[Ontbirds] Redpoll - Algonquin Park

Hello Ontbirders, By no means a rarity but for your interest, the first redpoll of the season in these parts has just arrived at the Algonquin Park Visitor Centre. Cheers, Justin Peter Park Naturalist Algonquin Park ___ ONTBIRDS is pr

[Ontbirds] Brown-headed Nuthatch spoof?

Hello Ontbirders. So a good 35 birders met up in Brantford this morning as word got round about a Brown-headed Nuthatch that had been photographed by a local resident in their front yard yesterday afternoon. I arrived in good hopes seeing as the bird had been photographed! After talking w

[Ontbirds] Black-tailed Gull - Port Burwell Beach

On east beach with Ring-billed Gulls. Seen well for about 5 minutes and then took flight going north along the river.2:45 pm Sent from my blackberry so I apologize for lack of directions. __ Be smarter than spam. See how smar

[Ontbirds] Phainopepla still there at 1245

The p-bird was seen for a few min. at 19 Ascot. It has been very elusive today I waited 4 hrs. too see it and not all birders got too see it. Good birding Jeff Atkinson ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birdi

[Ontbirds] Great Horned Owl - Thickson Woods, Whitby (15 Nov 2009)

Great Horned Owl observed around 2:30pm in pines on south side of Thickson Woods. Directions: Thickson Road South off 401 at Whitby, turn left into Thickson Woods and head south on the trail which is located midway down the road. Aaron Keating Georgetown, ON

[Ontbirds] Western Kingbird at Port Burwell

All, The Western Kingbird was spotted this morning and observed from 9:00 am to 10:00 am by several spotters and was still present when we left. Sorry for the late posting but this is this first chance I had. Location: Beyond the Northwest corner of the Port Burwell Provincial Park trails (

[Ontbirds] Black-tailed Gull -Port Burwell - additional information

Hello everyone,   The bird was seen on the beach east of the harbour entrance. It was about 2 metres from the water's edge and 30 metres east of the pier.   We were checking out the gulls from the car, in the parking area to the right (west) of the main road turn around. My first impression was

[Ontbirds] Phainopepla update

Ontbirds subscribers, The Phainopepla in Brampton has now stayed for seven days and given a very large segment of Ontario's birders a truly fine memory to look back upon when remembering the fall of 2009. That is most satisfying, to be sure. Likewise, the vast majority of those who we