[Ontbirds]Humber Bay East Park

2008-03-09 Thread Bob Hawkins
At Humber Bay East Park the Harlequin Duck pair were found at the east end of the park peninsula. Two Horned Grebes were also just off shore feeding. At the bridge just north of the parking lot near the butterfly garden we saw two American Coots and four Trumpeter Swans (two adults and two juve

[Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 09Mar08... Harlequin Duck, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Gyrfalcon, Yellow-headed Blackbird

2008-03-09 Thread Gordon Pringle
- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 09 March 2008 * ONOT0803.09 - Birds mentioned Canada Goose HARLEQUIN DUCK Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Wild Turkey Red-tailed Hawk GYRFALCON Ring-billed Gull RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER Northern Shrike Tufted Titmouse Bohemian Waxwing White-throate

[Ontbirds]Winter Birding in Canada - 2007-08 - Final Report

2008-03-09 Thread Blake Maybank
Hello Ontbirds; Winter Birding in Canada - 2007-2008 - End of Season Report There is nothing like an "old-time" winter to wreck havoc with winter birding. As mentioned earlier, Environment Canada's long-term forecast [ http://tinyurl.com/yu46t7 ] (calling for below average temperatures and

[Ontbirds]Ruffed Grouse in Carleton Place [Susan and Iain Wilkes]

2008-03-09 Thread IAIN WILKES
First time I have seen a Ruffed Grouse inside the town limits of Carleton Place. At noon on Saturday, Mar 8th, on the south side of Coleman St just east of Park, a single Ruffed Grouse was feeding high up in a tree. Guess tearing down all of the trees at the edge of town to put up a parking lo

[Ontbirds]Fox Sparrow - windsor / lasalle

2008-03-09 Thread Theresa LeMire
a fox sparrow showed up in my yard this morning. Theresa LeMire Windsor/LaSalle ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instru