[Ontbirds]White-winged Dove in St. Catharines

2008-08-13 Thread Rob Dobos
Barb Charlton and I managed to see the earlier reported White-winged Dove this evening at about 7:35 pm. We first heard it call a few times at about 7:15 from a large silver maple tree in the yard behind 4 Mississauga Rd. but only saw it about 20 minutes later when it flew through the yard towards

[Ontbirds] Ottawa (juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake and American White Pelican)

2008-08-13 Thread Ott User
Hi. Went to look for the American White Pelican after noon and did not see it. Returned later in the day after 5pm. Still no Pelican. The juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake was there. Had a good look at a Red-necked Phalarope through Tony Beck's scope. My 8x42 binocular just didn't cut i

[Ontbirds]Toronto Peregrine, Richmond Hill Pyllis Rawinson birds

2008-08-13 Thread Glenn Steplock
Today at noon what I believe is the Female Peregrine put on a show 15 stories up at the corner of King Street and Melinda Court. She was having "lunch" on the TD building which we have a great view out of our office tower. I am slowly building interest with my co-workers as I had about 10 watchi

[Ontbirds]Nighthawks at Appleton

2008-08-13 Thread IAIN WILKES
On the way home from work tonight at 7 PM I spotted 15 Nighthawks just north of Appleton. They were flying very low over a field just north of the Appleton soccer fields. This is the first year so far in 20+ years of looking, that I have seen none in Carleton Place. iain wilkes CO DSBC (NC)

[Ontbirds]Am. White Pelican Still present

2008-08-13 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hello Ontbirders, As of 6:18p.m. the Am. White Pelican was sleeping in the reeds on the island on the right hand side of the pond. Fortunetly, the Pelican swam out of the reeds into view. Good birding, Bruce, back from Iqaluit Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.

[Ontbirds]Redhead at Reesor pond

2008-08-13 Thread Jack or Connie Walker
There was a male redhead at Reesor Pond at 3:00 pm today. The water is higher than normal covering most of the mud on the bars, but a few greater yellowlegs are still hanging around. Directions: Reesor pond is located in Markham on the west side of Reesor Road between Hwy 7 and 14th Ave, just nor

[Ontbirds]American White Pelican at Ottawa NOT seen

2008-08-13 Thread tate
The Pelican at the Moodie Drive pond of Burnside Pit was NOT seen when I visited at 1.20pm It is possible it was out of sight behind the long island but it did not appear during the 15 minutes of my observation. Michael Tate Michael Tate 1-613-863-8455 ___

[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Baird's Sandpiper and Purple martin migration

2008-08-13 Thread Doug McRae
Greetings all, This morning Sarah Petrasek and I birded Presqu'ile's Owen Pt. from 0800-0900 just before a mild storm front passed over. There were small numbers of shorebirds along the spit off Owen Pt., but almost none on the beach. Shorebirds seen included: 10j Least S/p 3j Semi S/p 1

[Ontbirds]White-winged Dove in St. Catharines

2008-08-13 Thread Diane and Kayo Roy
An adult White-winged Dove is being seen at a private residence in north St. Catharines. The bird is most often seen in the backyard but also has been spotted in the residence front yard Maple tree and other neighboring trees. The best time for viewing seems to be from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm but v

[Ontbirds]large Osprey hunting at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville

2008-08-13 Thread Clark, Ian (Wood Gundy IA)
While practicing golf at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, site of the CDN Open 2 weeks ago. I often see a Redtailed Hawk family cruising around in 'the valley' (holes 11-15) however yesterday I was surprised to see an Osprey circling the pond fronting the 9th green. It was a fairly large