[Ontbirds] Re: Great Gray Owl sighting

Hi, I have now officially subscribed to the official mailing list--and have a copy of the rules.To add the info.required for the report made below: the time of the sighting was 2:30p.m.--did see it again this morn...@0745 hrs.(Dec.18th 08) I have a digital picture of the owl(can send if you wou

[Ontbirds] 2 trumpeter swans in Graham Creek, Newcastle/Bond Head

Hi Fellow birders, 2 Trumpeter Swans with tag # 529 & 938 seen this morning in the Graham Creek, Newcastle/Bond Head. Directions: Take 330 cut off from 401 and follow Mill St. to the lake. Markus Lise Newcastle, On ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the On

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending December 18, 2008.

Fifty of the fifty-two species of birds seen at Presqu'ile Provincial Park during the past week were recorded during the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on December 14, when six birders gave the peninsula and Gull Island a thorough scouring. For such a small area (about five square kilometres), the

[Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 18 Dec 2008

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 12/18/2008 * NYBU0812.18 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - SLATY-BACKED GULL CALIFORNIA GULL A

[Ontbirds] Northern Hawk Owl W of Buckhorn

Hi Everyone! Found a Northern Hawk Owl today at 10:30am at Flynn's Corners, west of Buckhorn. It was very alert and sitting on top of a roadside tree (E side of the highway). Also observed an adult Bald Eagle hunting in the open water below the dam in Buckhorn. Directions: From Buckhorn,

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario: N.Hawk-Owls, Boreal Owl and others

Hi Everyone Yesterday afternoon and this morning I birded Amherst Island. Yesterday, late afternoon, I observed 12 Short-eared Owls along the road into the Owl Woods on the north side. They were sitting in the trees as I drove to the parking area. In the Owl Woods I observed 1 Boreal Owl, 1 Nor

[Ontbirds] Thickson's Woods - Dec 18th - Vesper Sparrow

I sent this out this morning but it must have gotten lost in the server transfer at Ontbirds .. so here it is again ... + Lots of activity at Thickson's this morning ... One Vesper Sparrow at 4th last most easterly cottage a

[Ontbirds] Boreal Owl - Amherst Island - Thur Dec 18

Hi Birders, After being told several times that there are no Boreals around I persevered and finally found one in the SW section of the Jack Pine plantation. The bird was about 3m up in a Jack Pine. I am on the island as I type this and found 5 Saw-whets (2 in Pine plantation, nr South end, 2 in

[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending December 18, 2008

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, December 18, 2008 After so many years of promoting Prince Edward County as THE place to bird, to be credited with providing this year's Presqu'ile Christmas Bird Count's "massive record" of 4686 EUROP

[Ontbirds] Northern Hawk Owl near Buckhorn

Greetings! There is a Northern Hawk Owl W of Buckhorn at Flynn's Corners. Observed at 10:30am and again on the return trip at 1:30pm. Also saw an adult Bald Eagle hunting in the open water below the dam in Buckhorn. Directions: From Buckhorn, travel W on Hwy 36 to Flynns Corners, where Hwy 5

[Ontbirds] Thickson's Woods - Dec 18th - Vesper Sparrow

Lots of activity at Thickson's this morning ... One Vesper Sparrow at 4th last most easterly cottage and in the woods ... Winter & Carolina Wren, 35-40 WW Crossbills, Great Horned Owl and a N. Mockingbird Northern Parula, found by Dan Kaczynski, was last seen December 15th ... if anyone sees

[Ontbirds] Winter Bird List Update

Ontario Birders: The checklist for Ontario's winter birds has been updated for the 2nd week of Winter, including results from last weekend's CBC's. This updated list is available at the website: http://tinyurl.com/onwinter After the end of the 2nd week we are at 176 species, or 90% of the way

[Ontbirds] Huntsville CBC 2008

The 15th annual Huntsville Christmas Bird Count was held on Tuesday, December 16. There were a few flurries in the morning, but birding conditions were good. Fairy and Mary Lakes had much open water, and the Muskoka River was open. Knee-deep snow made off-road travel difficult. Total Species: 41 (

[Ontbirds] hawk-owl

The hawk-owl was still present on Ridge road just west of the 2 log homes on the north side west of the Vankleekhill sales barn as of 4:30 Dec.16.It was actively hunting from the tall tree tops on both sides of the road. Hans van der Zweep Ridge Road is the 1st road north of Hiway 417 and Hiway 3

[Ontbirds] Ontbirds Test

Birders Apologies if this message goes through as it will show that we are back on line. In the last few hours Ontbirds has migrated to a new server. It is possible that we have lost messages sent after midnight last night. If you sent a message that you consider vital to the birding commun

[Ontbirds] Amherst Island December 16 (correction)

In my report on our visit, I said that others had reported two Saw Whet Owls in the cedars by the feeders. One of those individuals has now sent me an e-mail to say that they had mis-identified the birds, and has sent photos taken there. The photos are in fact of Boreal Owls, so there were two Bo

[Ontbirds] Ivory gull Sir Adam Beck

Winter listers; Just got a call from John Lamey about an adult ivory gull at Sir Adam beck this afternoon.Managed to find 4 others birders fromQuelph and took them back and they all saw this bird. The slaty-backed was also seen on the wall just down from the weir. Good birding Don Perks for