[Ontbirds]Wild Turkey in Innisfil

Hi All; This morning myself and Nigel Shaw observed a couple of Wild Turkey with approximately 7 Poults. The Poults were we guessed about 2 weeks old by the size comparison to the Adult Birds. They barely were a quater of the Adult size. This seems unusually late for young Turkeys of this

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope-Cedar Bay between Fort Erie and Port Colburne

Kayo Roy and I had a Red-necked Phalarope on the beach to the east of Pinecrest Road at 11:00 PM today.. Also present were between 10 and 12 Baird's Sandpipers, an assortment of other peep, and two Sanderlings. At Jaeger Rocks, west of Fort Erie, there were 8 American Golden Plovers on

[Ontbirds] Jaegers Sabine's Gulls at VanWagner's Beach, Hamilton today

Today between 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., there were 7 Sabine's Gulls out on the water near the yellow wave tower, 2 Long-tailed Jaegers and 2 Parasitic Jaegers (1 of them coming right up the beach).The Sabine's Gulls took off about 12:00 p.m. but jaegers continue to be seen as of 2:15 p.m. and

[Ontbirds]HSR: Cranberry Marsh (04 Sep 2005) 80 Raptors

Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds]nighthawk few songbirds, 80 raptors at Cranberry--Sep.4

Many visitors came to the Cranberry Marsh Raptor station on Sep.4. This was the first day in many that few songbirds were noted along the path. Indeed, the Hummingbird count was much lower than during the past 6 days. Over the wetland we noted 1 Nighthawk, a Wilson's Snipe, several Chimney Swifts,

[Ontbirds]Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch

I.S.R.W. Heber Down CA. Whitby Ontario Raptor count for Sunday,Sept. 04/05 Daily MONTH Turkey Vulture= 20 =20 Osprey = 4 = 4 Bald Eagle= 2 = 2 N/Harrier = 3 = 3 S/Shinned =34 = 34

[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (03 Sep 2005) 29 Raptors

Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (04 Sep 2005) 162 Raptors

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (04 Sep 2005) 15 Raptors

Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture

[Ontbirds]Katrina relief - OFO AGM

Everyone is aware of the terrible situation in the southern States from Hurricane Katrina. I've been wondering what could be done to help and another bander has given me this idea (paraphrased in quotation marks below). Anyone who has books, field gear, or other birding items that they

[Ontbirds]Re: Whimbrels at Aylmer National Wildlife Area

Sept. 4, 2005 Two (2) Whimbrel were seen at the Aylmer National Wildlife Area, northeast of the town of Aylmer, Ontario on September 2nd at around 7:30 pm. To get there take Highway #3 east through the town of Aylmer to Hacienda Side Road on the east side of the town. Turn left, heading

[Ontbirds]Re: Prairie warbler at Pinecroft, near Aylmer, Ontario

Sept. 4, 2005 Greetings fellow birders: A Prairie warbler was seen at Pinecroft, our new Biological Field School location with a mixed species flock of 7 other warbler species; Black-and-white, Pine, Black-throated green, American redstart, Magnolia, Cape may and Nashville, Bay-breasted and

[Ontbirds]Western Tanager - Flamborough

On Saturday evening around 7:35 p.m. my wife and I saw a bird fly into the top of a tree by Rock Chapel Road about 150 meters east of Borer's Falls that we believe was a female Western Tanager. We were able to observe it for at least five minutes, and initially thought it was a Scarlet Tanager