[Ontbirds] Tundra Swans and Other Birds - Long Point and Nanticoke

Further to the message from Dennis Lewington, we also saw the Bald Eagles in the tree at Nanticoke. All but one were immature. We returned to the Longpoint Causeway from Nanticoke at around 5:30 and the Tundra Swans from the surrounding area were flying in to roost on the patches of open water

[Ontbirds] Lasalle Blackbirds

Small group of Red-winged Blackbirds observed in the Victory Estates Woods today around 4:00 pm while hiking in Lasalle. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@o

[Ontbirds] BALD EAGLES - NANTICOKE

On returning home along the Lake Erie shoreline today, from Long Point, we had the thrill of seeing nine Bald Eagles perched together in the trees on the South Side of Rainham Road, about a 100 feet east of South Coast Drive. This is just east of the Ontario Hydro Plant. It was still "winter weat

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, March 11th, 2011

On Friday, March 11th, 2011, this is the HNC Birding Report: ROSS'S GOOSE BOHEMIAN WAXWING Tundra Swan Wood Duck American Wigeon Redhead Hooded Merganser Ring-necked Pheasant Red-throated Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Killdeer American Woodcock Glaucous Gull Northe

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese in Winchester area

Hi there, This morning on my commute I was delighted to see the first flock of Snow Geese for the season. It was a flock of roughly 300 individuals that were sitting in a field just west of the Winchester bog on Stagecoach Rd near Hallville. When I pulled over and got out to take a look, the flock

[Ontbirds] King Eider Cobourg March 11

For anyone wanting to check Cobourg harbour this weekend, the first-year male King Eider is still present today Friday, March 11, easy to see swimming amongst the outermost boat docks on the east side of the short middle pier. Not much new in the harbour, but any day now... Directions: Take Exit 4

[Ontbirds] Kingston area birds to March 11, 2011

Red-winged Blackbirds have moved into the Kingston area this week. Several arrived last Sunday with 24 at a Barriefield feeder being the largest group. By yesterday they were widespread and abundant. Am Robins are also much easier to find but a major influx has yet to occur. There were also 2 R

[Ontbirds] York Region Report

Although bird movement has been relatively slow due to wacky weather there were some early dates for "spring arrivals" in this region just north of Toronto.  Glenn Steplock had the earliest Great Blue Heron on territory when he observed one in northeast Richmond Hill Feb. 27th!  This is likely a