[Ontbirds] Western Grebe Ashbridges Bay.

After scanning for about an hour the Western Grebe appeared out of nowhere about 200 m off the southeast corner of the park at 830. The lake is fairly choppy and the sidewalk icy (took a good tumble)so be careful! Ashbridges Bay Park is at the foot of Coxwell Road off Lakeshore Blvd east of

[Ontbirds] A 'Chorus Call' for Marsh and Bald Eagle Monitoring in Niagara, February 28, 2009

A 'Chorus Call' for Marsh and Bald Eagle Monitoring in Niagara, February 28, 2009 Through funding from Environment Canada's Great Lakes Sustainability Fund and the Niagara Community Foundation, Bird Studies Canada and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority are pleased to host a free

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe Ashbridges Bay Park Feb 18 2009

thanks to Eleanor and also to Mike King for helping me find this great GTA winter bird from 12 noon to 1pm it was still seen at the east ssoth sied of the park !! Craig McLauchlan Directions: (Per Ron and Eleanor) The grebe is on Lake Ontario off Ashbridges Bay Park at the foot of

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe at Ashbridges Bay

I found the Western Grebe at the eastern most point of Ashbridges Bay at 12:05 p.m. It seemed to be exactly where Cheryl had it before 9:00 a.m. Look southeast off the southeast point, which is southeast of the washrooms(closed) and the east again of the second picnic area south of Woodbine

[Ontbirds] Ontario Winter List Update

Hello Ontario Birders: It has been a while since I posted an update on the 2008/09 Ontario Winter Bird List, but the recent sightings of the Western Grebe at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto calls for an update. The Grebe is species # 196 for this year, 1 more species than the 2007/08 Winter List.