[Ontbirds]Harris' Sparrow on Gore Road west of Blenhiem

Yesterday Wed., Jan. 16th Ian Cannell and I went down to Blenheim to see if we could find the Harris' Sparrow and I am happy to say that it is still there though we sat there for over an hour staring at 6 house Sparrows before we decided to get out of the car and walk the road in hopes of

[Ontbirds]Atlas launch announcement

Dear Ontbirders: This is to announce the launch/celebration of the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, 2001-2005 at the Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queens Park) in Toronto on Sunday, February 10, 2008, from 2-5 pm. People attending the launch get free access to the museum and the open

[Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending January 17, 2008

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, January 17, 2008 Although a few evenings have been bitterly cold, consistently mild days this past week have resulted in a drop of action at both feeders and in the field. The open condition of

[Ontbirds]Toronto Birds - January 17, 2008

Hi Folks, My GO train commute from Richmond Hill to Toronto has been a little more interesting the last couple of mornings. I have seen what I am sure are Black-crowned Night Heron's. Today there had to be easily a half-dozen perched in the same tree which is on the East bank of the Don river

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle

Thursday morning, on a frozen embayment in the Otonabee River immediately north of Lock #23, a Golden Eagle was dining on the carcass of a very large carp. Directions; Go to the Ashburnham Dr. exit of Hwy. 115 in Peterborough. Go north on Ashburnham Drive to Hunter St., turn left and drive

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending January 17, 2008.

Almost all of the birds seen at Presqu'ile Provincial Park in the past week were also seen the week before and were duly reported a week ago. The implication is not that birding has slowed down for the winter, but that there are still plenty of interesting birds around for those who go

[Ontbirds]Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Niagara River - Harlequin Duck

Forwarded from Geneseebirds: Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY January 17 - The female HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen again today in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was about 30 yards from shore of the Niagara River, and about 50 yards down stream from were the creek flows into the Niagara (from Dufferin

[Ontbirds]birds near Bradford, Ont.

There have not been many new sightings in this area in the last week or so, but today I had a prolonged look at a Northern Shrike doing its hovering hunting technique which I have rarely seen and I flushed two Northern Flickers from a shrubby area adjacent to the drainage canal on the 10th Line