[Ontbirds]Ottawa: Hooded Mergansers, Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings

Today at Upper Nicholson's Lock on the Rideau River, we saw male Hooded Mergansers in the water under the bridge at Andrewsville. In the trees along the south shoreline of the river, there were numerous Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings. Directions: Take the Kemptville exit off Hwy 416 and go west

[Ontbirds]re Great Grey owls and where they aren't

Fellow birders, I have thought about this message for a number of days and I am convinced that we should talk about where the Great Grey Owls did not turn up. In other invasions they turned up in swamps and marshes on the shield. - but not this time. I cross country skiied about a hun

[Ontbirds]Greater whited-fronted goose at Coyote Pond

11am today at Coyoye Pond : 1 Greater white-fronted goose, 2 Cackling geese, 1 male Ring-necked duck + 1 male Pintail + a pair of Common mergansers + large numbers of Mallards including one female leucistic female and Black ducks; all in company with a steady stream of Canadas coming and going and

[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (20 Mar 2005) 0 Raptors

Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Gyrfalcon Amherst Island

Hi ontbirders, Visiting birders from North Carolina (Tommy Wade et al) reported a white phase Gyrfalcon at the KFN property on the east end of Amherst Island Sat. March 19. Quite possibly the same bird was seen on Wolfe island Wednesday March 16 by North Leeds birders. Am