[Ontbirds] Red-winged Blackbird and Cowbirds - Markham

2017-02-20 Thread miro1--- via ONTBIRDS
With the beautiful weather this week-end, our garden in Markham has been full of bird activity! This morning we saw our first Red-winged blackbird of the season at one of our feeders (at least a couple of weeks early for us), and 7 Cowbirds. We also noticed that out of the 40 or 50 Juncos that

[Ontbirds] Bluebirds

2017-02-20 Thread Sheri lewis via ONTBIRDS
3 Bluebirds on 16th Rd Pelham 2km west of Effingham Rd. Spotted at 11:45am. Thanks Sheri & Corey Lewis ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] More Bluebirds!

2017-02-20 Thread Steve Kinsley via ONTBIRDS
I also saw one female Bluebird today near Ravenshoe Rd. and the York-Durham County line, so it may not be long before they start to appear again in Carden! I also heard one singing in an area around Queensville on Saturday morning, near an area where an apparent 3-some has overwintered, based