[Ontbirds] White-winged Dove

All; Just to correct: - North Bay is 350 kms. north of Toronto ­ NOT 350 MILES! The White-winged Dove is still around! -- -- Dick Tafel Check out my Direct Democracy blog: http://youcancontrolyourgovernment.blogspot.com/ ___ ONTBIRDS i

[Ontbirds] North Bay White-winged Dove;

All; Just to correct: - North Bay is 350 kms. north of Toronto ­ NOT 350 MILES! -- Dick Tafel Check out my Direct Democracy blog: http://youcancontrolyourgovernment.blogspot.com/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the pr

[Ontbirds] North Bay White-winged Dove;

All; Just to correct: - North Bay is 350 kms. north of Toronto ­ NOT 350 MILES! -- Dick Tafel Check out my Direct Democracy blog: http://youcancontrolyourgovernment.blogspot.com/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the pr

[Ontbirds] Black Vultures at Queenston Heights, Niagara

Today Dave Purcell, Jeremy Hatt, Matt Timpf and I joined forces watching for vultures from Queenston Heights looking out over the town of Queenston, NY. After a period of just over an hour beginning 12:30pm we watched a total of 6 Turkey Vultures and 6 Black Vultures fly painstakingly closer to

[Ontbirds] Mountain Bluebird, Bohemian Waxwings Prince Edward Point Feb.15

February 15, 3.30pm: The big flock of robins that the Mountain Bluebird is with seems to be slowly moving west along Long Point Road. As I came round the sharp corner at #4447, just after the intersection with the eastern end of Babylon Road, I had my window open and could hear Bohemian Waxwings. S

[Ontbirds] COMMON LOON, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS+more, Bayfront Park, Hamilton, February 15th

Ontbirders and Ontbirdettes, I just got in from a birding romp with Jackson Hudecki. >From Carol Point, below the Woodland Cemetery, we spotted a COMMON LOON in the >harbour, and we also had a slew of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS.All birds could also >be viewed from Bayfront Park Proper, along the tr

[Ontbirds] White-winged Dover -- North Bay Feb. 15

Birders Brian Pfrimmer found the White-winged Dove today in North Bay, The message from Brian follows: "Martin: I saw the dove today at 12:30 behind the residence at 1132. About 40 metres from the house half way up a poplar tree. Please post this for me . Thanks . Brian" North Bay is abou

[Ontbirds] Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program Participants Needed

Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program Participants Needed - Each spring, hundreds of active Citizen Scientists in Ontario and the Great Lakes States dedicate eight or more hours to survey marsh birds and/or amphibians in Great Lakes coastal and inland marshes. Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program

[Ontbirds] Ontario winter bird list update #6

Ontbirders, My last winter list update was at the beginning of February, detailed the 215 bird species that had been recorded in Ontario this winter. In the past 2 weeks an additional 6 species were added, bring the total up to 221 species. This is easily the highest total we have had since th

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagles near Paris

Four juvenile Bald Eagles have been hanging around a field near Paris for the last few days. >From Pinehurst Rd/ Spragues Rd which runs between Cambridge and Paris, go east on Glen Morris Road and then south on West River Road. They have been hanging about the fields near house #452. This morning

[Ontbirds] White-winged Dove, North Bay

All; The White-winged Dove is very much alive and healthy in North Bay. Saw it very readily yesterday aft. It is more often, it seems at the residence of 1557 Pinewood Cresc. , than at a neighbours ­ 1532 ­ but could be located at one or the other. The main respondent is Peter Mladen - 1557

[Ontbirds] Great egret and red winged blackbird

I found my 1st redwing of the year and a great egret in La Salle along turkey creek on Feb.13th. Turkey creek runs thru Matchette road in La Salle and is about 1 mile south of Sprucewood road. Both birds were seen east of Matchette road from the little bridge that crosses turkey creek. Sent fro

[Ontbirds] Northern Pintails

Several Northern Pintails in waterway just north of Whitby Harbour on East side of Brock Street between 0900 and 0930 this morning. Greater White-fronted Geese and Cackling Goose not sighted, all geese off feeding in surrounding fields. Directions: 401 to Brock Street, Whitby - South on Bro

[Ontbirds] Hybrid Aythya at Bronte Harbor

The male hybrid was present again this morning just east (30 meters?) of the large yellowish yacht club house. Along with a half dozen Redheads it swam and dove amongst some open boat docks in the outer harbor marina. Parking in the marina is free. I agree with the consensus on hybrid parentag