[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Shorebirds Sept. 4th

Brenda Carter and I saw a total of three Western Sandpipers at Owen Point today. The birds were seen among the various 'peeps' coming and going at the tip between 11am and 4pm. One of the Westerns was the relatively conspicuous, long-billed, bright scapulared individual that was also seen by

[Ontbirds]Harrow Sewage Lagoon Shorebirds

Not much shorebird habitat left at the Harrow sewage lagoons. They have lined most of the lagoons with rock, and water levels are high in all ponds. There is also a new gate and fence with no trespassing signs (which I heeded only as a suggestion). The only shorebirds were in the 3rd pond

[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (05 Sep 2004) 26 Raptors

Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2004 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture

[Ontbirds]Juv. N Gannet Tommy Thompson park Toronto

While working or way off Tommy Thompson park (aka Lesley st. spit) this after noon at 2:30 Bev and I watched a Juv. N Gannet flying along with the strong east winds , it was last seen flying south out along the east side of the spit . Also seen today Peregrine falcon 1 , kestrel 3.Osprey

[Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 04Sep04... Great Egret, Sandhill Crane

- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 04 September 2004 * ONOT0409.04 - Birds mentioned Red-necked Grebe GREAT EGRET Green-backed Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Merlin Peregrine Falcon SANDHILL CRANE Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (05 Sep 2004) 17 Raptors

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2004 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds] 74 Broad-wingeds, 36 Ospreys, 9 Bald Eagles highlight Aug. 30-Sep.5 week at Cranberry Raptor Watch

The Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch in southwest Whitby, ON, has been in operation since 1990. This year we started up on Aug.14; we try to cover the platform every day through to Nov.30, particularly in the AM hours. The table below indicates the number of migrating raptors recorded for the

[Ontbirds]Van Wagners Beach Update- Sept 5th

Ontbirders Many birders spent the day at Van Wagners Beach in Hamilton today and had a great reward. Various birds seen throughout the day by many people include: 2 Long-tailed Jaegers- 1 Juvenile Dark/Intermediate Morph seen mid-day (flying along very close to shore). 1 Adult seen around

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Sabine's Gull

Hello Ontbirds people, Today (Sept. 5) a juvenile SABINE'S GULL was seen briefly between 12:25 - 12:35 PM, at the large pond on the east side of Moodie Dr. south of the Bells Corners area in Ottawa, south of the Trail Rd. Landfill. This is likely the 1st record in Ottawa in over 2 decades. The