[Ontbirds] Phainopepla present today at 8:35 a.m.

The Phainopepla was seen briefly by Rob Dobos at the top of a tree on Aberdeen on the north side across from House number #7. The bird flew down into a yard and birders are searching now. Just an FYI that the bird is around today for those travelling long distance. The neighbours are very accom

[Ontbirds] Lark Sparrow - Port Burwell

Andrew Keaveney just called me to report an adult basic-plumaged Lark Sparrow at Port Burwell Provincial Park. The bird was in the extreme NW corner of the park. Apparently you can walk along the edge of a field heading Northwest until you come to a line of large spruce trees. The bird was at t

[Ontbirds] Phainopepla still present, ~1040am

For those working during the week and still hoping to see the popular Phainopepla, the bird was seen well by a large number of people this morning from around 10am until at least 1040am, when my parents and I departed the area. It had been absent for an hour or so prior, but patience does seem to

[Ontbirds] Phainopepla present, ~11:45am

Just got a call from Nancy the bird is present in front of 6 Aberdeen as of 11:45 am.   Regards, Garth Riley Etobicoke, Ontario rile...@yahoo.com >From the intersection of Dixie Road & Steeles Avenue in Brampton, go north on Dixie to Birchbank Rd, turn right here to the stop sign where you turn

[Ontbirds] Western Kingbird still present - Port Burwell

Was just talking to Andrew Keaveney again, and he has refound the Western Kingbird as well. It is in the area it was first reported, on the farm fence row next to a pond on the NW part of Port Burwell. He says it is best to park at the baseball diamond. Lark Sparrow still being seen at the loc

[Ontbirds] Cave Swallows in Bronte Harbour

This morning at about 9:30am, I stopped quickly at Bronte Harbour to see what was around and was greeted by 4 Cave Swallows flying around the marina area. They headed east down the lake shore but seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves in the warm weather with lots of insects still out. I

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck - Humber Bay, Toronto

An adult male Harlequin duck was seen this morning at Humber Bay Park West in Toronto. It was close to shore near the Gazebo in front of the Grand Harbour condominium. Most of the typical winter waterfowl are also present. The Harlequin was feeding by itself, near some Buffleheads, but not r

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese Winchester

There is a flock of about 5,000 Snow Geese in the fields north of Winchester, the birds are moving about a lot but are mostly in the area north of the Winchester Sewage Lagoon (which featured 500+). About 5% are blue phase. Winchester is on highway 31 south of Ottawa. Mark GawnOttawa, Ontario,

[Ontbirds] Ottawa (Navan) - nearly 100 Sandhill Cranes

Hello Ontbirds people, On Oct. 25, a record high number of 86 Sandhill Cranes was found in the Navan area east of Ottawa. Today (Nov. 14), it appears that this record has been surpassed, and is probably the highest number recorded in eastern Ontario. Between 91 - 100 cranes (nearly all adult

[Ontbirds] Blackpoll Warbler - Ottawa

Hi. The Blackpoll Warbler reported on November 7th was still at the exact same location this morning near the lighthouse at Dick Bell Park. Next door at Andrew Hatdon Park there are now 36 Lesser Scaup mostly female and least one male. There are also 3 male Green-winged Teal. Two of the

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach (14 Nov 2009) 15 Raptors

Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 0

[Ontbirds] Western Kingbird and Vesper Sparrow NOT Lark Sparrow

Today Josh Vandermeulan, Erika Hentsch and I went to look for the Western Kingbird in Port Burwell P.P .The Western Kingbird was still present as of 2:30pm to about 3:00pm when we left. It was remained in the general area where it was seen yesterday, frequenting a small pond on the farmers lan

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach (13 Nov 2009) 104 Raptors

Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 9

[Ontbirds] Western Kingbird at Port Burwell.

The Western Kingbird was still busy flycatching at Port Burwell up until 4:30 this afternoon. It's exact location is extremely difficult to explain precisely and while all previous directions are vague, I don't know how one could improve upon them? I also had at least one juvenile Vesper Sparro

[Ontbirds] Phainopepla present 4 o'clock and later Saturday

Bird was seen very well by me and others after 4 pm on Addington high in a tree and also in a berry bush near 94 Addington where it stayed for several minutes eating berries. About 1/2 hour earlier it had been seen well by others on the next street (Aberdeen) at the same relative position approxima

[Ontbirds] re: Lark Sparrow at Port Burwell - Vesper Sparrow instead!

Hey all. So I definately seem to have jumped the gun on the sparrow i.d. I rarely carry a field guide with me these days and certainly didn't expect to find anything I couldn't I.D. while looking for the kingbird. I can honestly say that I haven't seen this plumage before though. There were

[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (14 Nov 2009) 7 Raptors

DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture