[Ontbirds] RFI: Kingston and Ottawa this weekend

Hello everyone! We have some free time this weekend and are hoping to visit the Ottawa and Kingston areas for some nice winter birding. I have a few questions…. • I have seen several locations of Great Grey Owls reported in the Ottawa area this winter…. Are there sites that are still m

[Ontbirds] OFO 2009 Membership Renewals

OFO Members, Thanks to over 1000 members who have renewed in a timely manner. I am finalizing all renewals this week, so to those who have not renewed, please take the time to fill out the renewal/application form (available on our webpage), and send us a cheque for $35.00. If you are unsure of

[Ontbirds] pine grosbeaks again

I saw the pine grosbeaks again this morning, they were munching happily on the crabapples in the tree in my backyard. Glenburnie, north of Kingston, near the corner of Unity Rd. and Hwy 10 (Perth Rd.) Rose-Marie Burke ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending February 19, 2009

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, February 19, 2009 Increasing numbers of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS at feeders this week, and sightings of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS and the plethora this winter of AMERICAN ROBINS may get us thinking optimisti

[Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Feb 2009

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 02/19/2009 * NYBU0902.19 - Birds mentioned -- Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David -- M

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park birding report: 19 February 2009

Summary of reported sightings this week: Spruce Grouse: no reports. Wild Turkey: Two along the highway between Mew Lake and Centennial Ridges road this week. Black-backed Woodpecker: female on Opeongo Road on February 14. Gray Jay: two on Opeongo Road at locked gate, and 4 farther up the road.

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending February 19, 2009.

Not only has the spring waterfowl migration begun in earnest at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, but various other species of birds have also been moving into and around the Park to a much greater extent than in the past few weeks. On February 13, the first three Trumpeter Swans of the season flew

[Ontbirds] Addendum to Presqu'ile Birding Report for February 19, 2009.

Not mentioned in my previous report but always of interest at Presqu'ile, where the species has been rare historically and uncommon in the past year or two, were two House Sparrows, one at 85 Bayshore Road on February 15 and the other at 186 Bayshore Road two days later. These are the first at

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Hoary Redpolls YES at Riverwood Park, Mississauga

From: Luc Fazio To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Sent: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 5:16 pm Subject: Hoary Redpolls YES at Riverwood Park, Mississauga Dan Salisbury and I birded Riverwood Park Today THURSDAY between 2 & 3 pm. Amongst some 30 Common Redpolls at CHAPPELL House there were TWO Hoary Redpolls ( an adul