[Ontbirds] Snow Geese - Eastern Ontario

A flock of Greater Snow Geese continues to make daily trips north from the St. Lawrence River to a flooded area south of Green Valley along Cty Rd 34. The birds likely roost overnight on the river east of Lancaster near Westley's Point and head up in the morning after 8-8:30 to feed along the

[Ontbirds] bluebirds & killdeers south of Pefferlaw

first of the year - and the earliest - margaret almack ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (17 Mar 2016) 361 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Volunteers needed for Breeding Bird Survey routes

Skilled birders are needed to survey Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) routes in Ontario. Volunteers must be confident at birding by ear, have a reliable vehicle, and be able to survey their assigned route once a year for several years.Each survey consists of 50 3-minute point counts starting at

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to March 17, 2016

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Greg Zbitnew at k_zbitn...@bell.net or sighti...@ofnc.ca March 17, 2016 Some very interesting sightings added to the spring excitement in the National Capital Region. The best

[Ontbirds] Red-shouldered Hawk

A Red-shouldered hawk was seen and heard in Stoney Swamp Nature Reserve on Richmond Road on March 18, 2016 at 10:15 AM. Manson, Ryan and Nathan Fleguel ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.

[Ontbirds] Tundra Swans at Ottawa

9 birds on Milton Road with Many thousands of Canada's. A Bald eagle put up virtually all the birds. Spectacular to see 15000 birds in the air together. The flooding has largely frozen over with the very cold overnight temperatures Milton Rd is directly south of the Orleans area of Ottawa Mike

[Ontbirds] Gyr right now Elarton Rd (Warwick area)

Hey folks, Posting for Tom Bolohan Gyr being seen right now at Warwick. Eating on a gull just off Elarton Rd West of house # 6744 (North of Brickyard Line). Good birding! Dave ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 17 Mar 2016

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 03/17/2016 * NYBU1603.17 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- COMMON TERN EARED GREBE Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe

[Ontbirds] Scugog birds - March 17

There has been very little reporting of bird movements so far this spring on this ListServe so thought I’d provide a quick update on birds north of the lakeshore. Today I observed: several Pine Siskins (10-15) doing courtship flights Red-shouldered Hawk – scouting? 2 Cooper’s Hawks doing

[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands

For anyone planning on a Toronto island bird outing be aware that there are not a huge number of migrants there yet except for Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles and Cowbirds. Over the last 10 days I have visited the Islands 3 times and was joined on a couple of the trips by Margaret

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario Birding today

The Greater Snow Geese have arrived at the Cobb's Lake flood plain just east of Bourget in Eastern Ontario. Today there were tens of thousands present, our count was a very conservative 30,000; I suspect many more were present. We picked out one Ross's there plus one each Golden and Bald Eagle.

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle(s)at Long Point

Today at ‎approximately 11am, two Golden Eagles about a hour apart at 3rd concession west of Hwy 59, near Port Rowan. Very high and very far looks but distinctive.Rick Thornton, Nancy Smith‎, Justin and Rachel Smith ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (19 Mar 2016) 469 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending March 17, 2016.

Spring bird migration at Presqu'ile Provincial Park continues to be on the early side. The Waterfowl Viewing Festival in the coming weekend will likely feature thousands of ducks, but they may not be in the traditional locations because of the extensive open water. Among the thousands of

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon seen today, Saturday, at Tommy Thompson Park

Video link to Eurasian Wigeon. See YouTube https://youtu.be/EqtUZBe3Oyw?list=UUj9nlgb-KFo4sSvZU6-CdhA At least four non-OFO members saw the Eurasian Wigeon at Tommy Thompson Park today Saturday March 19. In Enbayment C near the Sailing Club docks. Check the map at the park if you are not sure.

[Ontbirds] Greater Yellowlegs & Ducks - Ravenshoe Rd West & Cook's Bay, Lake Simcoe - Thur Mar 17/16

Hello Ontbirders, Just a quick note from the northern parts of York Region. This morning I headed up to the Ravenshoe Road fields just west of Leslie Street. Pretty quiet on the fields but an early Greater Yellowlegs was a treat, along with Killdeer, Green-winged Teal and nesting Bald Eagle

[Ontbirds] Great Blue Herons - Ravenshoe Rd West, Keswick

Drove early this evening (just after 6 p.m.) to Ravenshoe Rd. West at south end of Keswick. At the swamp/heron rookery on the west side of Bruce St. (runs north off Ravenshoe Rd. West), this season's first Great Blue Herons appeared to be arriving at this swamp. Seven were seen perched near the

[Ontbirds] Warwick gyr

Flew from ellarton going east at 1415. Attempting to relocate. C Cheatle Hamilton Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca

[Ontbirds] Warwick gyr update

Has been relocated on north side of brick line at 6890 Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

Currently at 11:25 EST. Watching a Golden eagle soar above me. The location as of this email is 2nd Concession WEST of Highway 59 near Walsingham,Ontario. Come down 59 South through Walsingham and turn right on the 2nd. Opposite directions if coming from the south.  I saw one here

[Ontbirds] Probable fly over Ross's Goose, Merrickville, Eastern Ontario

Hi, The Rideau River has it¹s annual concentrations of Canada Geese staging about in the area, with varying numbers seem daily flying in various directions to feed in nearby fields. There¹s been no particularly large numbers to speak of. At about 3:30pm, I saw a small skein of roughly 40 dark