[Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon babies in Pontiac Michigan

2011-06-07 Thread LMohawk
Today my wife and I observed 3 Peregrine Falcon chicks in the hack box on the south west side of the AT&T tower in downtown Pontiac, Michigan. Carl A. Pascoe & Rachel A. Powless Native Territories Avian Research Project ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

[Ontbirds] Red Throated Loon on Chandos Lake

2011-06-07 Thread Kingdonbaker
Birders, I put this in for interest since the bird probably won't stay long and there is no public access in West Bay Chandos lake. Chandos is east of the village of Apsley. However today there was a Red Throated Loon on the bay. Photographs were taken and it seems to be in adul

[Ontbirds] Bruce Peninsula King Eider

2011-06-07 Thread Brendan Toews
Hi Ontbirders, While hiking around MacGregor Point Provincial Park this morning, I located a King Eider. It was last seen at around 2:15pm, on the Old Shore Road Trail. It was with a group of about 25 Red-breasted Mergansers, and appeared to be a young (second year) male. Good birding, Brend

[Ontbirds] Upland Sandpiper East of Carleton Place []

2011-06-07 Thread Iain Wilkes
Got an excellent look at an Upland Sandpiper in a farm field near the intersection of Hamilton Side road and Upper Dwyer Hill Road at 8:30 am today. He was standing atop a pile of brush and wood just to the south of Hamilton side road directly in from the gate entrance to the field. The entra

[Ontbirds] Brighton Conctruted Wetland

2011-06-07 Thread Maureen Campeau
Greetings: A new director has been hired by the Town of Brighton. The issues surrounding the Constructed Wetland should be resolved soon. I will not make any more efforts to address the issues again. I have been insulted and treated in an extremely rude manner by town council for the last

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 07 Jun 11 - weekly summary

2011-06-07 Thread Christina Lewis
Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 07 June 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: Chr

[Ontbirds] Ottawa- lost Sibley guide

2011-06-07 Thread rick collins
Hi all Last week, I found an annotated copy of Sibley's field guide which I'm sure the owner misses. It was found at Burnside Pit on Moodie Drive in Ottawa. Other means of search have been unsuccessful so the Ontbirds Coordinator has agreed to this posting. The owner can email me at rick