[Ontbirds] Sandhill crane - Port Franks/Northville

Greetings, My wife just phoned on the cell phone to say that she's viewing (11:25 a.m.) a Sandhill Crane in the marsh off Outer Drive in the Port Franks/Northville area. It was located northwest of the main body of water (south of the small bridge). Great view, easily seen with binoculars.

[Ontbirds] Request for Sightings for Journey North - Internet-Based Science Program for Students

Posted with permission of ONTBIRDS coordinator: The 16th Journey North program is underway, with over 890,000 students from 38,000 sites in 50 U.S. States and 7 Canadian Provinces studying Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change. Thanks to the ONTBIRD members who already have registered their

[Ontbirds] Ganaraska forest finches: nesting red crossbills, pine siskins and redpolls

Hello everyone, I spent this morning birding a small portion of the Ganaraska forest after an employee told me he saw an unknown species of bird entering a nest this week. It ended up being a red crossbill nest and appeared as though the female is still lining the nest. There were many red

[Ontbirds] Greater Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario

Unfortunately, the majority of the birds have flown, heading east into Quebec where they will link up with the balance of the migrating flocks near Quebec City. On Friday morning, there was still a good flock present off Westley's Point east of Lancaster but on Friday evening birds were hard

[Ontbirds] King Eider still at Leslie St Spit

In case anyone was thinking of heading out looking for the King Eider, the male in full breeding plumage is still there. I hadn't seen a report for a few days but my son and I decided to chance it this morning and took our bikes down to the Leslie St Spit to take a look for him. It

[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike in Stoney Creek

Hi All, Late this morning, Jean and I, along with my mother-in-law and her partner, attempted to view the Mountain Bluebird at the Ridge Road Estate Winery (1205 Ridge Road) in Stoney Creek. No sightings of either species of bluebird, even while tasting wine. We observed the Northern

[Ontbirds] Horned Grebes spadina and Queens Quay toronto

There were five Horned Grebes very close to the west side of the Marina cell behind the Naval station at the West end of Queen's Quay in Toronto. Not very skittish, and I had an excellent view for ~ ten minutes. Queens Quay runs along the Lake Ontario shore in downtown Toronto.

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (02 Apr 2011) 499 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Woodcock White Egret???

10 mins north of Belleville on hwy 62 west side of the hwy in someones yard at a ponds edge a Great White Heron or Great Egret??? I'm no expert but I didn't think they were found this far north. East side a few mins further still north a Woodcock on the shoulder. Sorry I don't have exact