[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Great Egret, Yellow-throated vireo and migrants

2009-09-04 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hello Ontbirders Spent a few hours yesterday birding along the Ottawa River from Andrew Haydon Park to Constance Bay. There was lots of activity with 15 species of warblers including numerous Wilson's, Canada, Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue and Magnolia Warblers. At Shirley's Bay along the

[Ontbirds] SEP.3, 4/09 AT CRANBERRY, SW WHITBY, ON--37 MIGRATING RAPTORS, LEAST BITTERN, WOOD DUCKS, several Warblers

2009-09-04 Thread Doug Lockrey
Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. Thursday, Sep.3/09 (SEP.4 RESULTS ARE BELOW) Observation time: 0830-1400 EDT Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Jim Skene, Ron Stephenson, John Stirrat, Jody Melanson, Murray

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach (04 Sep 2009) 54 Raptors

2009-09-04 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture

[Ontbirds] Common Nighthawks over Cabbagetown

2009-09-04 Thread robert . cumming
I was just out on my deck in Cabbagetown enjoying a glass of wine about 6:45PM and noticed several Common Nighthawks feeding over Cabbagetown near the farm. There are at least 5-6 birds along with the Chimney Swifts and RB Gulls. Cabbagetown is roughly at Carleton St. and Parliament Ave. west

[Ontbirds] Kingston area birds to Sept.4, 2009

2009-09-04 Thread Peter Jane Good
The very pleasant weather of late has led to ideal conditions for birding but has not generated any mass movements nor precipitated any major fall-outs. An excellent variety or raptors was noted this week; Am. Kestrel, Sharp-shinned Hawk and N. Harrier on Amherst Island and 3 Red-shouldered and a

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, September 4th, 2009

2009-09-04 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
On Friday, September 4th, 2009 this is the HNC Birding Report: SABINE'S GULL BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE PARASITIC JAEGER LONG-TAILED JAEGER Surf Scoter Common Loon American White Pelican Great Blue Heron Great Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane

[Ontbirds] Common Nighthawks, Terns, Osprey Rockport ON

2009-09-04 Thread John Haig
On the St. Lawrence river at dusk tonight at Rockport, ON I observed 23 common nighthawks catching insects. Earlier in the afternoon 5-7 common terns were fishing off the waterfront, and at least two Caspian terns joined in briefly. 3 osprey were patrolling the shoreline as well. Directions: