[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl and Snow Buntings east of Ottawa

2010-01-21 Thread PETER HALL
Hi Ontbirders: I spent the afternoon travelling the back farm roads in Eastern Ontario east of Casselman. While, overall, there were few birds to see, I did have one female Snowy Owl flying along Concession Road 21 parallel to Highway 417. There was also a flock of two dozen Snow Buntings

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl and Snow Buntings east of Ottawa

2010-01-21 Thread PETER HALL
Hi Ontbirders: I spent the afternoon travelling the back farm roads in Eastern Ontario east of Casselman. While, overall, there were few birds to see, I did have one female Snowy Owl flying along Concession Road 21 parallel to Highway 417. There was also a flock of two dozen Snow Buntings

[Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 21 Jan 2010

2010-01-21 Thread dfsuggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 01/21/2010 * NYBU1001.21 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - Tundra Swan Canvasback Redhead

[Ontbirds] Amherst Island Birding

2010-01-21 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hello Ontbirders The birding on Amherst Island was very good today with a nice selection of owls and hawks. In the Owl Woods we found 1 Boreal, 3 Northern Saw-whet, 1 Barred, and 1 Long-eared Owl. At the East End (KFN property) there were 2 Snowy Owls and near Stella 1 Short-eared Owl was

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending January 21, 2010.

2010-01-21 Thread Fred Helleiner
Presqu'ile Provincial Park continues to be a hot spot for winter birding. Observers can find a number of species not commonly found in winter, especially water birds, as long as there is open water, of which there has been plenty in the past week. On most days, one or two TRUMPETER SWANS can

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Update: 21 January 2010

2010-01-21 Thread Ron Tozer
After several weeks with virtually no change in the birds present, there were a few different species observed this week. The only obvious change in conditions was that milder temperatures prevailed. Perhaps this was a factor in getting birds moving around? A Sharp-shinned Hawk (very rare here in

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl - Metz nr. Arthur

2010-01-21 Thread Maris Apse
Hi all, An adult female perched on nearest large 'rolled' hay bale NW corner of 5th Line W Garafraxa and SR #25 W Garafraxa in beautiful full sun ~10:45 this morning. This is 2 concessions east of Metz, which is SE of Arthur.