[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland

First I would like to thank everyone who has sent information. I will do a follow-up within the next couple of days. I hope to have a report ready for the Public Works Department with 4 - 6 weeks. The report comes on behalf of Tiny (Keith Lee). Another lovely morning at the Brighton

[Ontbirds] Long-billed curlew, van wagners beach, Hamilton

At 142 a long billed curlew flew over Rob Dobos, Barb Charlton and I and continued down the beach where it landed and then took off landing down the beach further. Going to look for it now. Cheryl Edgecombe Sent from my BirdBerry ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Buff-beasted Sandpipers, Beeton Sod farms

This morning I did a tour of the sod-farm area north of Beeton. The highlight was a Buff-breasted sandpiper at the Zander Specialty Sod Farm. Also present were13 Black-bellied Plovers, 1 Semipalmated Plover and 4 Least Sandpipers. These birds were at the far northern edge of the property.

[Ontbirds] 18 migrating OSPREYS among 43 migrating raptors at Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch, Whitby--Aug.23

Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. Sunday, Aug.23/09 Observation time: 0800-1300 EDT Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Rayfield Pye, Jim Skene, Brandon McWalter, Jim Munroe, Jim McKnight, Winny Yung, Roy Smith, Mike Williamson

[Ontbirds] 18 migrating OSPREYS among 43 migrating raptors at Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch, Whitby--Aug.23

Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. Sunday, Aug.23/09 Observation time: 0800-1300 EDT Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Rayfield Pye, Jim Skene, Brandon McWalter, Jim Munroe, Jim McKnight, Winny Yung, Roy Smith, Mike

[Ontbirds] Update on Long-billed Curlew at Van Wagners Beach, Hamilton

Unfortunately this bird has not been seen again despite many people looking for it. To provide more details of the sighting, at 1:42 pm today Barb, Cheryl and I had this bird fly right over our heads at Van Wagners Beach flying east along the Lake Ontario shoreline. We were actually having lunch

[Ontbirds] Common Nighthawks

There was a dozen Common Nighthawks circulating over Cobourg's Dunegan Park Sunday evening just prior to sunset. Dunegan Park can be reached by exiting the 401 at interchange #474, drive south on Division St. to King St., turn left at King, travel east to D'Arcy St, and turn right. Dugegan Park

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile shorebirds August 23

In Presqu'ile Park today, Sunday August 23, the first wave of southbound shorebirds fed on the algae from Beach 4 to Owen Point, about 120-150 birds all told, a great improvement on the low numbers so far this fall. Most were Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers and Sanderlings with a few