[Ontbirds]Tufted Duck in Sault Ste. Marie

Hi All, I just returned from Bellevue Park and saw the Marbled Godwit. The group of scaup that we have been passing by each visit has a Tufted Duck with them. It is a basic male in spring breeding plumage with a very good pronounced tuft. Photos have been taken, so I can provide if requested. T

[Ontbirds]Brewster's Warbler - Berry Tract, Hamilton

On the mornings of May 6, 7 & 8 a "Brewster's Warbler" has been present on the Berry Tract on the south part of the loop, close to where one was observed at this time last year. It has a Blue Warbler song and is closest to the backcross adult shown on p 428 of Sibley, except that it has some ye

[Ontbirds]Rondeau - Am. White Pelican

Rondeau Bird Report – Thursday May 8, 2008 Good morning birders. An American White Pelican was seen at Rondeau this morning at 9:15 am. It was observed off the end of the South Point Trail, where the trail runs out to the beach. We are awaiting additional reports. Warbler highlights so far

[Ontbirds]HSR:Brian Mishell

Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Pelee Bird Report May 8 Fish Crow, Prothonotary, Kentucky, Cerulean Warblers, etc

Friends of Point Pelee provides daily updates of sightings within Point Pelee National Park during the Festival of Birds May 3 through May 19, 2008 An off and on rainy night limiting movements into the Park. There didn't appear to be a huge fallout, but several good pockets of migrants have surfa

[Ontbirds] Tufted Duck, Western Tanager, Marbled Godwit are all Still Present - Sault Ste. Marie

Hi Folks, As of 2:00pm this afternoon the Tufted Duck (initially reported today by Bob Knudsen), Western Tanager and Marbled Godwit are all still present at Bellevue Park in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. All birds are in the same general location as they were last reported. I also took some pictures of

[Ontbirds]Brighton Wetlands and Lagoon

Hi everyone, , I will be open on Friday afternoon from 5pm to 7pm, and Sunday from 9am till 12am. Everyone young and old welcome, I have a spare set of Binoculars and my scope is always available. See you there, if these times are not good for you let me know I might be able to set up a time

[Ontbirds]Hillman Marsh - Laughing Gull

This afternoon at 230 an adult alternate Laughing Gull was present in the gull/tern flock resting on the flats in the shorebird habitat at Hillman Marsh. The bird was easily viewed from the usual Mottled Duck lookouts. The bird flushed up with everything else in the cell when an adult Bald Eagle s

[Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 08 May 2008

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/08/2008 * NYBU0805.08 - Birds mentioned -- Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David -- [U

[Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending May 08, 2008

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, May 08, 2008 The spring migrants have obediently lined up for viewing and are ready for the opening of Birding Week at Prince Edward Point which will see banding demonstrations at the Prince Edward P

[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 8, 2008.

Not a day goes by at this time of year in Presqu'ile Provincial Park without new arrivals in the bird world. Many of them are more colourful than those which arrived earlier, such as grackles and cowbirds, the bane of those who are feeding birds. Those colourful birds are the ones that bring

[Ontbirds]base of the Leslie Street Spit - Orange-crowned Warbler, Clay-coloured Sparrow, etc.

A quick late afternoon trip to the base of the Leslie Street Spit today produced a fairly good assortment of migrants. We located 11 warbler species (Orange-crowned Warbler in the dogwood thicket directly north of the wet woods, two Northern Parulas, Northern Waterthrush, Black-throated Blue War

[Ontbirds]Brewster's Warbler at Thickson's Woods- Whitby

Hello Birders, At Thickson's Woods this afternoon I was able to pish out into the open a Brewster's Warbler to within 5 ft. of me to the delight of several birders/bird photographers present by me. As well I was able to pish out a beautiful male Northern Parula, Blue gray Gnatcatcher and a Phil

[Ontbirds]FISH CROW, Point Pelee National Park...

At 8:30am, myself and Julie Liptak saw and heard 2 Fish Crow's flying south directly above the main vehicle road directly opposite Sparrow Field. The birds called 5 or 6 times consecutively and returned 5 minutes later heading NNE, calling all the while. Keith Sealy (sp?) not more than 5mins befo

[Ontbirds]Yellow Rail Carden

The Yellow Rail is still present at the sedge marsh at Carden. There were no mosquitos tonight Dan Burton From Kirkfield go north to McNamee Rd. Turn north on Wylie Road to the sedge marsh. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologis

[Ontbirds]Rondeau - Worm-eating & Kentucky Wa., Chat

Rondeau Bird Report – Thursday May 8, 2008 - evening Good evening birders. An abundance of fish off South Point Trail today apparently attracted a large flock of Red-breasted Mergansers, numbering about 1,000 birds. Also drawn in were many cormorants and gulls, including at least 60 Bonapar