[Ontbirds]SWALLOW-TAILED KITE-AMHERSTBURG

HI ALL, SOMETIMES IT PAYS TO BE AT WORK-TODAY AT 2:45 PM, A SWALLOW TAILED KITE FLEW OVERHEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT I WORK AT. IT WAS ABOUT 200 FT IN THE AIR AND HEADING DUE SOUTH TOWARDS BIG CREEK AREA. OUR DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED ON SIMCOE ST RIGHT IN AMHERSTBURG. AMHERSTBURG IS LO

[Ontbirds]Eurasian Wigeon drake back at Oshawa Second Marsh

Either this is a new drake or the Eurasian Wigeon that disappeared from the marsh early last week has returned. It was foraging in front of the GM platform at 5pm No sign of the Garganey Highlights: 15 species of waterfowl including American Wigeon-2, Ruddy Duck-3, Bufflehead, and Ring-necke

[Ontbirds]Toronto Islands - Orange-crowned Warblers, etc.

Good evening A beautiful day for birding The Islands and today I came up with 86 species with only 13 Waterfowl and 1 Shorebird Species but a great day it was and tomorrow will be better (I can only hope). I started at Wards Island as usual and by the time I got to Hanlans Point 9 hours late

[Ontbirds] Ross' Goose et al (Winchester Sewage Lagoon, South-East of Ottawa)

Hi Ontbirders, I birded the Winchester Sewage Lagoon early this afternoon & found a Ross' Goose along with 60-70 Canada Geese. It remained for about ten minutes & then flew off towards the south. I was unable to relocate it. The water level in the lagoon is fairly high but there is

[Ontbirds]Migration at Rondeau

This morning was much busier at Rondeau then it had been the last couple of days. 20+ species of Warbler could be recorded, new ones for the year or in numbers were Cape May, Bay-breasted, Magnolia, Blue-winged and Blackburnian. The Male Prothonotary has continued to be seen from Bennet rd on the

[Ontbirds]American Pelicans-Red Bay, Bruce Peninsula

No American Pelicans this afternoon. I talked with the gentleman that reported seeing them in the AM and he said that they flew off heading west and then south. I searched the shore from Oliphant to Red Bay with no luck. Directions To get to Oliphant turn left off Hwy #6 in Wiarton, part way up th

[Ontbirds]Pelee Island Migration May 8, 2006

Bird numbers were up slightly today but the big waves of migrants have not yet materialized. Additions to the list today are OSPREY, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, HOODED WARBLER, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. A WILLET was seen at Fish Point this morning and a LEAST BITTERN was heard calling in

[Ontbirds]Point Pelee N.P. Bird Report - May 8, 2006

Overall bird activity and diversity remained mostly unchanged. The Tip area was once again slow with few warblers present. Better success was had further north at Tilden's Woods, DeLaurier and Sanctuary trails. Still some effort was required to get good lucks at the birds. At least at Tilden's Woo

[Ontbirds]Bruce Region report

New arrivals over the past 10 days are Bobolink, Eastern Kingbird, White-crowned Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Bank and Cliff Swallows, Spotted Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Northern Waterthrush, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Green and Brewer's Blackbird. There are stil