[Ontbirds]Snowy Egret, Amherst Island

Today at 6:00p.m. Kurt Hennige and I found a SNOWY EGRET on the east end KFN property. It was first seen on the shoreline by the ponds and was last seen on the gravel bar. Also observed was PEREGRINE FALCON, BRANT and lots of shorebirds, including SANDERLING, DUNLIN and RUDDY TURNSTONE. Good Bir

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 24May04... Yellow Rail, Arctic Tern, Forster's Tern

- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 24 May 2004 * ONOT0405.24 - Birds mentioned American Bittern Least Bittern Brant Peregrine Falcon Wild Turkey YELLOW RAIL Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel Red Knot Semipalmated Sandpiper WESTERN SANDPIPER Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper D

[Ontbirds]Clarification re: Ottawa - Arctic birds moving through

Hi again Ontbirds people, A couple of points of clarification re: our earlier message (we could have worded it better): 1) re: Whimbrels - unlike southern Ontario, this species is a rare passage migrant in Ottawa and always causes excitement when encountered here. 2) re: Forster's Tern - of cour

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Arctic birds moving through today

Hello Ontbirds people, This afternoon (May 24) between 14:15 and 15:15 PM, in the vicinity of the Des Chenes rapids of the Ottawa River, a congregation of approx. 1000 restless BRANT were immediately off the Britannia Yacht Club at the west end of Cassels St. Seven calling WHIMBRELS flew over the

[Ontbirds] Jarvis SL - Black-necked Stilts, Wilson's Phalaropes - Mon May 24

Hi All, Headed out early for Jarvis SL, just as I arrived at 6:30am I saw one of the Black-necked Stilts take off and fly behind the more northerly of the two lagoons that are beside the road in, I couldn't relocate the bird but it looked as though it sat down behind the willows that line a sma

[Ontbirds]Falconers-Tollgate Ponds,Hamilton

As an addendum to my message sent yesterday, our group was upset to see 3 falconers with Red-tailed Hawks wandering through the DC Cormorant & RB Gull colonies at Tollgate Ponds, causing hundreds of birds to panic and fly off. This occurred at a time when most birds

[Ontbirds]Point Pelee Report for May 24 (Monday)

Point Pelee Report for May 24 (Monday) The fields north of Point Pelee are still flooded, so gulls and shorebirds will continue to put in appearances. Shorebirds now peaking include Whimbrel, Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Dunlin, Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Semipalmated Pl

[Ontbirds]new email address

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[Ontbirds]Bronte Red-necked Grebes: 5 eggs

One pair of Red-necked Grebes is once again nesting in the Bronte Outer Harbour Marina in the same spot as last year. The nest has five eggs as of this morning. Hatching could occur any time now. The floating tire upon which the nest sits is essentially invisible under all the vegetation the birds

[Ontbirds]American White Pelican - Rock Point PP

(Rock Pt. Prov. Pk.)- Pelican out on island ~3:30. Also 13-14 spcs. Warb.-Par.,BW, poss.Conn(N.E. corner)...& 1ad.m. Orch. Or.(just E. of Downey)... Smithv.- Phaleropes were courting?!...Also im.m.Orch. Or., im.B.Eagle, Bl.Tern, 7 Ruddy... Ft. Erie- 3 Whimbrel ...& intense,close(!) lightning.