[Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull Niagara - YES

Hello all, Today while birding on the Niagara River I had the Slaty-backed Gull in the same area it has been reported the last number of weeks. For those wondering, it is above the falls below the Control Dam (the long structure that extends well out into the river from the Ontario side), whic

[Ontbirds] Winter Finches - Ottawa West

Hi ONTBirders: My wife and I braved the bitter cold to check out a couple productive locations in the west end of Ottawa. At Shirley's Bay the feeding station was once again dominated by PINE SISKINS, but up to five COMMON REDPOLLS were also present, as well as two male and one oddly brownis

[Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee Port Colborne Update

The last birder left the area at 1500 hours. No sightings of the Spotted Towhee all day. JOhn -- John Black President Ontario Field Ornithologists bl...@brocku.ca ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial bir

[Ontbirds] more specific location of Boreal roadkill

Sorry Ontbirders, I was so excited about the ultimate find of the Boreal Owl I forgot to mention a more specific location. It was on Hwy. 45 about 1 km north of Dale Rd. in Baltimore on the east side. Baltimore is just outside of Cobourg. Sarah ___ O

[Ontbirds] ROADKILL BOREAL OWL

Traveling south on Hwy. 45 today at 11:30 am towards Cobourg I found a dead Boreal Owl lying on the east side of the road. It had a superficial wound (probably from a crow) but other than that it was in pretty good condition. The salvaged specimen will be taken to my friend, Mark Peck at the R

[Ontbirds] OFO Trip - Ottawa - Barrow's Goldeneye and Winter Finches

This morning I led about 18 hardy birders on an OFO birding trip in the Ottawa area. On the upside, we had a crystal clear, sunny morning, with not a cloud in the sky. On the downside, the wind was howling out of the north and yielding windchills in the -35 degrees Celsius range! Nevertheles

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, January 24th, 2009

On Saturday, January 24th, 2009, this is the HNC Birding Report. SLATY-BACKED GULL Redhead Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Red-breasted Merganser Common Merganser Horned Grebe Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Merlin Iceland Gull L