[Ontbirds] Peregrine

Sorry for the delay in posting but, on Wednesday morning there was a juvenile Peregrine Falcon preening atop a utility pole on the Newtonville Rd. south of the 401 (Exit 448). It didn't fly away when I drove up the road. Bill Logan Cobourg ON ___

[Ontbirds] 29th Ingersoll CBC

The 29th Ingersoll CBC was held on December 28, 2010. The total of 66 species was the 3rd highest and was above the 10 year average of 62.2 species and the long term average of 59.2 species. Six new species were added to the species list -American Wigeon, Canvasback, Redhead, White-winged

[Ontbirds] Wallaceburg CBC December 27

The 25th Wallaceburg CBC was held on December 27, 2010. The total of 70 species was the lowest since 1994 and well below the 10 year average of 83 species. A few of us spent a good number of hours scouting the area before the count and we were anticipating a higher number of species. The weather

[Ontbirds] Ottawa Barrow's Goldeneye

Hi Ontbirders, My Mom and I birded the Ottawa area today, and we were able to locate a single male Barrow's Goldeneye at the Rideau Tennis Club. A photo can be viewed at: http://btoewsphotos.zenfolio.com/p939163745/h3956f3bc#h3956f3bc Good birding, Brendan Toews Directions: Take HWY 417 to

[Ontbirds] KITTYWAKE STILL IN SARNIA BAY.

Hello Birders. Late this morning the imm. KITTYWAKE was standing among the Mallards awaiting their handouts. It was about 45 ft. from the pathway and easily within photo distance--at least until a couple of walkers moved it out a bit. In the Dock property there are

[Ontbirds] Lesser Black-backed Gull - Leslie St. Spit

Today was such a warm and calm day I thought it was March so I headed for The Spit with Ed O’Conner and following are a few of the birds we found down there. - 1 - 2nd Winter Lesser Black-backed Gull – Embayment B - 2 N. Harriers - 2 Peregrine Falcons - an adult pair together - 2 N. Shrikes -

[Ontbirds] The Avid Gull watchers

This posting by Willie D'Anna on behalf of the Avid Gull Watchers is an insult to the average bird watcher. The implication is if we can't find it then it doesn't exist and this attitude is repeated many times throughout the year. Most recently in the publication of rare bird submissions accepted

[Ontbirds] Kincardine CBC

Results of the 27th Kincardine CBC A dedicated 17 volunteers enjoyed near zero temps and partly sunny skies on the 29th of December as they searched the shores and inlands of Lake Huron between Kincardine and Point Clark . 50 species were found which is on the low side for Kincardine but 3 of

[Ontbirds] WOW

WELL SAID Peter. You may now have joined the club that I have been put in so I want to publically back you. Too bad there is so much bias involved within the ORBC. I also was flabbergasted by Willie’s email and wrote it off as junk mail. My next rare bird sighting will include my name and a

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending December 30, 2010.

The outer half of Presqu'ile Bay remains open and is a haven for a variety of water birds. Other birds at Presqu'ile Provincial Park include several species that do not always linger this far north in winter. Along with the hundreds of MUTE SWANS, there were four TRUMPETER SWANS and seven