[Ontbirds] Tufted Titmouse - South Lancaster

2016-04-21 Thread Brian Morin
Thursday afternoon Hans van der Zweep, Bob Scranton and I had a Tufted Titmouse at Glengarry Campground east of South Lancaster. The bird was loud, calling incessantly, which is what alerted us to it. Brian Morin Directions: Glengarry Campground is east of South Lancaster along South Service

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Solitary Sandpiper

2016-04-21 Thread Stan Long
21.04.16 - 10 am 1 Solitary Sandpiper - 2 pairs Teal - both Green & Blue-winged plus 20 mixed species - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - Cheers - Stan Long ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] American Avocets at Wheatley Harbour beach

2016-04-21 Thread Michael
Two originally found earlier today by Alan Wormington Wheatley is several kilometres north of Point Pelee Mike Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 21 Apr 2016

2016-04-21 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/21/2016 * NYBU1604.21 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- NORTHERN GOSHAWK SANDHILL CRANE PURPLE MARTIN Common

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (21 Apr 2016) 26 Raptors

2016-04-21 Thread reports
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending April 21, 2016.

2016-04-21 Thread Fred Helleiner
The predicted surge of new bird arrivals at Presqu'ile Provincial Park occurred on Friday and Saturday of last week, with good numbers still present on Sunday. Most of the ducks that pass through in the spring have thinned out. A flock of three NORTHERN PINTAILS and an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to April 21, 2016

2016-04-21 Thread k_zbitnew2 k_zbitnew2
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 April 21, 2016 A BARNACLE GOOSE was seen and photographed on a golf course in Pakenham on the 20th, associating with large

[Ontbirds] Loggerhead Shrike

2016-04-21 Thread Eric Davis
I saw three loggerhead shrike today at the Carden Alvar on Wylie Road by bluebird box 10 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 14 to 21 April 2016

2016-04-21 Thread Ron Tozer
Some ponds and shallow lakes had developed extensive open water by today. However, most lakes remain ice-covered. Bare ground is widespread in deciduous forest and on south-facing slopes, but knee-deep snow persists in many shaded areas. New migrants arrived in numbers this week, especially

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Eastern Towhee

2016-04-21 Thread Jon Ruddy
Hi, Not particularly rare but locally rare here in Ottawa. A singing male EATO along NCC Greenbelt Trail 10. Enter from dead end at Hastings (from Grandview). Walk E roughly 200 m. Bird is close to the trail, N side. I'll leave an X on the trail. Happy spring birding, Jon Sent from my iPhone