[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Purple Sandpiper

2011-11-26 Thread Brian_Mortimer
The Purple Sandpiper is still visiting the rocky shore at Andrew Haydon as of 8:37 am Location Brian Mortimer Ottawa Canada ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Snowy Owl

2011-11-26 Thread Brian_Mortimer
There is a Snowy Owl sitting at the end of Britannia Pier. The bird is best seen frm Jameson Ave. in Britannia Village Brian Mortimer Location Brian Mortimer Ottawa Canada ___ ONTBIRDS is pre

Re: [Ontbirds] Ottawa: Snowy Owl

2011-11-26 Thread Roy John
The Snowy was flushed by a man and a dog about 1100 and now [1230] is in front of the Brittania Yacht Club clubhouse. The Purple Sandpiper is still along the shore at Andy Haydon Park [noon] Non-members need to walk around the yacht basin to the clubhouse. Roy John - Original Message -

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Snowy Owl

2011-11-26 Thread willott123
Hi Ontbirders: I ran into a birder in the parking lot of the Britannia Yacht Club. She told me and another birder where the snowy owl was perched. She explained that there were 2 people down on the rocks taking pictures of the owl and it'll be there if it hasn't already been flushed. By the

[Ontbirds] Haldimand - Bluebirds

2011-11-26 Thread Laura Spence
2 rather forlorn looking eastern bluebirds seen this morning in York, located between Caledonia and Cayuga. Laura Spence York, ON __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5744 (20101229) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl- Whitby

2011-11-26 Thread Rayfield Pye
Snowy Owl- 1 Saturday, November 26 Whitby It is on the rocks beside the Whitby Yatch Club on the west side of Whitby Harbour. It is easly seen from the parking lot at the south-east corner of the harbour. Directions : Exit Highway 401 at Brock St. in Whitby (not Brock Rd in Pickering), go south

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (26 Nov 2011) 10 Raptors

2011-11-26 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] Razorbill still being seen - Niagara-on-the-Lake

2011-11-26 Thread Steve McAllister
A note for anyone thinking of going to see the Razorbill, since I hadn't seen a posting about it today. My son and I went down there this morning and spent a fair bit of time (with many others) looking for the Razorbill but with no luck. After spending some time upriver at the Adam Beck and Qu

[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (26 Nov 2011) 6 Raptors

2011-11-26 Thread reports
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] American White Pelican update

2011-11-26 Thread Dave Van de Laar
I stopped by Jack Custers Bird Sanctuary at 5pm tonight and the American White Pelicank was still swimming in the pond. I talked to Jack Custer and he said over 200 people visited his sanctuary today. to visit the sanctuary here is a google maps link http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=1210+line+1+n

[Ontbirds] Pelican, Razorbill, and Jaeger, , , Niagara River and environs...

2011-11-26 Thread Bernie Monette
Greetings! We have a lovely day of it: Pelican - check Red Throated Loon fly-by -check Parasitic Jaeger - check Razorbill - check The Pelican is at Jack Custer's and we crossed over to the States to see the other birds - including the Razorbill. Fort Niagara is interesting BTW. To get to the Pe

[Ontbirds] WESTERN GREBE Sam Smith Pk. ETOBICOKE

2011-11-26 Thread Marc Lichtenberg
At 3:30 Saturday - a lone western grebe at the mouth of the marina inlet / Sir Sam Smith Park at the foot of Kipling Avenue in Toronto. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provi

[Ontbirds] Niagara River - 12 species of gulls; White Pelican

2011-11-26 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
It really felt strange to be birding under such balmy conditions while looking at so many gulls. Betsy and I met Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway, and Kevin McLaughlin at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario where we had distant views of the RAZORBILL. The bird was not in front of the walls of the old fort, as it

[Ontbirds] American White Pelican

2011-11-26 Thread Dave Van de Laar
In response to Willie and Betsy's post. I am not sure if the Pelican at Jack Custers Bird Sanctuary is a juvenile or not but I did take some photo's yesterday . I placed them on flickr. I hope this works ps. I am not sure if posted a link to images is against the rules of ontbirds. If it is

[Ontbirds] Snowy owl, Ross's and Sow geese - Long Point area

2011-11-26 Thread Norm Murr
Good evening. This afternoon Ian Cannell, Jay Peterson and I decided to nip on over to the Long Point Area after viewing the Razorbill and White Pelican at Niagara-on-the Lake. In a field in the Long Point area on the west side of Hwy 59 just north of 1st Conc. Rd (second road north of Front