[Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 27 Dec 2007

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 12/27/2007 * NYBU0712.27 - 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]Barnacle Goose Jordan Harbour Vineland 12/26

I saw one Barnacle Goose flying east at close range near the wreck at the small marina in Jordan Harbor on Boxing Day. The bird flew by with approx. 20 Canada geese at about 3:30 pm. Face and neck were unmistakable, however the one person with me was not able to confirm the siting ( my cousin

[Ontbirds] R-b Grosbeak, Rusty Blackbird & Winter Wren - Scarborough - Thu Dec 27

Hi All, Today I took a trip out to Scarborough and headed to the east end. As soon as I arrived at 67 Satchell Blvd I went to the backyard and the bird was at the feeder (although hidden from view), it flew after I waited for 2 minutes and I didn't even know it was there until I saw the red/pi

[Ontbirds]Townsend's Solitaire - Parkwood Hills, Ottawa

Hello Ontbirders I just received photos of a Townsend's Solitaire taken by Francine Streeting on December 21. She took them at Steve MacLean/Long Park in Parkwood Hills, near the corner of Meadowlands and Fisher. To the best of my knowledge, the bird has not been relocated. However, the bird

[Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending December 27, 2007

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, December 27, 2007 Despite Christmas Day falling right in the middle of this week's reporting period, eyes still "feasted" on birds other than the Christmas turkey. Obviously not worrying a whole lot

[Ontbirds]Pine Grosbeaks(Guelph) & Gray Partridges (Brantford)

After searching in vain for the Bohemian Waxwings in Guelph today (later I learned found on College St. by Doug Hannah), we did see about 40 Pine Grosbeaks thanks to Sam Berone. These birds were well west of the Arboretum essentially behind the new Canadian Tire store in a long row of crab-apple

[Ontbirds]Pine Grosbeaks, barred owl in Richmond Hill

During some very sticky cross-country skiing at the David Dunlap Observatory Park in Richmond Hill about noon today we were thrilled to see a barred owl, perhaps the same individual we saw in the same place about seven weeks ago. We also saw a dozen pine grosbeaks in trees near the observator

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending December 27, 2007.

Birding at Presqu'ile Provincial Park has taken a back seat in the past week to holiday celebrations and to weather conditions on Sunday that would discourage even the most fanatical birders from going out. However, the mild temperatures have allowed Presqu'ile Bay to open up as far west as th

[Ontbirds]Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk in Mississauga

John Klymko just phoned to tell me that he had a dark or rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk yesterday afternoon between 2 and 2:30 pm in Mississauga. Due to lighting he couldn't say for sure it wasn't a rufous morph, but it was proably a dark morph. Directions: Exit the QEW at Cawthra and go nort

[Ontbirds] 76 RED POLLS, 1 HOARY RED POLL, 13 PINE GROSBEAKS, YELLOW SHAFTED NORTHERN FLICKER by Newcastle

Wow! Weeehh!! Can somebody help me please and pick me up from the ground? I have never seen that many RED POLLS & GROSBEAKS together in some apple trees. Thank you to Rick Lauzon for helping me locate these birds. It was awesome. I spoke to the owner of the orchard and

[Ontbirds]Algonquin Park Update: 27 December 2007

The good news for birders here this week was that the rain on December 23 has resulted in compaction of the deep snow and some formation of a crust. This has made getting around on snowshoes much better. The Visitor Centre (km 43) will be open daily on December 27 to 30, from 10 am to 4 pm. The