[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Gyrfalcon

Hi Everyone Today at 3:30pm, my son Ben and I observed a pale Gyrfalcon flew over Hwy. 417 at Woodroffe Ave. heading north. There was an earlier observation on December 24th of a white morph Gyrfalcon near the corner of Old Carp Road and March Road. Along Hertzberg Road we had a flock of 100+ B

[Ontbirds] Windsor, Detroit River // long-tailed duck, pintail, green-winged teal, glaucous gull

all, around 2pm there were the following at the end of Little River: long-tailed duck (2 females) northern pintail (1 drake) green-winged teal (1 drake) glaucous gull (1 flying east over peche island) bald eagle (1 male on the island) hooded mergansers (several dozen between St. Rose and Little R

[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike - Chatham-Kent

Hello. We spotted a northern shrike on County Road 15 (Kent Bridge Road) this morning at 11:30. The bird was in between Ridge Line and Concession 9 (Cofell Line) moving between shrubs lining the ditch and field rows running perpendicular to the road. This is the first time I have spotted thi

[Ontbirds] Snow owl 12-27-08 Whitby

I just saw ( 1:45 pm ) the Snow Owl down West of Thickson rd on Victoria st right at the bend near Rona one wet bird also yesterday 12-26-08 their was a adult Merlin hunting on Halls rd south take exit # 412 of the 401 at Whitby go south on Thickson rd to Victoria st and west to words t

[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe Niagara Falls - Yes

Kayo just called to report the Eared Grebe remains in Niagara Falls at the Impoundment Pond opposite Dufferin Island and south of the old Gate House. Diane Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON L0S 1E3 kayo...@niagara.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by

[Ontbirds] savannah sparrow 8th line

Late post Last evening I spotted a single savannah sp. with 40+ tree sparrows on the side of the eighth linenorth of Brittania Rd. Short -ears were missing. I drove north on the 9th Line to Brittania then left to the 8th.This road is dead-end. From the Q.E. Hwy go north on Winston Churchill Bl