[Ontbirds]Re: NORTHERN WHEATEAR @ Nepean Sailing Club

Hi again folks, After some after-the-fact checking of various field guides, etc. we must admit that the Northern Wheatear seen in Ottawa today was in facta Northern Wheatear!...however, probably NOT a "juvenile" as we reported, but more likely a 1st-fall or 1st-winter bird...or perhaps even an

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, October 19th, 2006

On Thursday, October 19th, 2006, this is the HNC Birding Report: Wood Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Common Merganser Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe American Bittern Great Egret Osprey Northern Harrier Merlin American Coot Greater Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sand

[Ontbirds]Western Sandpiper - Hillman Marsh

There was a small selection of shorebirds at Hillman Marsh late this afternoon, Thursday, October 19th, including 1 Western Sandpiper, 1 Baird's Sandpiper, 1 Solitary Sandpiper and about a dozen Pectoral Sandpipers. The birds were all together just east of the main driveway into the Hillman Mars

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (19 Oct 2006) 234 Raptors

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending October 19, 2006

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, October 19, 2006 With a centimetre of snow on the ground (we got off lucky, compared to other regions) to start off the week on an unlucky Friday the 13th, to rain nearly every day, including today,

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - NORTHERN WHEATEAR @ Nepean Sailing Club

Hello Ontbirds people, A NORTHERN WHEATEAR was discovered today, Oct. 19, at the Nepean Sailing Club (a.k.a. Dick Bell Park) along the Ottawa River. It was reported to Bob Cermak by a birder from the U.S. who he happened to encounter at Andrew Haydon Park. Bob saw the bird @ 2:30 pm and promptly

[Ontbirds]Brant still in Pembroke

The Brant observed since last Sunday afternoon at Riverside Park is still at the beach. It was seen grazing yesterday in a soccer field 100m off the beach. It is still there this afternoon as of 4:00 p.m. Directions: Pembroke is located on the Transcanada HWY 17 between North Bay and Ottawa,

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending October 19, 2006.

For rather obvious reasons, not many birders have been out and about at Presqu'ile Provincial Park in recent days, yet a number of interesting birds were found by those who did venture out. Large numbers of waterfowl are to be seen both in the marsh and in the waters surrounding the peninsula.

[Ontbirds]HSR: Cranberry Marsh (19 Oct 2006) 1 Raptors

Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes near Kingston

This morning I observed at least 1 crane calling from a field south of Florida Road east of Wilton. This seems to be a regular stopover as I find them here spring and fall. >From Kingston drive north on HWY 38 to the Yarker Road Turnoff (Left)(county Rd. 4). Immediately take the Left on to Henders