[Ontbirds]SB Dowitchers - Holland Landing

2008-07-18 Thread RON FLEMING
This morning at the Holland Landing lagoons there were two breeding plumaged Short-billed Dowitchers (hendersoni) in the company of approx. 40 molting adult Lesser Yellowlegs, 50 Least Sandpipers, two Semipalmated Sandpipers, at least a dozen Spotties, and as many Killdeer. These lagoons a

[Ontbirds]Peregrine Falcons - Toronto July 18

2008-07-18 Thread Glenn Steplock
I missed a post a couple weeks back, Peregrine Falcon perched 15 stories up on the TD Building King St W and Melinda Court. Perfect view from our office and of course no camera.   Today they returned, 3 Peregrine Falcons soaring over King Street between Commerce Court North and the Scotia Plaza,

[Ontbirds]Molting Adult Sanderlings, Wasaga Beach

2008-07-18 Thread Eleanor Kee Wellman
This morning there were five molting adult Sanderlings at Wasaga Beach near the area blocked off for the Piping Plovers. They fed back and forth along the beach several times from 7:30 am to 11 am. Eleanor Kee Wellman "All Things Wild and Wonderful" Box 823, Bala, ON, P0C1A0 www.elean