[Ontbirds]Few Migrants - Mer Bleue, Ottawa

Greetings ONTBirders: I'm sorry this report is late - I've been having computer problems and didn't get a chance until this morning. Last night, from around 5:45-7:20pm, my wife and I came across several migrants passing through the Mer Bleue Bog. Near the traditional Lincoln's sparrow

[Ontbirds]Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher

Hi Everyone Today at around 9:30 am there was a juv. plumaged Long-billed Dowitcher present near the corner of Eagleson Road and Fernbank Road. It was feeding in the shallow water with a Greater Yellowlegs. good birding, Bruce Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Eagleson Road exit.

[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (04 Oct 2008) 4359 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] pine siskin,black-bellied plovers, only 14 migrating hawks at Cranberry-Oct.7/08

With light NW winds, becoming SE and a falling Barometric pressure, in spite of good thermals (TUV of 300ft./min.) we expected a poor show at the Cranberry Marsh platform. Indeed, the total after 4 hours was only 14 migrating raptors (SEE TABLE BELOW) CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby,

[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (05 Oct 2008) 1876 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Algonquin Park Birding

Hi everyone Spent yesterday, October 6th birding various trails in Algonquin Park. Overall the birding was good with lots of activity along Arrowhon Road and the Wolf Howl Pond area. Highlights included 2 pairs of Black-backed Woodpecker, 1 Spruce Grouse, 3 Boreal Chickadee and 4 Gray Jay, all

Re: [Ontbirds]Ottawa area: Long-billed Dowitcher

The bird was still there when I left at 4:00 this afternoon. Also present were Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, a few Pectorals, Least Sandpipers and many, many Killdeer. Directions below. Cheers Dave Moore Ottawa -- From: Bruce Di Labio [EMAIL

[Ontbirds]email address request

Hi Ontbirders After returning from Moosonee a few weeks ago my hard drive died and took my email address book. I am requesting that anyone I correspond with please email me so I will have your email address again. Thanking you in advance. Please email me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks

[Ontbirds]HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (07 Oct 2008) 3715 Raptors

DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]sandhill cranes Powassan

Greetings, A group of about 50 sandhill cranes were resting and browsing in a corn-stubble field south-east of Powassan on Sunday morning. This area is about 35km south of North Bay. Take Hwy 11 to the Chiswick Line (turn east for 6km), turn right (south) on Boundary Rd. (2km) then left