[Ontbirds]HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (27 Nov 2008) 44 Raptors

DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending November 27, 2008.

A birding trip to Presqu'ile Provincial Park at this time of year can produce mixed results. The general impression would be one of winter birding, with most of the birds being the same ones that will likely be here for another few months. A bit of persistence (and luck), however, would turn

[Ontbirds]Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario

Message approved by the Ontbirds coordinator. Dear Birder, Do you know which book published in the last year has been called "a must for everyone interested in birds, Ontario, and the natural world" by Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson? It's the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario! The book i

[Ontbirds]?Black-throated Gray

Hi All, There has not been any reports about the Black-throated Gray warbler since Monday. Has it not been seen any more at Rondeau? Katri ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird rep

[Ontbirds]White-Winged Crossbill's

Today at approximately 3pm, there was a flock of about thirty White-winged Crossbill's foraging on pine cones at Bronte Park in Oakville. They were on the west side of the Park at parking area F at the south end of the park. Good luck, and good birding. Mike Veltri Bronte Park is locate

[Ontbirds] Barrow's Goldeneye (x 2), Ottawa, Rideau River at 417 bridge

There were 2 Barrow's Goldeneye (males) at 2:30-3:00 in the Rideau River, near the417 bridge (downtown Ottawa). One was about level with the parking lot at the south endof North River Rd. (or a couple of hundred yards north of the 417 bridge). The other was about twenty yards south of the foo

[Ontbirds]California Gull - Stratford

There was a single adult California Gull on Lake Victoria this morning. It was sitting on some ice with Herring and Ring-billed Gulls. Also on the lake were 4 Hooded Mergansers. Yesterday there were 2 Wood Ducks there. Steve Thorpe Stratford Lake Victoria is in the centre of Stratford 2 b

[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending November 27, 2008

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA for the week ending Thursday, November 27, 2008 With the first day of winter for those birders who keep such lists (Dec. 1st - Feb. 28) just three days and a bit more away, birders are anxiously hoping that the few remaining tard

[Ontbirds]York Region Birds

Over the past few weeks a push of winter birds arrived in York region north of Toronto.  Last weekend Snowy Owls showed up at their two most common wintering grounds in this area: the Holland Marsh vegetable fields west of Newmarket and the farm fields along Ravenshoe Road in southwest Kesw

[Ontbirds]Goshawk, Lapland Longspurs west of Ottawa

Hi Ontbirders:   Yesterday afternoon (November 26) Jeff Harrison and I visited several good birding areas west of Ottawa. At the Jack Pine Trail birdfeeder on Moodie Drive, we observed closely a male adult Goshawk that was lying in wait for the large number of  Blue Jays, cardinals, woodpec