[Ontbirds] Yellow-bellied flycatcher Merrickville, eastern Ontario
It's nice (and lucky) to catch a hard-to-get migrant/yard bird making it's way through the landscape away from the usual migrant "hot spots." A Yellow-bellied Fly was first heard calling, and than seen well in our yard this evening around 6:30pm 5/31/09 here in Merrickville to the SW of Ottawa. Good birding, Gerard Phillips and Brenda Carter ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Western Sandpiper - St. Albert Sewage Lagoons
Hello Ontbirders, Our highlight today was a Western Sandpiper at St. Albert Lagoons. Also of interest there were 2 White-rumped Sandpipers and a Brant. The highlights at Embrun Lagoons included Red-necked Phalarope, White-rumped Sandpiper and 2 Sanderling. Jeff Directions courtesy of Peter Hall's email the other day: >From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 39 km east of Ottawa, take exit 79 (Regional 5), labelled Limoges / Embrun. Proceed 2.5 km SSE on Regional 5 to Regional 3 or Notre Dame Street. Turn right or WSW onto it and drive 2.8 km to St.-Joseph Road on the east edge of the town of Embrun. Turn left or SSE on it and go 1.5 km to Route 400. Turn left or northeast onto Route 400 and after about a kilometre the Embrun Sewage Lagoons will be on your left. To get to the St. Albert lagoons from the Embrun Sewage Lagoons return via Route 400 to St.-Joseph Road and turn right or northeast on it. Proceed 1.5 km to Notre Dame Street or County Road 3. Turn right or ENE on County Road 3 and drive 2.8 km to County Road 5. Turn right or SSE onto it and go 6.6 km to the 90 degree left turn to the ENE toward St. Albert. Continue on County Road 5 another 2.2 km to the Crysler turnoff, where County Road 5 turns SSE. Continue ENE on County Road 7 watching for the sign for the sewage lagoons, on the south, opposite house number 1664. This is the main entrance to the St. Albert Sewage Lagoons. Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Work Phone: 613-759-1647, FAX: 613-759-1927 Home Phone: 613-832-1970 e-mail: jeff_skeving...@yahoo.ca alternative e-mail: skevingt...@agr.gc.ca __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Lazuli Bunting near Thunder Bay
An imm male Lazuli Bunting appeared at a feeder south of Thunder Bay this evening, seen by Sharon and Rob Illingworth. Directions: Hwy 61 south from Thunder Bay toward the Minnesota border, about 40 minutes to Memory road, turn left, first driveway on right Nick Escott 650 Alice Ave. Thunder Bay ON P7G 1W9 ngesc...@shaw.ca ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Great Egret - Richmond Hill
There are 2 Great Egrets in the pond / drainage system at the corner of Bantry Ave and Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill. Bantry Avenue is located one set of lights North of High Tech Road or 2 sets of lights North of Hwy7/407 off Bayview. Glenn Steplock www.flickr.com/steplock ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Arctic Terns today, Willet last reported yesterday
Hello Ontbirds people, Today (31 May), between 1:10 and 1:30 pm Bob Bracken, Mike Tate and I observed 2 ARCTIC TERNS flying over the Deschenes rapids of the Ottawa River. The birds were distant but we were able to get good views with scopes, from "Britannia Point" (the public boat launch near the Britannia water purification plant). Also present were 100's of Ring-billed Gulls, a few Bonaparte's Gulls, many Chimney Swifts and at least 3 spp. of swallows, all hawking for insects - a large emergence of Ephemeroptera (a.k.a. Mayflies) has been occuring on the river over the past few days. The WILLET discovered at the Embrun sewage lagoons on 29 May was still present yesterday (30 May). No more recent reports of this local rarity have come in yet, however lots of shorebirds were found in vartious locations both east & west of Ottawa over the past week (a total of 17 spp. reported just in the past 3 days!) and the mix has changed on a daily basis as they drop in & move on. Great stuff in not so great weather...but that's what brings the great birds! Chris Lewis Ottaw, ON hagen...@primus.ca DIRECTIONS (from downtown Ottawa): "Britannia Point" - Take Hwy 417 west to exit #129 (Pinecrest / Greenbank Rds.) then go north on Pinecrest to Richmond Rd. Right (east) on Richmond to Carling Ave. Right on Carling and take the 1st left onto Poulin Ave. Follow Poulin to Britannia Rd.. Right (north) on Britannia to where it ends at Cassels St. Go right (east) on Cassels and take this road right to the very end; park at the gravel area near the public boat launch beside the filtration plant fence. Embrun sewage lagoons - Take Hwy 417 east to exit #79 (Crysler / Limoges) then go south on County Rd. #5 to Rte 400 south of the bridge over the Castor River. Right (west) on Rte 400 and look for the lone White Pine (a "landmark" for the lagoons). PLEASE EXERCISE DISCRETION WHEN ENTERING THESE LAGOONS. The property is posted "No Trespassing" but the management has so far been cooperative as long as people are respectful. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl Hwy 10 near Dundalk
Good Morning Birders, Sorry about the late posting . Last evening around 6 pm I saw the Snowy Owl a the field approximately 100 m west of Hwy 10 North, just past Dufferin Rd 21 and about 5 km south of the Dundalk intersection. It was sitting in some tall grass but then flew up to a pole just slightly north of its original spot. Thanks to Alfred Raab for his posting on May 28. Be safe and take care, Faye Allin ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] 60 Red Knots-Kaiser Wildlife Wetland
At 12 noon, there were 60 Red Knots in superb breeding finery, plus 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 200 Black-bellied Plover, 40 Semi Sandpiper, 20 Least Sandpiper, 1 Killdeer, 10 Bonaparte's Gulls at this Hillman Marsh-like wetland. Managed under the Wildlife Partners Program, Kaiser Crossroad wetland is 20 kms. east of Picton linking County Roads 7 & 8 on bucolic Pleasant Point peninsula. Excellent for waterfowl as well, the wetland is much more accessible and perhaps more species-rich than Sanctuary Pond, Amherst Island. At nearby Cape Vesey there is a large colony! of Rough-winged Swallows, plus nesting Northern Raven and Osprey. George Bryant ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
