[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending September 2, 2004.

2004-09-02 Thread Fred Helleiner
The past week may well turn out to have been the peak of the fall bird migration at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, certainly for some species. On one day, a local birder commented that birding on that day was better than on any day in the past spring. On the morning of August 30, a Least Bitte

[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Western Sandpiper

2004-09-02 Thread Don Shanahan
A Western Sandpiper was found at Owen Point at Presqu'ile this afternoon by Brenda Carter and Gerard Phillips. A pair of Whimbrel were also seen on the beach today by various observers. I saw the Western, a generously proportioned individual, at Owen Point at twilight - it is a different bird than

[Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 02 Sep 2004

2004-09-02 Thread David F. Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 09/02/2004 * NYBU0409.02 - Birds mentioned // Please phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to [EMAIL PROTEC

[Ontbirds]Nighthawks over Exeter...

2004-09-02 Thread Rick Thornton
Just a quick report of about 7 nighthawks flying over Exeter feeding this evening. Exeter is about 30 miles north of London. Good Birding, Rick Thornton From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Sep 2 20:18:22 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from fep6.cogeco.net

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (02 Sep 2004) 153 Raptors

2004-09-02 Thread reports
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2004 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds]Great Egret at Coyote Pond

2004-09-02 Thread Stan Long
This aft at 4:30 - a Great egret has shown up at the pond - hope it hangs out for a while - cheers Stan Long Coyote Pond lies on the North side of Hwy 7 - 1km East of the Ninth Line in Markham

[Ontbirds]HSR: Cranberry Marsh (02 Sep 2004) 16 Raptors

2004-09-02 Thread reports
Cranberry Marsh Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2004 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds]Ottawa: Great Egrets & shorebirds

2004-09-02 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Yesterday morning, September 1, 2004 I birded along the Ottawa River from Shirleys Bay to Deschenes Rapids. Highlights included a flock of 4 Great Egrets at the base of the dyke at Shirleys Bay plus one in the back bay. Shorebird numbers were low but still lots of good habitat. A fl