[Ontbirds] Snow bunting - Bruce Mines

HI A flock of about 20 snow buntings was seen at 8:50 this morning north of Bruce Mines. Snow buntings also seen in fields along 638 north of Bruce Mines earlier in the week. Directions Take highway 17 west from Sudbury to Bruce Mines. Go north on 638 over the railroad tracks. Turn east o

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Horned Grebe

25.10.10 - 9am - 1 Horned Grebe in fine winter plumage at Reesor Pond - the pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the prov

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon still there - Oshawa Harbour

Janice Melendez just called to tell me that the Pacific Loon is still being seen just east of the pier at Oshawa Harbour. The harbour can be reached at the foot of Simcoe Street. John Stirrat Scarborough ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon Oshawa

For those interested, the Pacific Loon, which was at the foot of Simcoe Street in Oshawa this morning flew east after 11.00 towards Darlington and might best be searched for from the beach off Second Marsh where it was found yesterday. A Red-throated Loon could be seen well east of the Simcoe Stre

[Ontbirds] 18 Red Crossbills, Beachville, Oct 25

Ontbirders, I located a flock of 18 Red Crossbills this morning, near Beachville, just west of Woodstock. The Crossbills stopped briefly but then continued swiftly westward, following the Thames River. In terms of other finches, locally, both Pine Siskin and Purple Finch continue to be seen in

[Ontbirds] re: Green-Tailed Towhee sighting

After I read the report of the Green-Tailed Towhee sighting I checked photos of the bird on the Internet and I'm absolutely sure that I had puzzled over one at East Humber Bay in Etobicoke around 3 weeks ago. I thought it might've been a colour variant of a White-Throated Sparrow. It was beh

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon update - Oshawa Harbour

Forwarding this message for Rick Lauzon: The loon was 400m west of Bonnie Brae Point and 150m offshore at 2PM today. It was with four Common Loons - not diving often - head held consistently upward - lake still fairly calm The point is just west of the south end of Simcoe Street. John Stirr

[Ontbirds] American Pipits at Guildwood GO station

Not a particularly rare species at this time of year, but I thought this observation was worth reporting, considering the unusual location. This morning at around 7 am (a good half hour before sunrise) I came across 3 American Pipits walking around in the parking lot on the north side of the train

[Ontbirds] Ottawa, Great Black-backed Gull

We saw a Great Black-backed Gull on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa this afternoon. Pictures are shown at the link below. At Petrie Island, we saw the Snow Buntings reported previously and two Merlins chasing and being chased by crows. Don Wigle Ottawa https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/on

[Ontbirds] Oshawa Second Marsh - Boreal Chickadee

Hello all, In my failed attempt to see the Pacific Loon, I ended up going to Second Marsh to try and find it, and do some other birding as well. I did not see the loon, but as I was walking west on the beach, several BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, perhaps 15, appeared over the water and landed on shore

[Ontbirds] Swallows along the west end of Lake Ontario

This afternoon a total of 109 Swallows were seen in various sized groups along the western end of Lake Ontario at Lakeland Centre and Fifty Point. We have not had swallows in the area for weeks and if so they were only single sightings. Given the strong southwest winds we are presuming these may b

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (25 Oct 2010) 21 Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2010 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings at Burk's Falls Oct 25

A flock of 23 Bohemian Waxwings were present Monday afternoon at the fair grounds in the village of Burk's Falls (about 40 km. north of Huntsville off Hwy 11). There was one Lapland Longspur in with a flock of 18 Horned Larks at the same location. Other interesting sightings in the region incl