[Ontbirds] Possible Eared Grebe at the Spit

2018-04-08 Thread Rick Eckley via ONTBIRDS
Hello All, Yesterday at the Spit, I believe I saw an Eared Grebe. It was a medium sized grebe with. Whispy yellow plumes on the side of it's head. It had a black neck and dark back. It did not seem like a Horned Grebe to me because a Horned Grebe would have a rufous neck and a scaly back and a s

[Ontbirds] Adult lesser black-backed gull, Oakville Bronte beach

2018-04-08 Thread Gray via ONTBIRDS
Nice views of an adult bird on the little gull island off Bronte beach. Gray carlin Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbir

[Ontbirds] Bronte Lesser Black-backed Gull has flown

2018-04-08 Thread Gavin Edmondstone via ONTBIRDS
The bird that Gray Carlin reported flew out to the lake and out of sight at 1:10. I will post a photo of the bird to Flickr shortly. While walking to Bronte Beach I saw a Common Raven to add to my corvid list for the day having heard a Fish Crow this morning. Directions: Exit the QEW at Bronte

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (08 Apr 2018) 653 Raptors

2018-04-08 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2018 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vult