Before posting to Ontbirds

Spring is here and with the increased bird activity we expect more reports on Ontbirds. Please do not overload the system with reports of common birds that can be seen anywhere in the province. Please continue to report concisely and with directions the following: 1. Rare birds 2. Uncommon and

Pt. Pelee sparrows, warbler

Hello Birders, Thought I might add a few things to the list that haven't been mentioned today. At Pt. Pelee I saw 2 fox sparrows, 2 white throated sparrows ,1 carolina wren, 1 yellow rumped warbler , and several groups of rusty blackbirds. Point Pelee National Park is located south of Leami

Etobicoke, Common Grackle and American Woodcock

Went outside around noon today to see if any of my plants had survived this incredibly long cold freeze. As I opened the side door I heard a Common Grackle and called for Nancy to come and see it. After seeing it, it flew away to the southwest and I continued my journey into the backyard to view th

Harlequin, Common X Barrow's Goldeneye, Lake Erie, Grand River at Caledonia

There were many ducks today along the Grand River and Lake Erie (NOT frozen over as reported by the media). The Common X Barrow's Goldeneye was spotted in Caledonia, about 300 m downstream from the bridge over the Grand River . It was almost exactly as depicted by Sibley, page 100. Perhaps mo

Icterid Migration?

I realize that this post is somewhat off topic in that rather than being a bird report it is instead a question. (Now no need to E-mail me Mark please.) It had been my assumption up until today that most if not all icterid migrational habits were diurnal. Given the sudden and dramatic appearance

Turkey Vulture at the Old Mill

At 2 pm while standing on the Old Mill Bridge, over the Humber River, I observed a Turkey Vulture. It soared and then flew to the northeast. My sidekick Dennis Duckworth was also in attendance. Directions: The Old Mill Bridge is about 1/2 km north of Bloor St. near the entrance to Etienne B

Tree Swallow near Mayfield

Around noon today, whilst searching for Lapland Longspurs(unsuccessfully) on Heritage Road, a Tree Swallow flew overhead. It was with a group of snow buntings and kept flying to the southwest. It was spotted by Dennis Duckworth and was seen by a group of other birders as well. Also seen were

Quinte Area Bird Report

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM THE QUINTE AREA for Sunday March 16, 2003 It was as if someone had opened the floodgates on the spring migration. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS arrived in Prince Edward County overnight with an unexpected 53 at our feeding station this morning, accompanied by 4 COMMON GRACKLES. Sim

Red-winged Blackbirds

Hi All Spring has finally sprung. Lasalle Park Burlington 6 Red-winged Blackbirds[male] 1 Song Sparrow. Palletta Estate [Shoreacres] there was no activity yesterday but overnight 8 Red-winged Blackbirds [male] also on the lake I spotted 1 Red-necked Merganser [male]. If the weather keeps getting wa

C. Ravens Tommy Thompson Park Toronto

Please Excuse my spelling ,I am Dyslexic thank you for your understanding. To day Bev convinced me that after spending 4 weeks ( going in to my 5 ) working with 2 days off that a birding walk out on to Tommy Thompson Park ( or the Leslie st spit just for you John , ha-ha) wood be a good Idea . And

Red-winged blackbirds in Gilford

The first red-winged blackbirds of the season were calling in Gilford this afternoon. Gilford is approx. 15km north of Bradford, on Cook's Bay of Lake Simcoe. Also thought I heard a killdeer overhead, and, judging by some of the other postings I have seen today, perhaps I wasn't hearing things af

Spring Migration Selkirk P. P.

The spring migration really got underway at Selkirk P. P. on Saturday with flocks of Redwinged Blackbirds going north east all morning with a few Common Grackles. American Robins and Killdeers also were observed going over in good numbers. Going west along the Lake Erie shoreline were flocks of Tun

Kingston Field Naturalists Sightings for Week Ending Mar. 16, '03

Report to OntBirds, from the week's sightings for the Kingston Region, as reported the compiler. Page numbers and location Quadrants noted in square brackets [...] are for named sites. They refer to the MapArt Publishing "Ontario Road Atlas, 2000 Edition". Page numbers and Quadrants in Open Bra

Essex County Migrants - March 15-16

Birders, Some Essex County migrants, etc. on March 15-16: March 15-16 Killdeer 56 Essex County March 15 Canvasback 6500 Detroit R. at Amherstburg March 16 - W. W. Scoter Detroit River at St . Rose Ave. Horned Grebe 4 - Detroit R. at Lauzon Ave Iceland Gull - Lakeview Marina

Oshawa area Migrants

McLaughlin Bay reserve Short-eared owl (1) and Northern Harrier (1) hunting south of the GM office at 7am this morning. Local Northern Mockingbird chasing robins off it's favourite rose bush New Arrivals: Northern Flicker (1), Song Sparrows(2), lots of singing Red-winged blackbirds(30+), Brown-head

Blue & Green-winged Teal St. Clair River/Bluebirds at Rondeau

Hi Ontbirders, With the arrival of warm weather finally, spring migrants have shown up in numbers. At Fawn Island south of Sombra there were hundreds of ducks to look at. This was in mid afternoon, so lighting was not the greatest. Among them were at least two dozen GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 BLUE-WING

York Region Migrants

With this weekend's long-awaited warm temperatures, the migrant floodgates have opened. I know this will be one of many reports regarding new arrivals. Of possible interest to York Region birders are the following observations: male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS seemed to materialize from the ethers this

Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch - Grimsby, ON - Saturday, March 15, 2003

Although the first day of the first warm spell of the season brought fewer birds than expected to the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch at Grimsby, ON, species variety was excellent. Turkey Vulture - 1 Bald Eagle - 1 Northern Harrier - 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 8 Cooper's Hawk - 4 Red-shouldered Hawk - 1