[Ontbirds] Western Grebe at Ashbridge's Bay Park, Toronto

The Western Grebe was still to be found at Ashbridge's Bay Park this morning from the usually reported site on the southeast corner of the park. It was seen due south at 10:00 a.m., slowly moving to the east. It was quite far out and required a spotting scope to see details. John Nishika

[Ontbirds] HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (21 Mar 2009) 360 Raptors

Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Oops

I should have typed White-fronted goose in my previous email, my error. Colleen Murray Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl on Milton Rd Ottawa

March 21st I was looking for the White-chested Goose and stopped to check out the many Canada Geese at the back of the field on Milton Road. I saw a Snowy Owl in the front of the field just south of the bridge over the stream on the south side of Milton Road . The time was around 6 pm. I was n

[Ontbirds] Turkey Vultures, London

Hi All Tonight at 5:20 I had a flight of 40 Turkey Vultures in North London at Richmond & Fanshawe. Quite the sight for this time of year! Good Birding, Ellen Smout London, Ontario Here's a google map http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=masonville%20mall%20london ___

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Park, Sandhills, GBH

During the Winds of Spring Festival tow GBH flew over the visitors centre and a pair of Sand hill cranes flew the length of the bay traveling north to south. Approximately 40,000 ducks were on the Erieau side of the bay Ric McArthur Take exit 101 off 401 and follow the signs for Rondeau Provinci

[Ontbirds] Eastern Bluebird - East of Ottawa

Hi Ontbirders, This afternoon 21 March I went to Milton Road to observe the geese (and some Northern Pintails), then went around local roads. At 3:50 PM I observed a male Eastern Bluebird on Giroux Road some 20 meters east of where the road crests at the Lafarge Quarry gates (The quarry ponds

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area - Sandhill Cranes, waterfowl

Hello Ontbirds people, Unlike last spring, there is actually very little "flooding" in the agricultural fields around Ottawa, and with the still chilly temperatures and lack of precipitation not much more is likely to happen. Nevertheless, lots of migratory acitivity was noted today in the Milt

[Ontbirds] York Region Field Trip

Eight members of the Richmond Hill Naturalists joined me for an enjoyable excursion in search of spring migrants this morning.  We started by hiking along the Oak Ridges Trail north of King City, heading east into the Seneca College property.  Highights there were Tundra Swan (4 whooping in fl

[Ontbirds] White-winged Scoters, Collingwood

After attempts on three days this past week to post a message to Ontbirds I gave up and waited until I got home. Although there were still a few scoters to be seen in the Collingwood Harbour some seem to have left. There were at least 20 White-winged Scoters off Millenium Overlook Park all wee

[Ontbirds] Leslie Street Spit - Horned, Eared and Red-necked Grebes, etc.

Good afternoon Today Ian Cannell and I birded the leslie Street Spit on a cool Spring day. No wind made for a pleasant outing. Besides the 1 Eared, 1 Horned and 11 Red-necked Grebes we also watched as 12 Double-crested Cormorants arrived. We also found 24 westerly flying Tundra Swans, Northe

[Ontbirds] Four-goose morning, Milton Road, Ottawa

This morning (between 7:00 and 8:00) there were two Greater White-fronted Geese, at least one Cackling Goose, one dark-morph Snow Goose, and very many Canada Geese in the flooded fields east of Ottawa at Milton Road. This in the location reported by Bill Bowman on Thursday: To reach Milton R