[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose (Reesor) Gr. Yellowlegs (Ptbo. Co)

Jerry Ball and I went to Reesor Pond to look for the Ross's Goose. We arrive around 3:00 pm and checked to no avail and then spent an hour and a half checking the fields to no avail. Heading home we checked Reesor Pond one last time but it wasn't there. Then we noticed a large number of Canada

[Ontbirds] HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (28 Mar 2009) 246 Raptors

Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Scugog River - Osprey

Tuesday, March 31 3:30 p.m. A single Osprey perched in the top of a tree along the side of River Road within 100 metres of last year's nests.(adjacent to the Scugog River) River Road runs west of Highway 35 (a few km. south of Lindsay) and winds around several km. until it reaches a small bri

[Ontbirds] Greater Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario

There are still reports of hundreds to occasionally several thousand in the area from Williamstown to east of Lancaster but the birds are unreliable. Additional reports of several thousand came in from further north in the Riceville - St. Isidore areas. Information from the Montezuma National Wil

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose - Reesor Pond

Went back 12.30 to double-check & scoped goose for a clear look and found it quite small compared to adjacent Canadas - I assume it is a Ross's Goose : it lacks the black grin patch while the greenish warty protuberances at the base of its bill are quite evident - Reesor Pond lies just north o

[Ontbirds] Reesor Snow Goose

At Reesor Pond 11am today - 1 adult Snow Goose - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mai

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 31 Mar 09 - Snow Geese, more March migrants

Ontario Ottawa/Gatineau 31 March 2009 Birds mentioned: Snow Goose Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Gray Partridge Wild Turkey Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier American Kestrel Virginia Rail Sandhill Crane Killdeer PECTORAL SANDPIPER Belted Kingfis