[Ontbirds] Marsh Monitoring Program Survey Contractor(s) Needed

Bird Studies Canada seeks one or more qualified individuals to conduct bird and amphibian (frog and toad) surveys in Niagara region marshes using Marsh Monitoring Program standard survey protocols. This contract is for approximately 56 hours of work between April 1, 2010 and July 31, 2010. Work

[Ontbirds] Early Turkey Vulture

Monday March 15 th I saw a Turkey Vulture along the beach at Bayfield. It was also there yesterday, cruising along the shoreline by the pier. Just off the pier, in amongst some Common Mergansers, was what looked to be a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Antony John

[Ontbirds] Ring-necked Ducks at G. Ross Lord

I was driving south on Dufferin St this afternoon and made a quick stop at G. Ross Lord Park. On the flooded reservoir there were two male Ring-necked Ducks. G Ross Lord Park is on the east side of Dufferin St approximately a mile north of Sheppard Ave. Bob Cumming   Home ph. (416) 92 60944

[Ontbirds] Ring-necked Ducks and Others at Reesor Pond

Hi all. Reesor Pond late this morning produced a pair of male Ring-necked Ducks, several pairs of Northern Pintails, good numbers of Common and Hooded Mergansers, several Common Goldeneye, a pair of American Black Ducks, a Killdeer, a Trumpeter, and a few other nice sights, including a handful of

[Ontbirds] Ring-necked Ducks north of Hillsburgh

 This evening in the flooded field at the south west corner of Dufferin County 3 and 16th Line E. Garafraxa, there were a number of Ring-necked Ducks along with the many Pintails, Canada Geese and swans. Watch for Horned larks in the corn stubble. Good birding. Paloma Plant.

[Ontbirds] Help needed for monitoring study!

Dear Ontario birdwatchers, I am a Master's student at York University and I am attempting to collect birdwatcher records for my research. In my work, I hope to show that birder data has been underutilized in protected area monitoring, and I am looking for birdwatcher's notes to support this

[Ontbirds] More Eastern Ontario Snow Geese

I work for the South Nation Conservation Authority in Finch and I was fortunate enough to be traveling the roads yesterday west towards the Spencerville region. Large migrating flocks of white geese were observed throughout the day in numbers that parallel previous reports. These flocks

[Ontbirds] American Woodcock Singing ground Survey

The American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey is a bi-national monitoring program that provides an index of the relative size of the woodcock breeding population in North America. It is the most important source of data used to guide federal, state and provincial woodcock programs. Bird Studies

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (17 Mar 2010) 96 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2010 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Goose, Ottawa ON, Greenbank Road

Around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon, March 17th, four friends and I saw a Greater White-fronted Goose in a flooded field on the West side of Greenbank Road, South of Hunt Club Road. It was with a flock of Canada Geese. A Northern Pintail was also observed at the same location. Connie Denyes