Survival Skills of Birds in Bobcaygeon

With today's welcome sunshine, the early spring migrants that had arrived earlier in the BOBCAYGEON area, came out in full force demonstrating once again their abilities to survive the adverse weather conditions which Ontario has experienced recently. We saw a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on Anderson

Good gulls and grebes at Peacock Pt.

Hi there, Today's sunshine and calm was a welcome change for birding along Lake Erie. The eastern side of Peacock Pt. had several thousand gulls loafing on shoreline rocks and offshore. Amongst the regular species I picked out a 1st winter Glaucous Gull, a 1st winter Iceland Gull and a 2nd sum

Caspian Tern, Jordan Harbour

Hi All, I had a Caspian Tern flying east just offshore from Jordan Harbour at 4:30 this afternoon. The bird didn't stop but may hang around. Dave Jordan Harbour can be found by exiting the QEW at junction 55 just east of St. Catherines and head north to the lake edge. [EM

Northern Waterthrush in Burlington

Happy Spring, y'all! On Sunday afternoon, April 6, there was a Northern Waterthrush at Shoreacres Park (also called Paletta Park) in Burlington. The Winter Wrens are still there, as well as Cedar Waxwings and Killdeer (Killdeers?). directions: QEW exit Walker's Line, go South to Lakeshore, t

Quinte Area Bird Report

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM THE QUINTE AREA for Sunday, April 06, 2003 I guess the weather last week is a subject about which the less said, the better. However, it did make for some very interesting sightings. We are aware, of course, that many early arriving insectivorous birds such as tree swal

swans and cranes at Aylmer WMA

Tundra Swans and Sandhill Cranes at Aylmer WMA April 6, 2003 Not surprisingly given the weather and the free food, there are still 800+ Tundra Swans at Aylmer WMA. Most are families with last year's young. Most years there are only a few dozen swans lingering this late. Two Sandhill Cranes

White-winged scoters, osprey in Burlington

Several dozen WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, many in fresh basic plumage, were very close to shore Sunday afternoon at Spencer Smith Park, in downtown Burlington, providing excellent views even without binoculars. With them were LONG-TAILED DUCKS, HOODED MERGANSERS, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, BUFFLEHEADS, one

wild turkeys in Durham

This afternoon we spotted at least 15 turkeys feeding with some cattle on the south side of road # 13 west of highway 12. They were mostly behind the old barn and mixed with the cattle eating hay spread on the ground. This is directly across the road from the huge gravel pit entrance. MapArt Ont.

Rondeau Bird Hikes and Events for May

(This message has been approved by the coordinator) Hi All; This message is to let you know about hikes and events at Rondeau during late April and the month of May - particularly our guided bird hikes, and an evening social with guest speaker Ethan Meleg. First off, we are fortunate to have Ala

Ring-necked Ducks, High Park

This morning around 9:30 am at the southwest corner of Grenadier Pond I sighted a pair of Ring-necked ducks in amongst several Hooded Mergansers, Double-crested Cormorants and the usual denizens of the pond. There was also a Black-crowned Night-Heron snoozing in the cattails. This section of the

Y-B-Sapsucker Toronto

Please Excuse my spelling ,I am Dyslexic thank you for your understanding. As I write this note there are 3 Y-B-Sapsucker's in the tree see from our front yard ! this is the first of the year for me , but I also have bin spending to much time working . this also shows me that spring migratio