[Ontbirds]Different Ovenbird in North York

I saw an Ovenbird around noon today, Jan 13 '07, at a private house in North York. The bird was standing on the ground at the base of a cedar tree beside the house, and making forays out into the garden. An interesting bird on its own, even more so with the one being seen at York University.

[Ontbirds]Northern Saw-Whet Owl Amherst Island

Nice birding day on the island today, a little windy/cool this am but productive. Located one snowy owl on the KFN property which was viewed outside the fence from the main road sitting on the ground. Several raptors in various fields: red tailed; rough-legged; harriers. Several long eared owls

[Ontbirds]Toronto's Leslie Street Spit

The following message has been approved by the Ontbirds co-ordinator: Public Forum: Lake Ontario Park - January 17, 2007 The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) would like to invite you to the next Public Forum for Lake Ontario Park.  The design team, led by Field

[Ontbirds] red-bellied woodpecker in Whitevale, pileated in Pickering--Jan.13

My apologies; You may be receiving this message a second time. I have done very little bird-reporting lately, and may have selected a wrong e-mail address the first time. On the morning of Jan.13 I led a caravan of cars with 16 members of the Pickering Naturalists from southwest Pickering to

[Ontbirds] Leslie st. Spit - Red-throated Loon(s), possible Pacific Loon and Yellow-rumped Warbler

Good evening, especially you Winter listers. This afternoon between 3pm and 3:30pm Margaret Liubavicius, Steven Favier and I found 2 Red-throated Loons on Lake Ontario beside the entrance Causeway. One of these 2 Loons is a POSSIBLE, remember I said possible, Pacific Loon. We did not have a

[Ontbirds]Vankleek Hill CBC

The 29th Annual Vankleek Hill CBC was held on December 17 under unusually mild conditions (max. of 9 degrees C) with no snow on the ground and little wind. A record 14,520 birds were found by 43 observers. Previous record was 10,235 birds in 1999. The 54 species observed is the highest after

[Ontbirds]three snowy owls near Mitchells Bay, January 13

Hey there, A Tri-oomph of owls. Sue and I were down near Mitchell's Bay again today. The waterfowl put on a great show, but more interestingly there are three male snowy owls. They are very white. One was where there have been a couple reported in the past. It was on a post out in the

[Ontbirds]Snowy Owls, raptors - Eastern Ontario

Hello Ontbirders There was a surge in raptor activity this morning east of Ottawa. It started at about 7:40am with two Rough-legged Hawks flying south over the Ottawa River at Petrie Island. Throughout the day, driving backroads between Orleans and St Isidore we had the following 14