[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - Parasitic Jaeger

Hello Ontbirders The alert placed yesterday of a Pomarine Jaeger at Bate Island should be amended to Parasitic Jaeger. After carefully studying photos, the bird is determined to be an intermediate morph juvenile Parasitic Jaeger. Close observation and studying clear photos revealed a fairly

[Ontbirds] Harris's Sparrow Kincardine

Hi Ont-Birders; Last evening a Harris's Sparrow came to my feeder. It made its second appearance at 8:15 today. I welcome anyone to come see this bird. Just park in the lane way and come quietly to the back door and knock. I plan to be around home for the day but must slip out for some bird seed.

[Ontbirds] re Reesor Duck

This duck has loitered for months at Reesor Pond so for those interested herewith the dope on it : Blue Swedish Pair Swedish are large bodied and come in blue (more a soft gray), black and silver. They are known to be calm. As early as 1835, the blue Swedish duck was being raised by

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Snow Goose

28.10.11 - 10.30 am at Reesor Pond - the Blue Morph Snow Goose continues to show - no Long-tailed Ducks yet but a Yellow-rumped Warbler lingered yesterday - Reesor Pond lies just N of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanager, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Warbler - Long Point October 28, 2011

Hello Ontbirders, There was an interesting assemblage of birds at the Long Point Bird Observatory’s Old Cut Field Station at the base of Long Point today. The morning census began at around 8:45 with an observation of a White-eyed Vireo in the Old Cut parking lot before it moved west with a

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau: Razorbill

Thanks to some Quebec birders I saw the Razorbill today at 12 noon from the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. The bird was visible from a viewpoint accessed by a trail from a small parking lot for the Voyageurs pathway, along Boulevard de Lucerne (or Lower Aylmer Road). This parking lot is the

[Ontbirds] Razorbill Ottawa

The Razorbill was settling in for the night at 5:45 this evening, on the Quebec side on the Ottawa River off of Deschennes Lookout. Best evening commute bird ever! Thanks to Bruce Dilabio for letting me use his scope (sadly not standard business equipment in my line of work). Deschennes

[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (28 Oct 2011) 11156 Raptors

DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (28 Oct 2011) 3114 Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (28 Oct 2011) 4157 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Redpoll ID in North American Birds

This post has been approved by the Ontbirds webmaster. Check out the latest North American Birds for its stellar photo essay on the four redpolls of Ontario's winter of 2010/2011! The magazine's front cover is a superb portrait of a Hornemann's Hoary Redpoll by Brandon Holden and the article is

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, October 28th, 2011

On Friday, October 28th, 2011 this is the HNC Birding Report: PACIFIC LOON NORTHERN GANNET SABINE'S GULL BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE POMARINE JAEGER PARAISITIC JAEGER Brant Wood Duck American Wigeon Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Greater Scaup Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter