[Ontbirds] Redhead Ring-necked Duck hybrid Snowy Owl at Bronte Harbour

2012-02-12 Thread Sue Edwards Gavin Edmondstone
This morning we found appears to be a hybrid Redhead with Ring-necked duck. The bird is male. We also saw a Snowy Owl on B dock. Directions: Ext the QEW at Bronte Rd and go to the lake. The birds are in the Outer Harbour Marina. Gavin Edmondstone Oakville, Ontario

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park

2012-02-12 Thread kevin . shackleton
My wife and I paid a visit to the park. Red-breasted Nuthatches at the Spruce Bog suet feeder, Evening Grosbeaks at the feeders behind the Visitors Centre. Kevin Shackleton Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le

[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted and Cackling Goose

2012-02-12 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Both being seen from off of Gordon street looking into the marina at Whitby harbour. Spotted first by Bruce Falls and yours truly. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.

[Ontbirds] Red Crossbills, Pine Siskins (Eardley-Masham Road)

2012-02-12 Thread willott123
Hi Ontbirders: The Eardley-Masham area continues to be very good for seeing winter finches. More birds today than I've seen on previous trips. Small groupings of 7, 4, 3 ad 2 Red Crossbills at various locations, flocks of Pine Siskins with Common Redpolls mixed in and a group of about a

[Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon and Glaucous Gull below the Falls--Niagara Falls, ON

2012-02-12 Thread Jean Hampson
Hi All, While sightseeing at the Falls with my brother and his family earlier today, Jean and I viewed the resident (?) Peregrine Falcon and an immature Glaucous Gull. Jean spotted the Peregrine flying low above the river (approximately 1:30 pm), below the Falls. It then landed on the

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalist's Club Winter Hawks and Owls Outing

2012-02-12 Thread A K Williams
Today, at 3:00 and in flurries and relatively high winds, 18 of us from the G.T.A. and Hamilton area explored the Stoney Creek Mountain area for winter birds. (We had canceled our usual Haldimand hike area due to two days of very poor scouting results and did better in a shorter amount of time

[Ontbirds] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE. Prince Edward Point Wildlife Area

2012-02-12 Thread mburge
Today while birding Prince Edward Point Wildlife Area we observed a Townsend's Solitaire. It was on the top of a deciduous tree about 100 metres before Ducks Dive Charters, on the right hand side of the road. There was a flock of about sixty American Robins in the area and a smaller flock

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Opeongo Road

2012-02-12 Thread Kevin
At 3:30 Sunday February 12, there were several Gray Jays and two Evening Grosbeaks at the gate as well as numerous Black-capped Chickadees. Kevin Shackleton ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding