[Ontbirds] Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count -many new records![]

Merry Christmas to all The Carleton Place CBC was conducted on Dec 27, a cloudy and mild day. We had 48 species total on the count day plus a Red-Bellied Woodpecker and Great Blue Heron during the count week for a total of 50 species which ties the old CP record from 1984. A total of over

[Ontbirds] Correction

I forgot to add to my post that krista Mandula and I observed an adult type snowy owl this afternoon east of point pelee park in the onion fields near some carrots and corn. The bird was hunkered down on a small berm near concession d Len manning

[Ontbirds] Great grey owl still at kingsville, snowy owl pelee onion fields dec 29

Ontbirders At 11am krista Mandula and I observed the great grey owl in flight as it landed beside the road near 1462 route 2 kingsville.it gave great views to 40 birders. Len manning ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending December 29, 2011.

In the aftermath of the Christmas Bird Count excitement at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, birding has slowed down a bit, not because there are fewer birds but likely because most birders have been pre-occupied with holiday festivities. Apart from the usual winter build-up of MUTE SWANS in

[Ontbirds] Hybrid Common x Barrow's Goldeneye at Oshawa Second Marsh

When the Smew wasn't found at Whitby Harbour this morning, Declan Troy and I checked the ducks on Lake Ontario off Oshawa Second Marsh. We were told that a Barrow's Goldeneye has been there for a while. Declan spotted the goldeneye but thought it didn't look right for Barrow's and on examining my

[Ontbirds] Great Gray Owl near Kingsville

Hello birders!   The Great Grey Owl made an appearance today on Road 2 West, about a kilometre west of McCain Sideroad. He was about 10 feet from the road, and garnered much interest! There was even a reporter from CTV Windsor doing a shoot and interviewing birders. She told me that it would

[Ontbirds] Smew and Big Year

Many birders know that John Vanderpoel is very close to setting a new Big Year record for the ABA birding area (North America north of Mexico) with only two days remaining. Ron and I are taking John tomorrow to Whitby Harbour hoping that the Smew returns. If you see the Smew, please post

[Ontbirds] Horned Grebe and Snowy Owls - Amherst Island

Sharon David, Carol Noel, and I birded Amherst Island this afternoon for two hours. The highlight of the day was a Horned Grebe which we spotted out on the water near the turn-off to the Owl Woods along the South Shore Road. Other birds of note included three Snowy Owls on the island and

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 29 December 2011

Maximum snow depth in the Park now is about 15 centimetres (6 inches). The last lake along Highway 60 with open water (Smoke Lake) froze over by week's end. Few birders visited during the Christmas period and so reports are very limited this week. Notable sightings this week: Bald Eagle: adult

[Ontbirds] No smew but harlequin

Hey ontbirders. No smew sightings today that I know of but a male harlequin duck east of the pier caused a bit of a stir around 11am. Good luck to those who try! For directions please see earlier/yesterdays postings. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS