[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - OFO outing scheduled for Saturday Aug 28, 2010

This year's OFO outing to the Toronto Islands will take place on SATURDAY AUGUST 28. Please note two changes to the original information provided: 1. We will catch the 7:30am ferry to Ward's Island (not 7:15). The ferry ride takes only about 10 minutes. 2. The ferry prices are now $6:50

[Ontbirds] James Bay Shorebirds, Ontario #6 - Photos

This is my sixth and final report for the period 14-17 August 2010 at Longridge Point on southern James Bay. The crew returned home on 18 August. I was a volunteer surveying the endangered rufa subspecies of the Red Knot and other shorebirds under the direction of Mark Peck of the Royal Ontario Mus

[Ontbirds] Second Marsh

Sunday evening at Second Marsh: Two fall warblers, Cape May along the marsh trail, Chestnut-Sided in the open woods on the high ground between the marsh trail and the bay trail (resident catbirds, flycatchers, waxwings, including numerous juveniles, and kingbirds all busy at this spot as the setti

[Ontbirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - late Sunday

After spending the last 2 weeks in Algonquin, my son and I thought we were going to miss our chance at the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near Monticello so yesterday we made the drive out in steady rain. We immediately met up with a birder from Caledonia (sorry didn't get your name) who said that the S

[Ontbirds] Glossy Ibis at Prince Edward Point BO and Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Milford

Hi All, this morning at 06:55, I found a Glossy Ibis sitting amongst the Mallards on the edge of the beach at the entrance to the harbour, one of my volunteers, Vicky Clowater also got to see the bird. The bird was contentedly preening itself among the mallards. It was present for at

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Red-necked Phalaropes

Hi Ontbirders At 7:00a.m. this morning there were 3 juv. Red-necked Phalaropes feeding in a flock of 11 Least Sandpiper, 4 Greater Yellowlegs and 9 Lesser Yellowlegs on the mudflat at Shirley's Bay. Good Birding, Bruce Directions: Shirley's Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Moodie Dr

[Ontbirds] Durham and Carden Alvar - Aug 22

I birded the Durham shore, Port Perry and Cannington lagoons and Wylie Rd on the Carden Alvar yesterday, showcasing our birds to a visiting Ozzie birder, Bruce Wedderburn. We found just over 100 species despite the early morning heavy rains and scattered showers throughout the day. Highlights i