[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose - Pickering - Frenchman's Bay

Dan Kaczynski called reporting 2 Ross's Geese on the edge of the ice at the south end of Frenchman's Bay in Pickering. Directions: >From the east, exit the 401 at White's Road, right to Bayly, left on Bailey to Liverpool, right on Liverpool to Commerce, right on Commerce to Front. There is

[Ontbirds] Am. woodcock in St. Catharines

Good day fellow birders The good news is that I appear to have found the earliest known woodcock ever in Niagara. The bad news is that it is quite dead. It was found near the Zehrs at the Pen Centre in St. Catharines. Just a heads up that they are on their way. Maybe we will get a spring. Rich

[Ontbirds] Eastern Bluebirds at Houghton Township east of Port Burwell

Two pair of Eastern Bluebirds today (March 8th) around 1:00 pm scouting the meadow at our farm in Houghton Township, Norfolk County. Photo posted on Otter Valley Naturalists Flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ovnaturalists/ We are located at the southwest edge of Norfolk County appro

[Ontbirds] Harris's Sparrow Port Burwell

Birders, Some of you may have heard that there has been a Harris's Sparrow here. I have purposely not reported it on ONT Birds because it is very irregular coming to our feeder . Individuals were here for some time this morning to catch a glimpse of it and went home without a glimpse. I did s

[Ontbirds] Cecropia Moth seen on OFO Trip

Posted with permission of the moderator. During the May 22, 2010 OFO Birding Trip to Amherst Island, I spotted a very large Cecropia Moth struggling down in the high grass along the berm of the KFN pond. I helped it onto my hand, raised it up to my shirt pocket, and it then climbed up onto