[Ontbirds] "Yellow" Palm Warbler in Toronto

2017-04-16 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
Today Jean Iron and I observed a rare "Yellow" Palm Warbler (eastern subspecies hypochrysea) in the Wet Woods at the base of Tommy Thompson Park (Leslie Street Spit). This rarer of the two subspecies in Ontario breeds mainly east of Ontario into Atlantic Canada. Link to eBird list including

[Ontbirds] Thayer's Gull Lumped & Redpolls NOT Lumped

2017-06-30 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
I just checked the updated AOS (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds online. Here are three highlights: 1. Common and Hoary Redpolls were NOT lumped. Great news for Canada Day. 2. Thayer's Gull was lumped as a subspecies of Iceland Gull. 3. Willet was NOT split into Eastern and Western

[Ontbirds] James Bay Shorebird Report #1

2017-08-05 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
This is Jean Iron's first report for the period July 29 to August 5, 2017 from Longridge Point (51.798942N, 080.69204W) on the southwest coast of James Bay in Ontario about 910 km (565 mi) north of Toronto. Two other survey crews are at Little Piskwamish and Northbluff Point. See locations on map

[Ontbirds] WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2017-2018

2017-09-21 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
This will be a banner winter to see finches in the Northeast. Please see link to this year's Winter Finch Forecast. http://jeaniron.ca/2017/wff17.htm Ron Pittaway Ontario Field Ornithologists Toronto, Ontario 21 September 2017 ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] James Bay Shorebird Survey 2018 - Report #1

2018-08-07 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
This is Jean Iron's first report for the period July 31 to August 7, 2018 from Longridge Point (51.798942N, 080.69204W) on the southwest coast of James Bay in Ontario about 910 km (565 mi) north of Toronto. Two other crews are at Little Piskwamish and Northbluff Point. Locations shown on map in

[Ontbirds] Baird's Sandpiper - 37 juveniles at Presqu'ile

2018-08-25 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
Today we saw 37 juvenile Baird's Sandpipers at Owen Point in Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Lake Ontario. The highest count for Presqu'ile on eBird is 31 on 23 August 1995. Juvenile Baird's Sandpipers should be found in most flocks of peep sandpipers seen this weekend in southern Ontario.

[Ontbirds] WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2018 - 2019

2018-09-20 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
This is an irruption (flight) year for finches in the East. See link for this year's Winter Finch Forecast. http://jeaniron.ca/2018/wff18.htm Ron Pittaway Toronto ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial

[Ontbirds] WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2019 - 2020

2019-09-14 Thread Ron Pittaway via ONTBIRDS
This is not an irruption (flight) year for winter finches in the East. Most finches will stay in the north. Please see link to this year's Winter Finch Forecast. http://www.jeaniron.ca/2019/wff19.htm Ron Pittaway Toronto ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented