[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland

Good morning all: Keith asked that I re-post that the wetland will be open to the public this coming Saturday between 10:00 am and 1:00pm. Thanks Maureen _ Game on: Challenge friends to gr

[Ontbirds] Black-belled Whistling Duck - Wed afternoon

Teh Black-bellied Whistling Duck was present on Wednesday afternoon, July 21 about 3:30 p.m. It was in the long grass in front of the bush on the western end of the pond closest to the road. It was difficult to located in the grass initially. Martin and Kathy Parker, Peterborough Direction

[Ontbirds] Grasshopper Sparrow at Ottawa

I found a Grasshopper Sparrow at 8:30 this morning (Thursday) at High Road, south of Uplands Airport in Ottawa. The sparrow was on the south side of the gravel road leading down to the radar dome, about half way along, perching on milkweed plants. In another part of this excellent sparrow field I f

[Ontbirds] Osprey - post season dispersal or migration? - Pickering July 22nd

I watched two adult Osprey moving SW today in downtown Pickering at 11 a.m. calling all the while. They were not local nesters as none nest in the south of Durham Region. They were likely post breeding individuals wandering slowly southward. Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _

[Ontbirds] London, ON Shorebirds

Salutations Ontbirders!!! Locals and visitors to the London area might want to start to look out for migrating shorebirds in the area known as The Coves. The Coves are a series of small ponds/lakes created from meander bends of the Thames River that are now seperated from the river. There is s

[Ontbirds] Banded? Purple Martin - Snyder's Flats (Waterloo Region)

Yesterday at noon observed a young solitary purple martin perched with other swallows. If you proceed straight down the path from the parking area, the bird was located on a small peninsula to the left. It was curious because this bird appears to have a plastic colour band on the right leg,

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending July 22, 2010.

Birding at Presqu'ile Provincial Park this week has been characterized by the appearance of birds in places where they have not been seen all summer, probably the result of post-breeding dispersal rather than migration from the north. A female WOOD DUCK with a young one was near the marsh boar

[Ontbirds] albatross update

(posted by Terry Sprague for Sue Meech of the Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre) Yellow-nosed Albatross update July 22nd The bird has gained weight over the last two days. Also getting a bit feisty and resisting treatment! Watch out for that bill!. We are hand feeding him still, with an occasional t

[Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 22 Jul 2010

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 07/22/2010 * NYBU1007.22 - Birds mentioned - Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - [BOS Shorebird Trip to the Lake Erie shore in Ontario, Sunday, July 25. Meet at