[Ontbirds] Varied Thrush -Near Gooderham

2019-12-12 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, The Varied Thrush was easily seen today at the feeder at the entrance of the office to the Bark Lake Conference and Leadership Centre. It was showing well from 11:00am to 1:30pm until we left. Bark Lake Drive is ca. 8 km west of Gooderham between Kinmount and Gooderham. Centre is 5

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Crane -Pink Rd -Aylmer, Quebec

2019-04-04 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, I just saw a lone Sandhill Crane in a corn field very close to the Pink Rd, just west of Perry Rd, next to 468 Pink Rd. It was keeping company with two does. First reported by Dave and Mary Russell. This is in the sector of Aylmer, in Gatineau, QC. Cheers, Brian Young

[Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull - North Bay Landfill Site

2018-12-11 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello Ontbirders, I am copying an email from Michelle Cross, who is the Co-ordinator of Landfill Operations at the North Bay landfill site. This was one of the main areas the Slaty-backed Gull was visiting in late November and early December of this year. Michelle and her staff were very kind

[Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull - North Bay Landfill

2018-12-01 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, As of yesterday afternoon, the Slaty-backed Gull was still visiting the North Bay landfill site, located on Sand Dam Rd, approx. 30 km north on Highway 11 from town of North Bay. With the great help of other birders from the Ottawa area, we were able to see the adult gull, which was

[Ontbirds] Pine Grosbeak-Chelsea

2018-11-12 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, For the last several days there has been Pine Grosbeak seen around the neighbourhood. A flock of ten has been enjoying the crab apples next to our deck. As usual, these birds show very little concern to people., lovely birds. Maybe, this will be another year where they will become a

[Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon(s)-King Mountain-Chelsea-QC

2018-07-17 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, This morning from my back deck, I was entertained by three Peregrine Falcons. What look to be, two juveniles and one adult. The show last over an hour, before I was the one to have to leave. The juveniles mostly soared with the up drafts from the southern face of King Mountain. The

[Ontbirds] Spring migration

2018-05-20 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello Ontbirders, The spring migration is pretty much on time. We have three male Indigo Buntings, one female Rose-breasted Grosbeak (join up with a waiting male), all visiting the birdfeeders, two Red-eyed Vireos moving about in the tree tops and a 2nd female Baltimore Oriole join a pair

[Ontbirds] Northern Flicker-Yellow-shafted

2018-01-25 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, This afternoon a Yellow-shafted Flicker showed up at the backyard feeders. It spend about an half hour sunning itself before leaving. Directions: 12 Kelly Rd. Chelsea, QC, located near the corner of the Mountain Rd. Cheers, Brian Young www.birds-of-north-america.net

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle - King Mountain

2017-11-16 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, I was able to watch an adult Golden Eagle from our patio today, as it soared, hawking in the wind, finally landing on an out crop at the top of King Mountain. American Crows and Common Ravens mobbed it for over an half hour before it few in a southern direction. King Mountain is

[Ontbirds] Blue Grosbeak-Kanata-Ottawa

2017-06-07 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, It has just been brought to my attention, that on this past Monday a male Blue Grosbeak was photographed on a feeder at a private resident near the area of March Rd and Dunrobin Rd. Just giving a heads up to any local birders in this area. This area in located about 10 minutes

[Ontbirds] Loggerhead Shrike - Roger Stevens Dr.

2017-06-02 Thread Brian Young via ONTBIRDS
Hello, While driving south on Roger Stevens Drive around noon today, I saw a Loggerhead Shrike perched on a utility line, approx. 1km north of Douglas Rd, near a small golf course, north of Smiths Falls. Cheers, Brian Young www.birds-of-north-america.net Information on over 1,000