[Ontbirds] Cave swallow at Bronte

Single bird still flying just west of Compass restaurant. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For informat

[Ontbirds] And a second Cave Swallow

Second individual at Bronte Harbour at about 10:30. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information ab

[Ontbirds] Cave Swallows - Whitby

Dan Kaczynski just called indicating he just saw 2 Cave Swallows flying around at the mouth of Lynde Creek at the beach. The area can be reached from the Whitby Hospital grounds at the foot of Gordon Street. Gordon runs south from Victoria Street west of Brock STREET in Whitby. Park as far

[Ontbirds] Cave swallows at Point Pelee National Park

Hi birders! On my way into the park this morning I ran into Paul Pratt and his birding group. They were having a great morning birding around DeLaurier. Along the edge of the marsh on the DeLaurier Trail they found at least 2 cave swallows mixed in with 80 tree swallows. The North end of the

[Ontbirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Long Point

Brett Fried and Erika Hentsch are looking at a Golden-crowned Sparrow, presumably an immature bird, along the dyke at Old Cut. It was with an immature White-crowned and an adult White-crowned. Hopefully this bird sticks around for a while. Also, the Cave Swallow tally for Old Cut is currently 7

[Ontbirds] Cave Swallows and Pacific Loon off Thickson's Woods in Whitby

Ontbirds subscribers, This morning at 8:50 I saw one of the Pacific Loons well out in the lake to the east of my house in the bay off Thickson's Woods. It was loosely associating with about 7 Common Loons. By 9:40 these birds had all drifted out and around the point of land to the east and wo

[Ontbirds] cave swallows.

This morning I was at the marina ar brone but no sawllows.Looked in Shell Park then at the lake off the Shell pier where I saw 7 cave swallows.These birds stayed for about a half/hour then flew off west along the lake to-wards hamilton. Don perks ___

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret Waterdown

We saw a single Cattle Egret previously reported. It was on the.east side of Centre Rd about 200 m north of the 5th conc E Flamborough in the Grinstone Creek valley. north of Waterdown. ___ Mark Cranford Mississauga, ON mark.cranf...@ofo.ca ___ ONTBIR

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon and Barred Owl - Thickson's Woods

Ontbirds subscribers, At 1:10 I found the Pacific Loon out in the lake again far offshore from the empty lot to the west of my house (330 Crystal Beach Blvd.). It was almost 2/3 of the way to the horizon, and diving frequently. There were several more easily seen Common Loons closer in than t

[Ontbirds] Cave Swallows Fifty Point

Ontbirders: Rob Dobos, Dave Don, Matt Mills and I have just had 2 Cave Swallows at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Hamilton - Grimsby. Fifty Pt is located off QEW Niagara. Exit at Fifty Rd. Follow signs to Fifty Pt. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

[Ontbirds] Cave Swallows at Erieau/Rondeau

Birders, Not surprisingly, Cave Swallows were swirling around Erieau early this morning. They did not show until about 08:30, but most were around the sand/gravel piles. Jim Burk and I counted close to 30 (difficult to determine!), but later about 35 were counted by Steve Charbonneau. Some

[Ontbirds] Boreal Chickadee, Cave Swallows, Bobolink, Bohemian Waxwings - Toronto Islands

I had a very good morning's birding on the Islands today, the birds in the subject line being the highlights. Boreal Chickadee - 1 seen and heard with a group of Black-capped Chickadees and Kinglets in the garden of the Rectory Cafe (Ward's Island). As seems to be the case with most of the Boreal

[Ontbirds] Evening Grosbeaks (Ottawa)

Hi Ontbirders: What a surprise and treat it was to see a flock of 10 Evening Grosbeaks at the feeders on Hilda Road this afternoon. Last time I saw this species at the Hilda feeders was about 3 or more years ago. Posting from my iPhone. Will post photos later. Happy birding. W. Hum www.pba

[Ontbirds] Red Phalarope - Oshawa Harbour

At about 10 a.m. about 100 m. east of the lighthouse at the end of the pier in Oshawa Harbour a Red Phalarope made a brief visit. It would fly a few metres drop to the water for a few minutes and then repeat the routine. It was also seen by another birder but not re-located when I returned with D

[Ontbirds] Birds along the Holland River/Cook's Bay

This morning myself and Dan Antonio boated down the Holland River from Bradford to Cook's Bay. Highlights included a close view of the adult Bald Eagles still hanging around their nest in the heron colony on the east side of the river where it enters Cook's Bay, a fly by Merlin, a large flock of

[Ontbirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Long Point

As Josh posted for myself and Erika earlier, at about 11:40am this morning we had a Juv. Golden-crowned Sparrow sitting in a tree branch no more than 15 feet away from us with an Adult White-crowned Sparrow and a Juv. White-crowned Sparrow on the other side of it. The bird remained for roughly

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (30 Oct 2010) 1030 Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2010 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (30 Oct 2010) 759 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2010 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Black-headed Gull, Little Gulls, Boreal Chickadees, SW Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County: Wellington to Point Petre ( 72 Species observed) Decided to do my near weekly beach bird and Little Gull Surveys today. First off I saw No Cave Swallows or Cattle Egrets today Gulls/Terns (8 Species)including: 1 Black-headed Gull (adult) foraging with a dozen Ring-billed