A group of gull-watchers scoured the Niagara River at the power plants and
around the falls today. There are lots of gulls on the river now but at one
point for an hour or two today, there were very few below the control gates
where there had just been LOTS. The reason was due to what sounded lik
Nice day birding today, went back to Woodland Cemetery looking for a very
tiny songbird that we had seen yesterday. The bird in question was smaller
than a chickadee but could not relocate it, and I cannot identify it either.
But while searching for it I was lucky enough to see 3 immature bald
Today, 5 January at about 17:00 Roy Smith and I saw a Snowy Owl on a
hydro pole on the south side of Courntryside Drive, about 400m west of
Coleraine Drive (south of Bolton).
Directions: From Hwy 7, go north on Hwy 50 until you come to
Countryside Drive, turn left/west,
Hi OntBirders:
The tame Ruffed Grouse continues to show. Early
morning is the best time to see it at the corner of Hilda and Lois
(Shirley's Bay area). When I arrived there later in the morning, 8-10
photographers were already there taking photos of the Ruffed Grouse (s
It was a great day for birding in Ottawa with mild temperatures and great
light. In addition to the birds already posted by Tony Beck and Bev McBride, I
can add the following sightings:
- 2 Peregrine Falcons roosting on the east side of the R.H. Coates Building at
Tunney's Pasture
- 1 adult
Happy New Year Ontbirders, Today at around 1 pm Dave Moore and I saw three
Lapland Longspurs together. They were east of Casselman, on Ste-Rose Rd
between Concession Rds 20 and 21. They were not with Snow Buntings. A fourth
bird (actually the first one we saw) was nearby but not closely asso
Ontbirders,
Sorry - my previous posting did not include directions.
Steve LaForest [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Directions:
Thickson's Woods -
Exit Hwy 401 at exit #412, and go south. Shortly before you reach the end of
the road, you will pass William Smith Drive on the right (west) side.
Immediate
Hello Ontbirders and Ottawa Winter Listers.
It seems that waterfowl continue to shuffle about on our river systems.
Today, at Remic Rapid's, the female Harlequin Duck was with the
goldeneye, actively feeding in the rapids close to the Ontario side.
Also present were the male Barrow's and a fem
Birders,
Waterfowl viewing was interesting today along the St. Clair River. Numbers
of diving ducks are building up.
Scoters are uncommon on the river, and one WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Port
Lambton was a nice find. A SURF SCOTER was near Sarnia Harbour, but that
one has been around a couple o
Hi All,
For those birders interested, there is a Northern Harrier in west St.
Catharines. It can be observed from 5th Avenue Louth between 3rd Street
Louth and 1st Street Louth. My wife and I observed today (Jan. 5) at 3:15
pm. It was observed landing on top of a mound of grape vines north
On Friday January 4 at Thickson's Woods in Whitby, I saw some interesting birds
from late afternoon to dusk. If you walk the road along the north side of the
woods, down past the corner, you reach a beaver dam where Corbett Creek flows
through a culvert under the road. Near the dam, there was
Spent a couple of hours in owl woods today, very quiet. Did manage to
locate and photograph one long eared owl. Path is walkable from the south
end without too much difficulty. See link for pic of LEO.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2169797250&size=o
Directions:
http://www.amherstisland
Birder's:
Sorry---In my rush to get the sighting out for the local birder's today---
I neglected to give credit to Jim Burke, of Erie Beach, who actually
was at the site, watching the bird in the rain, at that time !
He also was the one to confirm my identification, as I had never
before seen one
Birders :
A nice diversion from the Redpoll; Grosbeak; etc.reports, I was pleased to
find a winter adult
Harris's Sparrow feeding with a large number of White-Crowned Sparrows at a
local compost pile.
I first saw this bird on Thursday, Jan.03.
Yesterday I took another birder to the sight but we
Hello Birders,
Today at Kortright Centre, on the trail near "The Sugar Bush Shop" which
starts in the middle of three trail heads, where bird feeders are placed, I
took my new scope for a run-through. It was the perfect day to compare DOWNY
and HAIRY WOODPECKERS, there were several individuals, ma
4 adult Greater White Fronted Geese were found by Ken Teasdale this morning.
I went looking for them and found them at 1pm and watched them for 30 min. They
were feeding in an open field near a drainage ditch. It appears they are of the
Greenland race with orange bills and lots of dark barring on
Hi All,
There is a Blue morph Snow Goose in the Welland River at the Merritt Island
Park. Also spotted there was Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser and Bufflehead.
Rob Hanson
Common Goldeneye
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alodor/2168939086/
Blue Morph Snow Goose.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/al
Many mature golden eyes and One American Kestrel by the Hamilton harbor.
Follow Van wagners (beach strip Hamilton) till you hit Burlington lift bridge.
The ducks are in the canal and the kestrel was seen on the power towers.
Dave Rodgers
30 mountain ave apt 4r
Stoney creek Ontario
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At Lasalle Park in Burlington a few interesting species were observed. The
most noteworthy i thought was a flock of about 50-100 Canvasback that were
located east of the boat lauch just off the islands. Other notable finds were
American Coot and 3 Carolina Wrens heard and seen calling on the
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