[Ontbirds] Tufted Titmouse - Stratford

This morning I saw 3 Tufted Titmouse within a mixed flock of chickadees, nuthatches and warblers in the TJ Dolan Area of Stratford. The birds were moving along the river about 100 m west of the main entrance on John St. It seems likely, based on the number of sightings throughout the year,

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Shorebirds

30.08.10 - 7 am : 1 Baird's Sandpiper + 4 White-rumped Sandpipers that eventually left - 3 pm : Baird's Sandpiper still there + 1st Dunlin - a non-breeding adult Reesor Pond lies just north of hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Connecticut Warblers on the Toronto Islands

Good afternoon Today around noonish and within 5 minutes I found 2 Connecticut Warblers on Wards Island near the Island Church and off the end of the aerial cars. 1 adult male and 1 first year bird. As far as I know these are the first reported this season in the GTA. These were among

[Ontbirds] Ravenshoe Road flooded field

The flooded field on the north side of Ravenshoe Road between Woodbine Ave. and Kennedy Road is gradually losing its water and this is concentrating the shorebirds in the reduced puddles.  They are moving out so that they are not obstructed by the cattail growth near the field's southern fence.

[Ontbirds] Glossy Ibis = yes; Scissor-tailed Flycatcher = yes

Hi all, Just got home from a long hot day of birding but worth every minute. Started this morning at Hullet Marsh where I was able to find the Glossy Ibis with no trouble. It took flight a couple of times when the heavy equipment trundled down the dyke but came back to the same spot each

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope's in Grimsby

This evening while on a walk at Murray Street park in Grimsby I saw 3 Red-necked Phalarope's flying very close to shore. The first two were flying together, and the other was flying alone. The birds were flying West towards Fifty Point. Not much else was around except for a Great Blue Heron

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 30 Aug 10 - weekly update

Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 30 August 2010 Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National