[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (16 Sep 2010) 21 Raptors

2010-09-16 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2010 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron near Cornwall

2010-09-16 Thread pict
Gillian Horgan and I found the Little Blue Heron reported at the Richmond Rd wetland yesterday. We were there at 11 a.m Thursday (today). The bird was out of sight and then fluttered up briefly into view. A few minutes later it flew up to a tree at the back of the marsh. Directions: see Jacques

[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending September 16, 2010

2010-09-16 Thread Terry Sprague
Report from the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory for the week of September 10-16, courtesy of manager David Okines. The three MUTE SWANS that were seen offshore on the 10th are rare at the Point and one off only a small handful of records for this species. The weed has returned to the entr

[Ontbirds] Addendum to Presqu'ile Birding Report.

2010-09-16 Thread Fred Helleiner
It should be pointed out that the ten BALD EAGLES seen on September 10 represent a new daily high for Presqu'ile. Also, a NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen on September 11 at Gull Island. -- Fred Helleiner 186 Bayshore Road, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0 VOICE: (613) 475 5309 If visiting, acce

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending September 16, 2010.

2010-09-16 Thread Fred Helleiner
This has been another good birding week at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, with a steady stream of fall migrants passing through or over the Park. One or two uncommon birds were among them. Small numbers of diving ducks are beginning to gather in Popham Bay, including an early BUFFLEHEAD on Septe

[Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 16 Sep 2010

2010-09-16 Thread dfsuggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 09/16/2010 * NYBU1009.16 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- DICKCISSEL CONNECTICUT WARBLER EARED GREBE BUFF-BR. SANDPIPER Great Egret Green-wi

[Ontbirds] Highland Woods

2010-09-16 Thread Christopher D'Aguilar
I did bird Highland Woods today and found most of the reported birds. It is full of interesting birds now. I did find an Olive Sided Flycatcher. I did not see this bird reported, but got some good looks. Christopher D'Aguilar London Ontario _

[Ontbirds] Niagara Birds

2010-09-16 Thread Diane and Kayo Roy
This message is sent with the approval of the listserv coordinator Our book, Niagara Birds, a compilation of articles and species accounts of the birds of the Niagara Region is now completed and at the printers. We expect to take delivery of the books sometime before the end of the month. This

[Ontbirds] Highland Woods: Directions and Corrections

2010-09-16 Thread Len M
Ontbirders represent! I have been absolutely bombarded with e mails on how to access the woods, so here they are for everyone to see. PLease note to those that I already sent directions, that I had initially said to take a right at highview avenue when travelling south on wharnccliffe.

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile - Shorebirds, Raptors, Rusty Blackbirds

2010-09-16 Thread Patrick Blake
I spent yesterday Sept. 15 at Presqu'ile Provincial Park in Brighton. Shorebirding was quite productive along the beaches, with AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (5), BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (14), SANDERLING (11) being the most common species. A juvenile RED KNOT was feeding with several BLACK-BELLIED PLO

[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch mid-September summary

2010-09-16 Thread Doug Lockrey
NW winds and good thermals on Sep.15 brought in over 1700 migrating Broad-winged Hawks over the CMRW platform in sw Whitby. Counting kept everyone alert, as many of the 2208 raptors were high-flying & coming in on several fronts. Most of the Broad-wingeds flew over in the afternoon hours. The tabl