[Ontbirds]Bruce Duncan's memorial Nov. 25

Good evening: Arrangements for Bruce Duncan have now been made. A private cremation already has taken place. For further information please go to: http://www.baygardens.ca/visitations/obituary.aspx?id=142 An on-line Memorial Book is available at this site. Barry Cherriere

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (13 Nov 2006) 7 Raptors

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 13Nov06... Loon fallout, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Sandhill Crane

- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 13 November 2006 * ONOT0611.13 - Birds mentioned RED-THROATED LOON COMMON LOON Double-crested Cormorant Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Brant Canvasback Black Scoter Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Wild Turkey SANDHILL CRANE Bonaparte's Gull T

[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (13 Nov 2006) 23 Raptors

Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 0 23

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Sandhill cranes - Milton road

At about 2pm today, Eve Ticknor and I saw about 74 Sandhill cranes. I even got a few photos: http://www.pbase.com/boisvert/grux Image quality is so-so; they were far, and the sky was quite grey. Directions courtesy of NeilyWorld: "From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 96 (Boundary Road).

[Ontbirds]Long Tailed Ducks & Pileated Woodpecker sighted

Hello Fellow Birders, The last couple of days have been excellent for bird watching even though the November chills were a stark reality. On Saturday as I bicycled my way from Newcastle to Port Hope I sighted 74 Red Tailed Hawks gliding and flapping overhead & 4 Red Shouldered Hawks. I did ha

Re: [Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes - Ottawa

To add to this posting, I was there around 1 pm today and counted 74! were separate, to the left of the plowed field and the rest were strung out across the back and right side of the field. Cheers, Eve On 13-Nov-06, at 4:41 PM, Peter Campbell wrote: Hi Ontbirders, Today at noon I observed 3

[Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes - Ottawa

Hi Ontbirders, Today at noon I observed 30 Sandhill Cranes from Smith Road, west of Milton Road. From in front of #612, I first saw 4 birds moving through a small woodlot to the south. The rest were in a depression more to the southwest, such that only heads and backs were visible. Peter Campbell

[Ontbirds]Cave Swallow

Yesterday evening, close to dusk, I had a Cave Swallow at my home in Clearcreek. This bird kept landing under my porch, and appeared to be trying to roost. I got within 2-3 meters of it, and it was showing signs of weakness. After dark I went under the porch with a flashlight to

[Ontbirds]Red-thr.Loons, Cackling Geese at Pittock Lake

There were 9 basic[type] plumaged Red-throated Loons in the west end of Pittock Lake this morning [Nov 13]. This species is not annual in Oxford County and most records are of ones and twos, so this record is quite noteworthy. There were also 5 Cackling Geese seen in same area, on Nov 12, am

[Ontbirds]Red-throated Loons, Brant - Ottawa

Hello Ontbirders A nice movement of loons appears to be passing through Ottawa. This morning, at 7:45am, observing from Dick Bell Park, there was a tight flock of about 35 Red-throated Loons on Lac Deschenes. At about 8:35am, the flock flew south over Graham Bay. While the birds were in the air

[Ontbirds] HSR: Oops....Should've been --> Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (10 Nov 2006) 482 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (12 Nov 2006) 482 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture