[Ontbirds] Sandhill cranes on south Bruce Peninsula

2011-11-20 Thread Angela Vanderheyden
At 11:00 a.m. on Sunday November 20, there were 469 Sandhill cranes in a flooded field northwest of the junction of highway 21 and highway 10, just north of Alvanley, farm address 018070. Submitted by Matthew and Anthony Vanderheyden. ___ ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Red-throated Loon, Ottawa

2011-11-20 Thread mark gawn
The tremendous fall for Red-throated Loons continues, with an adult off Andrew Hayden Park this morning. Andrew Hayden Park is located at the corner of Carling Avenue and Holy Acres Road in the west end of Ottawa. Mark GawnOttawa, Ontario, Canada

[Ontbirds] Franklin's Gull just south of Sir Adam Beck, Niagara Falls

2011-11-20 Thread Mark Ansell
A 1st winter Franklin's Gull was discovered/re-found on the rocks just south of the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station and north of the Horticultural School/butterfly Exibit today at 11:15am. This is the location on the river underneath the power lines that cross over the gorge and just where

[Ontbirds] Tunda Swans and Wild Turkeys

2011-11-20 Thread Richard Hardman
Yesterday about 12 o'clock there was a flock of about 50 Tundra Swans in a harvested bean field just North of the Townsend Sewage Lagoons. Might have been the same birds were on a flooded quarry by Hagersville later in the afternoon. On the way back from Port Dover on Cockshutt road two

[Ontbirds] LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL in MIDDLESEX COUNTY.

2011-11-20 Thread Alf Rider
Hello Birders. Pete chapman found an Ad. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL down Cairngorm Rd this morning in Middlesex County. Photos were taken. Good Birding. Alf. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Imm. Golden Eagle, near Gananoque

2011-11-20 Thread John Haig
This evening at sunset I watched an immature Golden eagle circle southward over my farm, approximately five miles north east of Gananoque. Also an immature and adult male northern harrier hunted in the area during the day. John Haig Gananoque, ON ___

[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (20 Nov 2011) 104 Raptors

2011-11-20 Thread reports
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Razorbill, Pomarine Jaeger, Parasitic Jagers - Niagara-on-the-Lake

2011-11-20 Thread Brett Fried
This morning Erika Hentsch and myself decided to go birding down in the Niagara Region. The RAZORBILL was seen by many observers today at the mouth of the Niagara River. We last saw the bird at about 2:30pm when we left. Also in the area: POMARINE JAEGER - 1 Adult dark morph. PARASITIC

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Pr.Pk.: Purple Sandpiper

2011-11-20 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Ontbirders There were 3 Purple Sandpiper present on Gull/Sebastopol Island today. Also, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 3 Black-bellied Plover, 8 Sanderling and 15+ Dunlin. The long staying male Eurasian Wigeon was still present off the Camp Office viewing platform, 1 Northern Shrike was seen at

[Ontbirds] Barrow Goldeneye, Little Gulls and Tundra Swans Prince Edward County

2011-11-20 Thread Tyler Hoar
Today Andrew Keaveney and myself followed my usual botulism survey route along the sw shore of Prince Edward County Highlight: Barrow's Goldeneye (female) Sandbanks Provincial Park Dunes day use area Found in a mixed Goldeneye/Scaup flock in West Lake Little Gulls 17 11 in East Lake 6 in West

[Ontbirds] Niagara River Gulls

2011-11-20 Thread Bill/Joan Broderick
Today Ken Cohen and I had 8 species of gulls along the Niagara River including a Little Gull at Lewiston, Thayers and Iceland Gulls at Adam Beck, and 4 Lesser Black-Backed Gulls above the Falls, 2 on the breakwall and 2 on the shoal in the river. Bill Broderick Youngstown, New York

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (20 Nov 2011) 99 Raptors

2011-11-20 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture