[Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 31 May 2007

2007-05-31 Thread dfsuggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/31/2007 * NYBU0705.31 - Birds mentioned -- Please phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to dfsuggs localnet com

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, May 31st, 2007

2007-05-31 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
On Thursday, May 31st, 2007, this is the HNC Birding Report: Surf Scoter Ruddy Duck Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Least Bittern Green Heron Broad-winged Hawk Sora Common Moorhen American Coot Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Dunlin Common Tern Black-billed Cuck

RE: [Ontbirds]Snowy Plover -- Day 3

2007-05-31 Thread Dean Ware
Birders, Pelee Island ferry and be caught at the foot of Erie st south Leamington. Transportation: you must book you vehicle ahead of time. Also you can walk on the boat for $7.50 and walk to Fish Point. there is a taxi service. Bike rentals ETC. Transportation: 519-724-2115 Dean Ware

[Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to May 31, 2007

2007-05-31 Thread Peter and Jane Good
Almost all local reports this week were from Amherst Island and as expected most of these were shorebirds. Last Friday; 2 White-rumped Sandpipers and 100 Ruddy Turnstones; on Sunday a single Whimbrel. Monday had 3 Black-bellied Plover, 8 Semipalmated Plover, 80 Dunlin, 5 Ruddy Turnstones, 350 Semip

[Ontbirds]NIGHTHAWKS IN ESSEX

2007-05-31 Thread JC HUNT
The nighthawks must have a fetish for alcohol since they nested on top of Wine 'o' Willies on Center street last year and I seen them daily for over 10 years roosting around downtown Essex during the summer months. They do make flights during daylight especially in spring and then again

[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 31, 2007.

2007-05-31 Thread Fred Helleiner
All of the expected bird species that migrate to or through Presqu'ile Provincial Park in spring have now returned, and only the unexpected can be added to the list of spring migrants in the Park in 2007. That is not to say, however, that the migration is over, for there are still a few land b

[Ontbirds]Request for Point Count Volunteers in the Ottawa Area

2007-05-31 Thread Adam C. Smith
If you can do point counts and you live in or around Ottawa, the Ottawa Breeding Bird Count needs your help.  We’re hoping to get enough volunteers completely cover our study area and currently we’re only ½ way there.   Adopting a point count route will take only a few hours of your time.  In fac