANS rd east of Newcastle. The adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron that was posted to ebird lastnight was present till 9am when it flew west from the small pond it had been at for apparently the last few days. It was at a small pond visible at #3147 Morgans rd. There are several private ponds

[Ontbirds] Barrie Pacific Loon Minet's point

Posting for Mike Ferguson Breeding Pacific Loon still present with 100s of Common loons north of the park Directions: Exit Hwy 400 at Essa Road in Barrie, head east toward lake, turn right in Tiffin which curves right and becomes Lakeshore Rd. Turn left after a couple of km's at Minet's Point

[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant Darlington Provincial Park May 4

 This morning Mike Ferguson and myself had a Neotropic Cormorant fly west over the beach in a small Double-crested Cormorant flock. Fog limited the lake viewing today. But other highlights were Piping Plover, Great Egret and American Pipit To reach Darlington Provincial Park, take Hwy 401 to

[Ontbirds] OFO Rainy river 2018 tour June 8 and 9

The 2018 OFO Rainy River tour was run on June 8 and 9th and scouted on the 7th.  A total of 139 species was observed by participants between the 7th and 9th. 18 Participants this year. Highlights  Western Kingbird at Harris Hill resort 7th and 8th. 4 Pairs of Marbled Godwits  Wilson's Phalaropes

[Ontbirds] 3rd Sandbanks Christmas Bird Count Dec 19th

 Twenty three people braved the gale warning winds to venture out for the 3rd Sandbanks counts. The preliminary tally for the count currently stands at 78 species and 1 count week species. Previous counts were 81(2015) and 98(2016). Cumulative total for the 3 years of the count stands at 114

[Ontbirds] Sandbanks CBC December 18 2018

The 4th Sandbanks Christmas Bird Count was held on December 18, 2018 22 observers counted 74 species (lowest ever, count average 83 species) and  11,280 Individuals (2nd highest for count) 5 New species for the count, bringing the count total to 119 species.   Red-shouldered Hawk (1)  Black

[Ontbirds] Black-throated Sparrow. Courtice

Tim Logan found a black-throated sparrow on darlington soccer lower field this morning The bird is still here.   Directions Exit courtice rd and head south to megawatt rd. Turn left and follow megawatt. To crago rd. Turn south. The soccer field on on the east side of rd. Bird is feeding with

[ONTBIRDS] Swallow-tailed kite Oshawa

At 3:29 I had a swallow-tailed kite fly past my house near Oshawa Airport. It is following  a line to the nw which should bring it by Brooklin/ heber downs conservation area Sent from Rogers Yahoo Mail on Android -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario