[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (15 Oct 2007) 411 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (14 Oct 2007) 4454 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Northern Wheatear at Shrewsbury

As of 6:30 tonight the bird was still actively flitting around the dock, rocks, blocks, etc. Vicki (from Leamington?) and I had excellent views till the sun set. Wow! A lifer for both of us. Southerly winds were picking up as the sun went down and cloud cover was increasing. There's rain forecast

[Ontbirds]Toronto - High Park Raptor Watch Oct 9-14

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 9 to October 14, 2007 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, R. Carswell, C. Harte, M. Kelch, M. Lichtenberg, N. McHugh, D. Peuramaki, D., H. Sha

[Ontbirds]Policy Meeting Agenda

A reminder that the OBRC Fall Policy Meeting will be held at the Burlington Library on Saturday, October 27th at 9am. Ian - perhaps you would circulate the Committee again with directions to the Library, food availability etc. I think we have the room booked from 9am-4pm? I only have a few items fo

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (15 Oct 2007) 7734 Raptors

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (15 Oct 2007) 2870 Raptors

Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture2746 135

[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - Pine Siskins, Purple Fiches, Fox Sparrows, wtc.

Good day all. Today, despite the dull showery morning I decided to go to The Islands again and below are some of the birds I found on my walk. Black-crowned night-Heron, Canvasback, Greater Scaup, Bufflehead, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks hunting, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, E. Phoebes, 95

[Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes Ottawa

The Sandhill Cranes were still in the harvested field on Milton Road today about 2pm. Initially there were 8 birds in the far (northwest) corner of the field on the left side of Milton just past Perrault Road. They were soon joined by about 20 more Cranes that flew in from the east. We also saw

[Ontbirds]redpolls and roughleggs in Timiskaming

Thought there might be some interested that 3 common redpolls were banded at the Hilliardton marsh bird wetland research and education center today. As well rough legged hawks are present in large numbers and just to throw it out there all of our tamaracks are sizzling yellow in case anyone wanted

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose and Eared Grebes at Alfred Sewage Lagoons, eastern Ontario

This morning I found a juvenile white morph ROSS'S GOOSE among a group of 30 white Snow Geese. Documenting photos taken a good distance away from the tower can be seen here: http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com I also located 5 of the 6 EARED GREBES this morning. All of the above birds were se

Re: [Ontbirds]Am White Pelican still in Hamilton

Just a quick but regretfully late Update; Found White pelican in same spot and observed from same spot listed Below on Sunday. Oct. 14, 2007. @ around 1045 hrs in the Morning. I was fortunate to see the bird fly in and observed it land and settle down. At some Points during the Observations, The

[Ontbirds]Northern Wheatear still at Shrewsbury

Hi all, The Wheatear was still present at noon today. Jim Directions: Hwy. 401 to exit 101, I think. (it's the Rondeau P.P. exit). Head south towards Rondeau. About 1 km from the end, turn right (west) on New Scotland Line ( a church at the corner) and follow it to the village of Shrewsbury.

[Ontbirds]Northern Wheatear - Shrewsbury - YES

Hi All No - I haven't got over to see the bird, but I've heard from several reliable sources this morning that the bird is still being seen at the Shrewsbury Dock (see the driving directions in yesterday's post). Thought I would get the information out! Good birding everyone. Sarah Sarah Rup

[Ontbirds]Hudsonian Godwit Darlington October 15

The juvenile Hudsonian Godwit found by Julia Marko Dunn on Friday at Coot's Pond on the Darlington Nuclear Waterfront Trail was still actively feeding there at 8am today, Monday October 15th. The west part of the pond is completely dried out and partly overgrown, with "No Swimming" signs leaning f

[Ontbirds]Lost bifocals at Northern Wheatear ?

Birders: Someone lost their prescription bifocal sunglasses while viewing the N. Wheatear Sunday at Shrewsbury. It is thought that they fell from a grey/ silver SUV parked on the East side of the road. I have them in my car now. I will be happy to mail them to you. Please reply privately to this