[Ontbirds]White-winged Dove - St. Catharines YES

Fellow Ontbirders, The White-winged Dove in St. Catharines was seen this afternoon by Joan Taylor, Ian Platt, and myself at 4:15 pm this afternoon (Oct. 13). Thanks to Kayo Roy for his advice on looking for this bird. He says the best time is between 4 and 6 pm when it comes in to feed on

[Ontbirds]Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch Oct. 11, 12, 13/2008

ISRW HeberDown C.A. North Whitby,Ontario,Canada Totals for Oct.11th,12th,13th./2008 Totals 3Day Year Turkey Vulture 57-77-40 1299 Osprey 0-0-032 Bald Eagle 0-1-134

[Ontbirds]Whimbrels in Port Burwell

13 October 2008 Port Burwell, ON Today, two Whimbrels were seen foraging in the grass flats on the west side of Big Otter Creek in Port Burwell. One of these two is slightly crippled in one leg, and must be the sane one reported on September 22nd last. One of the two flushed and flew sout

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle, Heidelberg

Hey Birders, Not quite a Frigatebird, but a good yard bird (#150) nonetheless. We had a juvenile Golden Eagle minutes ago passing overhead in a WSW direction at our home, north-west of Waterloo. Surprisingly there are only a handful of records for Waterloo region (6 records. Also, first thi

[Ontbirds]Reesor Geese

Noonish today, myself and others found a blue morph Snow Goose and a Ross's Goose at the Pond - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor road in Markham - one juvenile American Golden Plover was also seen. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds]Curlew Sandpiper, Fort Erie

We observed the juvenile Curlew Sandpiper this morning at about 10:30 (Oct. 13). It was foraging alongside 2 Dunlin. Also some Greater Yellowlegs a bit further along the shore. Directions: Follow the QEW towards Buffalo,USA. Take the Central Ave Exit as it is the final exit before the USA. Then

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Long-billed Dowitcher, etc.

Happy Thanksgiving Ontbirders This morning, at the Burnside Quarry Ponds, we had a juvenile Long- billed Dowitcher. Other shorebirds included 3 Greater Yellowlegs, 5 Dunlin and a Sanderling. Just before leaving, an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull came in with some Herring Gulls. And, an imm

[Ontbirds]White-winged Dove - St. Catharines - YES

The White-winged Dove in St. Catharines was seen several times yesterday, October 12, 2008. Quite a few birders including several from Scarborough, and New York State had good looks at this bird that has been present in a residential backyard since the 21st of July. This observation becomes a