[Ontbirds] Woodstock CBC totals

Hello Ontbirders, Today (December 20th) was the 75th Woodstock CBC. Weather was OK with no precipitation, a steady east wind (about 15kph), overcast in the morning and clearing in the afternoon, -14 to -10 degrees C. We had one new bird for the count period (a count week Double-crested Cormoran

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario: Bohemian Waxwing numbers.

Hi Everyone My son Ben just ask me where I saw 925 Bohemian Waxwings! Sorry about the entry,should have read "a second flock of (25+) near Antrim". Good birding Bruce Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/ Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Driv

[Ontbirds] Short-Eared Owl Amherst Island

Ran into a small group of SEO's hunting in the fields on the way out from owl woods. See link for image, other images of short-eareds from taken can be found under user name newfoundlander61. The trail to owl woods is heavy with snow so snow shoes would make it alot easier then my walk without. Som

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl - Stratford

As I was returning to Stratford from the Woodstock CBC I saw an adult Snowy Owl sitting on the top of a silo on the south side of Perth Line 33 (known locally as Pork Road) It was about 5 km east of Stratford just east of Perth 110. Steve Thorpe Stratford >From Ontario Street(Hwy 7/8) trave

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario: Bohemian Waxwings & Snowy Owls

Hi Everyone Late this afternoon while driving back home from the Pembroke CBC we did a little bit of "drive by birding" along Hwy 17/ 417 to Kanata. It was a great drive with 3 Snowy Owls, 2 near the intersection of Hwy. 417 and Kinburn Side road and 1 at Hwy.417 and Galetta Side Road. Two flock

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagle Millhaven

Finally sighted and photographed my first Bald Eagle. Located this morning around 11:20 am flying along the shoreline between Millhave Pen & the Amherst Island ferry. Taken after a quick jump out of the car. Images below: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3122800471_a31bac94fa.jpg http://farm4.s

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl, Ottawa South

Hello ontbirders, Just getting this out there as I have not seen any recent reports of Snowy Owls in Ottawa. I rarely have a day off with work but I was out this afternoon and saw a Snowy owl on the Northeast quadrant of Fallowfield and Woodroffe in Nepean. There is a horse farm here so the ar

[Ontbirds] White Winged Crossbills - London

Hello Everyone, White-winged Crossbills have decided to fly up and be counted for London's 100th consecutive Christmas Bird Count. The Hugh Casbourn/Sue Southon party spotted a flock of 35 White-winged Crossbills at about 10:30 this morning in spruce trees on the west side of Crestwood Drive

[Ontbirds] hawk owl Timiskaming

There has been a hawk owl in between Haileybury and NewLiskeard since Monday it is just off of Highway 11 and has been a fairly dependable bird preferring a birch on top of a 30 foot dying poplar. Should anyone wish more specific directions please feel free to contact me. As well we have sightings

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park birding update: 20 December 2008

Snow continues to fall regularly, and so getting around on trails or in the woods requires snowshoes. Very few birders appear to have visited the Park in the last week. A Golden Eagle was briefly observed over the Sunday Creek valley off the Visitor Centre on December 18. Three Wild Turkeys were