[Ontbirds]Am White Pelican - Hamilton

Today at 2 pm, a few birders saw the American White Pelican at Hamilton Harbour. The bird was on land, surrounded by, and at times virtually concealed by, double-crested cormorants at the easterly end of the small middle island to the north of the Canada Centre for Inland Waters, in the n

[Ontbirds] OFO Field trip to Rock Point and Eastern Shore Lake Erie August 10

Sunday's outing was attended by 25 participants. We saw a total of 71 species. The trip started at 0800 hours and ended at 1430 hours. We began at Rock Point where we had 9 species of shore birds. Notable were 1 White-rumped Sandpiper and 2 Ruddy Turnstones. From there we went to the Mosaic E

[Ontbirds]update - Black-legged Kittiwakes, Ottawa

Hello Ontbirds people, Today (Aug. 10) only one juv. Black-legged Kittiwake was seen by myself & many other observers at the large quarry pond on Moodie Dr. south of Cambrian/Trail Rd. This is the 6th consecutive day for this species at one location in Ottawa...an unprecedented event (in the

[Ontbirds]American White Pelican - Eastport Drive

My Dad, myself and Ellie and Lian Kubisz had excellent looks from the Eastport Drive ramp off the QEW at the American White Pelican today afternoon as it stood on the middle island in the harbour, just a few feet from the water's edge. It still has dark gray feathering at the back of the head, a