[Ontbirds] HNC Rare Bird Report - White-faced Ibis still present today at Dundas Hydro Ponds
The bird was seen by a number of observers today at the same location and it is about 50 feet offshore as of this morning, nice views. Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329 Dundas Hydro Ponds It is best to park in the front of the hydro utility station on Olympic Drive (near the intersection with Cootes Drive) in Dundas. To reach the pond follow the north side of the Desjardins Canal on the east side of the road. There is a small trail that leads through a dense stand of Phragmites grass for 200 - 300 m. You then reach the medium sided pond where the bird was seen. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Sabine's Gull @ Presqu'ile.
An immature Sabine's Gull, probably the same one that was seen five days ago by Maureen Riggs, was seen again this morning by her, Don Shanahan, and myself among the Bonaparte's Gulls on the gravel bar north of Gull Island in Presqu'ile Park. To reach the Park, follow the signs from Brighton. To reach Gull Island, which is at present not an island but a peninsula, walk southwest from the Park store to Owen Point, which is the jumping off point for the island. -- -- Fred Helleiner 186 Bayshore Road, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0 VOICE: (613) 475 5309 If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Nonquon Lagoons waterfowl and shorebirds October 21
(Apologies for my previous misdirected email - I would like to blame my new email system, but I suspect this was a technogoof of my very own.) The Nonquon lagoons were full of birds on this hot, sunny Sunday, October 21st. Most surprising was the unprecedented number of Trumpeter Swans: 14 adults and 9 young. I was sure at first that they must be Tundras because there were so many, but there wasn't one Tundra among them. Two families both accompanied by two adults, one with 5 young, one with 4, were in the second pond from the west. The others, all adults, were in the most easterly pond, one with the tag number 686. No others had tags. There haven't been any Trumpeters around the lagoons earlier in the year and no known local breeding spots, so I don't know where these birds came from. As well as Canada Geese (no Cackling or Snows) and Mallards were 12+ American Wigeon Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal + A few Northern Pintail A huge flock of at least 600 Lesser Scaup 2 Ring-necked Duck 20 Bufflehead 5 Hooded Mergansers 1 Ruddy Duck 1 Pied-billed Grebe Shorebirds, mostly at the north end of the middle pond, included 11 Killdeer - in the most westerly pond with the lowest water levels 9 Greater Yellowlegs, 6 Lesser 7 Pectoral Sandpipers, 4 Dunlin 5 juv. Long-billed Dowitchers, very vocal in flight 4 Wilson's Snipe - flushed from the lagoon edges 200-300 Bonaparte's Gulls - a monoculture American Pipits everywhere - at least 30 Very few sparrows heard or seen A small kettle of TVs went west on the strong southerly wind 2 Common Ravens flew west, croaking Almost as good as the old days here! Margaret Bain Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]HSR: Cranberry Marsh (21 Oct 2007) 11 Raptors
Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1826 2091 Osprey 0 9167 Bald Eagle 0 13 49 Northern Harrier 0 65203 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10339 1943 Cooper's Hawk0 48 90 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 9 Broad-winged Hawk0 5 3185 Red-tailed Hawk 0208304 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 40604 Merlin 0 4 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 23 38 Unknown26 87 Total: 11 2615 8797 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Rayfield Pye Observers:Brian Steele, Doug Lockrey, Greg Stuart, Jim McKnight Visitors: many Weather: warm sunny day; BP falling; TUV=0; mild S wind; 17C Raptor Observations: conditions not amenable to a flight Non-raptor Observations: male female E.Towhee, 5 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS; golden-crowned kinglet; 3 phoebes; 55 Am.pipits Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]sightings in Bradford area - Oct. 21
Today while driving along the 20th Sideroad at the 14th Line of Bradford-West Gwillimbury, three Sandhill Cranes flew up from a grassy meadow, circled over the road and landed in the adjacent cornfield on the west side of the road. Further north, at the arboretum in Gilford, there were several Eastern Bluebirds as well as assorted juncos, Yellw-rumped Warblers, both species of kinglet, Chipping Sparrows, etc. Go north of Bradford on Hwy.11 to the 13th Line. Turn right and continue to the 20th Sideroad. Turn left and watch for the cranes on the right side of the road in the large grassy meadow. The arboretum is north of that , past the stop sign for Gilford. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Leslie Street Spit - Sedge Wren and Waterfowl
Today was another one of those beautiful days not to be at home or in a mall and Ed O'Conner, Ian Cannell, Margaret Liubavicius and I took advantage of this fine weather and went to the Leslie Street Spit ( Tommy Thompson Park ). It started out with 500+ Red-winged Blackbirds and some A. Pipits flying west overhead and went up hill from there. In our travels we found and had great views of a Sedge Wren and right next to it a Winter Wren. WE also found 21 waterfowl species including Pied-billed and Horned Grebes, N. Pintails, N. Shovelers, A. Wigeons, Redheads, Ring-necked Ducks, 600+ Greater Scaup, 1000+ Long-tailed Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, Hooded and Common Mergansers, Ruddy Ducks and A. Coots. Other birds worth mentioning were Peregrine falcon, Merlin, 4 N. Harriers, 2 Cooper's Hawks, Greater Yellowlegs ( our only shorebirds ), B. Kingfisher, E. Phoebes, both Kinglets, White-breasted Nuthatches, B. Creepers, Chipping, and Field Sparrows along with many of the usual suspects for 61 species for the day. For you Butterfly enthusiasts we also found at least 12 Monarch Butterflies, both Admirals, Fiery Skipper, Painted Ladies and sever Sulphurs and cabbage Whites. Directions:- LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to The Spit from Queen and Yonge Streets. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or transfer to it at Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And Commissioner St. (on Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit. You can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave. You may also park in the parking lot inside the main gate after 9 am. Be sure to observe the parking lot closing time as if you are not out by then your auto will be locked in until the following day. — THE PARKING LOT AND ALL GATES WILL BE LOCKED AT 4:30 pm and there is no Van in the winter. - NOTE:- The official hours for The Spit are 9 am to 4:30 pm (weekends and holidays only of course) but the unofficial hours are sunup to sundown. To date no one has questioned any birder, jogger, cyclist, etc. about the use of The Spit from sunup to sundown. The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will not be able to access the area. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be prepared to walk more than that. The Spit is only open on the weekends and holidays because they are still building it. ANOTHER NOTE:- The security seemed to be kind of lax today as I saw at least 2 Motor Scooters far out on the spit and some of the automobiles going out to the sailing club in the early morning seemed to be in quite a hurry so be careful out there. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON Sils mordent, mords les ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Pelican,Hamilton- Hudsonian Godwit, Darlington
Tony Bigg, Jerry Ball and I made a quick trip to Hamilton for the White-faced Ibis, which we saw well. On the way back, we stopped at the Willows to check for the American White Pelican. Half way along the trail by the dried up pond we saw a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow but couldn't find the Pelican anywhere. We went around to Princess Point and found the pelican swimming with some Mute Swan in the north-east corner of Cootes Paradise. Scope recommended. It was actually very close to the 403. On the way back, we stopped off for the Hudsonian Godwit at the pond at the Darlington Nuclear Plant. It was at the west end of the pond in the open. There was also a Ruddy Duck and Northern Pintail swimming nearby. Anne Anthony Peterborough Directions: White-face Ibis: Main Street West in Hamilton to Cootes Drive. Turn right onto Olympic and park on the north side of the Desjardin Canal in the parking area . Walk along the path through the fragmites to the end. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow: On Cootes Drive park on the south side by the bridge between Olympic and Main Street. Cross to the north side, walk across the bridge and take the path that follows the creek. (This trail is over a kilometer long and take 20 minutes or so to walk without stops.) The bridge that crosses the creek is out, so make sure you are on the east side to start. The former pond is on the right about half-way out to the end. The sparrow was in the fragmites at the north end of the pond. American White Pelican: From Main (or King) streets in Westdale (West Hamilton near McMaster) turn north on Longwood and go to the end. There is a park here. Go to the end of the parking area. (Put some money in the pay and display machine) Walk to the north-east corner of the park. Hudsonian Godwit: Between Oshawa and Bowanville exist the 401 at Courtice Rd (exit 425). Take the south service road east to Solina Rd. (~1.5 kms) turn south and go past the soccer fields to the Waterfront trail. Walk east to the pond on the north side of the trail. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle south of Cambridge
Posting for the Burrells This afternoon about 4:30 Jim and Kenny Burrell had a juvenile Golden Eagle flying west over Bannister Lake, south of Cambridge. The bird flew west flushing 12 Sandhill Cranes and the local Trumpeter Swans. Shortly afterwards an adult Bald Eagle was seen flying east. Mike Burrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Heidelberg, ONtario Directions (courtesy Brett Woodman): From Cambridge drive out of the southwest corner of the city on St. Andrew's Rd which turns into Spragues Rd. Follow this to Wrigley Rd and turn right. Bannister Lake is located on the north side of Wrigley Rd., Wrigley Lake on the south side. The bird was seen from the last (most westerly) vantage point along Wrigley Road before the intersection with Dumfries Rd. -- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ont. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (21 Oct 2007) 3069 Raptors
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture2686 33401 35186 Osprey 0 42189 Bald Eagle 0 47186 Northern Harrier 8196696 Sharp-shinned Hawk 315 2411 9116 Cooper's Hawk 20225398 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1152160 Broad-winged Hawk0 39 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 26595958 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel10190 1252 Merlin 1 11 37 Peregrine Falcon 2 24 59 Unknown8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total:3069 37337 117825 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Josh Haas Observers:Bruce Roberts, Calvin Brennan, Don Sherwood, Ron Harkness Visitors: Pete Przybylski Dave Mendus Gloria Harkness Stan Kowalski Frank Kitakis Linda Roberts Weather: Conditions were very much similar as yesterday with clear skies and very few clouds. The winds were not quite as strong as the previous day with a bit more southerly component to them varying from southwest to south-southwest. Raptor Observations: Todays migration although lacking a bit in diversity was very good overall. The flight started early and was more or less steady throughout the day with vulture movement noted in the first hour of the count. Much of the TV flight was well to the north and Im sure there was a good percentage of the overall passage that was undetected. Another good Sharpie movement was recorded as well with a significant number of first year birds represented in the overall mix even at this advanced date. Interesting as we approach the 10 thousand mark for that species, it will be only the fourth time that plateau has been reached since the beginning of the count. Non-raptor Observations: Monarchs continue to trickle through with probably a dozen or more noted today. Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]American Coot, Valley Inn
2 American Coot viewed at Valley Inn, Hamilton this morning at 11am. Viewed for approx. 20 minutes until the birds swan up grindstone creek. From the QEW take Hwy 403 west towards Hamilton. Exit at Hwy 6 north (exit 93) towards Guelph. Turn right at the first lights (Plains Road) and follow it to Spring Garden Road Here is a link to some photos http://home.cogeco.ca/~mveltri2/american_coot.htm Regards Mike Veltri Burlington, Ontario ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (21 Oct 2007) 1069 Raptors
Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 743 15461 16050 Osprey 0 45179 Bald Eagle 0 41144 Northern Harrier15337884 Sharp-shinned Hawk 274 3019 10342 Cooper's Hawk 10209488 Northern Goshawk 0 8 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 53 54 Broad-winged Hawk0 14 18398 Red-tailed Hawk 22366607 Rough-legged Hawk0 1 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 3411 1516 Merlin 1 24 96 Peregrine Falcon 0 46 75 Unknown 1 14 26 Total:1069 20050 48873 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers:Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner Visitors: The warm weather brought MANY visitors to the tower today! Some new faces, and other regulars. Welcome and thank you to all who helped during the busy hours! Weather: Clear sunny skies all day with temps starting at 15.5 C and peaking at 20.9 C. Winds were out of the south all day varied from 5 mph to 10 mph. A great day to be outside and enjoy one of the last warm days of the year. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks were the birds of the day. Our resident Bald Eagles were seen hunting the marsh, as well as the juvenile Osprey. Overall a slow day for hawks due to the southerly winds. Non-raptor Observations: At 7:00am the marsh sounded like spring with the Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Jays, and various other songbirds vocalizing. Of note today were several hundred tree swallows, a large flock (48 birds) of Killdeer, 100-150 American Gold Finch, several thousand European Starlings, at least 1000 Blue Jays, and of course Red-winged Blackbirds...at least 1000. 8 Northern Flickers were also noted along with a dozen Cedar Waxwings. American Crows were also moving in larger flocks today--numbering over 500 for the day. A half dozen Monarch Butterflies were also noted from the tower today. Predictions: Starting warm and sunny, turning cloudy by afternoon. Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Ottawa area - Cattle Egret
Hello Ontbirds people, Today (Oct. 21) a CATTLE EGRET was discovered by Ron Bedford at ~ 3:00 pm east of Ottawa, northeast of Carlsbad Springs and south of Navan, ON. The location is on the north side of Perreault Rd. between Milton Rd. and Trim Rd., in a farm field with 1 donkey and 10 horses. DIRECTIONS: From Ottawa, take Hwy 417 east to exit #96. Go north on County Rd. #41 to Cty Rd. #26 (Russell Rd.) Right (east) on Russell to Milton Rd. Left (north) on Milton Rd. Look for Perreault Rd. on your right. Right (east) on Perreault and follow it around a couple of jogs, 1st to the left, and then to the right until you come to a large farm with the horses near the intersection of Perreault and Trim Rd. Good birds to y'all! Chris Lewis Ottawa, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Toronto - High Park Raptor Watch Oct. 15-21
This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 15 to October 21, 2007 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, R. Carswell, C. Harte, M. Kelch, M. Lichtenberg, N. McHugh, D. Peuramaki, D., H. Shapiro and D. Woods GTRW Webmaster: Andy Hampton This was a very slow week at the High Park Raptor Watch. We observed only 66 total raptors for the week including 26 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 25 Turkey Vultures. The year to date total is now 9113. High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the City of Toronto Parks Department. The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since 1993. The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs. More information including a summary of our past observations is available at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw/ Observations for this season are not yet available. -- Howard Shapiro email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Re: Northern Shrike - York Region
Hi birders, This afternoon while taking a long walk through the woods and fields I observed a Northern Shrike sitting the top of a leafless tree before it flew off across a field and over some woods heading northwest. Also observed 1 Cooper's Hawk on the hunt. These observations were in York Region in the vicinity of Mount Albert. Cheers, Sigi Bodach Aurora, ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Common Loon Die-off - Bowmanville Harbour
To all, Four Common Loons were washed ashore today over a relatively short stretch of beach on Lake Ontario just west of Bowmanville Harbour. I did not have an opportunity to check adjacent beach areas to see if more birds could be found there. I recall about this time last year there being a large die-off of loons on Lake Ontario because of an outbreak of avian botulism. I believe there was a similar outbreak on the New York State side of eastern Lake Ontario this past July that was reported to have effected mostly gulls and Caspian Terns. Directions: Exit eastbound 401 at Bowmanville (Liberty Road). Turn right onto Lake Road. Turn Right onto Port Darlington Road. Turn right onto West Beach Road. Travel to the base of West Beach Road where there is a parkette. The beach can be accessed from here. The birds were found to the west. Regards, Rob Maciver ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
