[Ontbirds]St. Catharines CBC

Hello I haven't got all the data yet, but here is a summary of the St. Catharines CBC so far. We had 32 participants who found 80 species and 17,849 individuals. The number of species is above average but the number of individuals is below average. High counts Snow Goose - 4 Wood Ducks - 3 Rin

[Ontbirds]Bald Eagles, Wolfe Island

My wife and I birded the west end of Wolfe Island today. Saw 5 Rough-legged Hawks and 3 Northern Harriers on 5th Line Road. My wife Beth spotted 2 mature Bald Eagles flying eastwards at the west end of Reed's Bay Road and I photographed them. Directions: see this link for ferry schedule:

[Ontbirds]Fort Erie - Bohemian Waxwing

Hello Finally found a Bohemian Waxwing in Niagara. It was located this afternoon (Monday) along the Friendship Trail (behind the Fire Station). Take the QEW to Fort Erie and take EXIT 2 Bertie/Thompson. Turn right (south) onto Thompson. Thompson will turn into Helena (2.7 km). Turn right onto

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Harlequin Ducks, Barrow's Goldeneye & hybrid goldeneye

Hi Ontbirders, Spent a few hours this afternoon birding the open water at both Deschenes and Remic Rapids. Highlights included a female Harlequin Duck at the top of Deschenes Rapids and a female at the Champlain Bridge area. I checked twice and these are two different birds. Also, off Bate

[Ontbirds]Belted Kingfisher - Don River Toronto

Hi Folks, I had a window seat today on the GO trains Union Station to Richmond Hill Line. The first "spring" bird I saw in 2007 was a King Fisher on the Don just south of Pottery Road on Bayview Ave. Today some 9 months later, I saw, to my surprise, a King Fisher in the exact same spot. Altho

[Ontbirds]Lanark Highlands CBC

I am posting this for Cliff Bennett. The 5th Lanark Highlands CBC took place on Sunday December 30th in good weather. There were 37 species and 4005 birds seen, both record highs. Two new species for the count were found: Cedar Waxwing (4) and Common Grackle (1). There were also high count

[Ontbirds]Carleton Place CBC Results

The 64th Carleton Place CBC was held on Thursday December 27th. The weather was mild but the snow on the ground was about a foot deep and it started snowing at about 11 a.m. and continued for the rest of the day. 28 field observers and 31 feeder watchers counted 42 species and 5011 birds, bo

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Townsend's Solitaire, Tufted Titmouse, Hoary Redpoll

For those looking to start off their 2008 year list (or finish out their 2007 list, like I was) these three birds were still present and were easily found today. 1. Townsend's Solitaire - was feeding in a tall juniper bush at the north corner of the house at #7 Millbrook Crescent when I arriv

[Ontbirds]Test

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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle south of Beaverton

Yesterday I observed a Golden Eagle slowing moving southwest. My observation point was hwy 48/12 moving south, just before hwy 48 splits to the west. I stayed on 48 and soon the Eagle crossed my path again, still moving southwest. This area can be reached from the south by taking hwy 12 north fr