Red-throated Loon IN Hillman Marsh

2003-04-12 Thread Ware Dean
Birders, Early this morning there was a basic adult Red-throated Loon in SE Hillman Marsh. This uncommon spring migrant was just feet from the South Beach parking located at the north end of east beach rd(along lake). Other noteworthy sightings: 1 Am. Golden Plover SW Hillman 8 Gr. Yellowleg

Little Gulls have arrived at Oshawa Second Marsh

2003-04-12 Thread Tyler Hoar
The first two Little Gulls have arrived at the Oshawa Second Marsh. Other species of note: 1 pair of Canvasbacks ( bred in the marsh last year) 142 Bonaparte's gulls 13 species of waterfowl Lake Ontario off the Second Marsh to Bonniebrae Point 2 Red-necked Grebes (Off Bonnibrae point) 1 caspian T

Corn fed T V's Pelee Island

2003-04-12 Thread Ware Dean
Birders, This week Dave Bracken has been feeding 20 Turkey Vultures NK brand Corn at Sheridan Pt. Pelee Island. He could not believe it a first but there they were feeding along side of geese and ducks. I have not heard of such and phenomenon! Has anyone else? In early Winter 2000 a farmer o

ROSS' GOOSE - East of Ottawa

2003-04-12 Thread Christina Lewis
Greetings Ontbirders, Today, Saturday 26 April, after visiting the Riceville area early in the AM (anticipating possible flocks of Snow Geese but finding none - in fact, nothing but Canada's and only very few of these), we proceeded west to the Cobb's Lake creek floodplain between the communities

Lesser Black-Back Gull, Lesser Scaup at Eastport Drive

2003-04-12 Thread Jacques Giraud
While birding along Eastport Drive underneath the Burlington Skyway at the large ring-billed gull colony, I spotted a lesser-blacked back gull in amongst all the ring-billed gulls. The bird was at the very back of the collection of the gulls and was slightly larger than the ring-billed gulls but