[Ontbirds] A battle at the Grebes Nest! Oaville Ontario

2009-06-15 Thread Ray Barlow
Monday afternoon was very interesting at the Red-necked Grebes nesting site (east) when a neighbouring grebe came in and took over the nest...  fro the whole story, and pic, please visit my new blog here...   http://raymondbarlow.blogspot.com/   Also, with the help of Gavin and Sue we determined

[Ontbirds] addendum to OFO Carden Trip (directions)

2009-06-15 Thread Dan Bone
Forgot to post the directions to the Carden Important Bird Area when I reported on the OFO Carden trip which took place Sunday, June 14 and which I posted earlier today, Monday, June 15. My thanks to Norm Murr from whose reports I cribbed these directions. Dan Bone CARDEN ALVAR INCLUDING WYLIE R

[Ontbirds] OFO Carden Trip

2009-06-15 Thread Dan Bone
(Apologies for the late posting. My internet service was down last night) More than 40 Ontario Field Ornithologist members, some from as far afield as Ottawa and Woodstock, birded the Carden Area today in hot (for this year), sunny weather . Despite a relatively late start at 9 a.m. we recorded

[Ontbirds] Luther Marsh - American White Pelican, Black Tern, Caspian Tern, Bald Eagle, etc.

2009-06-15 Thread Anthony Zammit
Due to the sensitivity associated with the following information, this posting was deliberately delayed and, I trust, will not cause any harm to the inhabitants of Luther Marsh. Most species noted below are breeding, so if you are planning a trip to Luther please consider OFO's birding code of