[Ontbirds]Western Sandpiper Rock Point

Hi, I am a visiting birdwatcher from England. Whilst photographing the Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers at Rock Point today, I came across this very worn Western Sandpiper. I have posted a couple of images on the Surfbirds North American Scarce and Common Birds gallery.

[Ontbirds]Virginia Rail and Peregrine Falcon near Dunrobin

Hi Ontbirders: Yesterday, Sunday, July 20, my wife, Judy, and I birded several sites near Dunrobin west of Ottawa. We started at the Bill Mason Outdoor Center behind West Carleton Secondary School on Dunrobin Road. In the marsh area from the southern boardwalk we were abe to see several

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 21July08...Caspian Tern, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, White-winged Crossbill, breeders and lingerers

Ontario Ottawa/Gatineau 21 July 2008 Birds mentioned: Gray Partridge Wild Turkey Least Bittern Osprey Bald Eagle Merlin Peregrine Falcon Virginia Rail Sora Solitary Sandpiper CASPIAN TERN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Red-headed Woodpecker Sedge Wren Northern Parula

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle Fowlers Corners

Yesterday at 5:00 p.m. directly over Fowlers Corners I observed an adult golden eagle lazily circling for 10 minutes. sorry I could not post earlier. richard pope Fowlers Corners is northwest of Peterborough where Highway 7 North makes a right angle to the west at Chemong Lake.

[Ontbirds]Bronte Red-necked Grebe Update

As of this evening the Red-necked Grebe nest in Bronte Marsh is abandoned with two eggs unhatched out of four eggs originally present. After my post on Saturday morning of one egg having hatched I returned in the evening to see that there were two chicks and two eggs in the nest. On Sunday I