[Ontbirds] Greater Snow Goose flock near Lancaster approaching 1 million birds today

If you haven't been to see this you need to play hooky tomorrow. I suspect that the birds will move out with the warm front but they still may be around in the morning. Following Tyler's post, Gord Vogg and I went today. It is an amazing sight - one of the wonders of the animal world for sure. We e

[Ontbirds] Greater Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario

A number of people are interested in following up on last weekend's post about the exceptionally high total of Greater Snow Geese along the St. Lawrence River between Lancaster and the Quebec border. I don't know how many are still present in the entire area but the number is very high (over 10

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (29 Mar 2011) 144 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] White-winged Crossbill in Fonthill

Hello All, Jean and I observed the White-winged Crossbill in Fonthill at the address indicated below. Within seconds of arriving, we observed the bird on a beautiful sunny afternoon at 5:00 PM. Bob Highcock & Jean Hampson St. Catharines, ON Directions courtesy of Kayo Roy (thanks for the

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Widgeon persists at Presqu'ile PP

At least one stunning male Eurasian Widgeon remains at the park. Observed this morning with others, thanks to the assistance of Fred Helleiner at approximately 10:40am off Bayshore Rd. Good variety of duck species still visible, also one common loon, all 3 mergansers. Redhead, Ring-necked du

[Ontbirds] First Wild Turkey Sighting for Thickson's Woods, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 4:00 p.m.

Julia Haynes photographed a Wild Turkey in the woods this afternoon. So far as we know, this is the first record for the species in the Thickson’s Woods. Directions to Thickson’s Woods Nature Reserve To get to Thickson's Woods, Exit from #401 to Thickson Rd. S. Continue south about 1.5 kilom

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 29 March 11 - weekly summary

Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 29 March 2011 Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario,W. Quebec Compiler & transcriber: Ch

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park, March 28

I birded along the highway 60 corridor and adjacent park roads yesterday. Numerous Redpolls both Common (2 subspecies) and Hoary (2 subspecies) were observed at the Spruce Bog Boardwalk and along Opeongo Road. The feeders at the Visitor Centre were very quiet. Three Red Crossbills were observed alo