Re: [Ontbirds] [hamiltonbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Repor t - Friday, March 30th, 2012

Paul It is presumed that a pair of Fish Crows nested at Point Pelee in 1999, in the Pelee Marsh (West Cranberry Pond). cheers, Alan DeVry University Earn a Relevant & Marketable Degree at DeVry University. Apply Today! http://third

Re: [Ontbirds] [hamiltonbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, March 30th, 2012

So ... are we going to have Fish Crows or Black Vultures nesting in Ontario first? Is there a potential fund raising pool in this? Paul P.S. My vote's on the Fish Crows. Paul D. Smith West Flamborough (Hamilton), Ontario - Original Message - From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" To: Cc: Sen

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, March 30th, 2012

On Friday March 30th, 2012, this is the HNC Birding report: FISH CROW Wood Duck Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal King Eider Hooded Merganser Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Nort

[Ontbirds] Plegadis Ibis at Long Point

As I was leaving the office here in Port Rowan at 4:30 this afternoon, a Plegadis ibis flew directly over my car. It came from the east (Port Rowan) and flew off towards the Big Creek NWA to the southwest. I searched down along the causeway on the off chance that it landed in view but I did not

[Ontbirds] TREE SWALLOWS AT Kettle Pt. Ont.

Hello Ont. Birders. This morning a flock of about 50 TREE SWALLOWS was hunting for insects in the lee of the trees at the edge of Lake Huron. This afternoon it is snowing!. Kettle point is due North of Forest off highway 21. Alf. Forest Ont.

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Grebe numbers are now in the hundreds along the Lake Ontario shoreline - Etobicoke

Hey birders. Dave Hallet and I took a look off of Colonel Sam Smith Park this afternoon for grebes. The Red-necks are now in the hundreds with a very rough estimate of 500+ birds, most of which were off the west in the bay and further out on the lake towards Marie Curtis. I wonder what the n

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Field Sparrow

This is definitely an early first for me, but there was a single FIELD SPARROW singing on the Carp Ridge late this morning, around 11am. Good birding! Pat DIRECTIONS: In the west end, follow Dunrobin Road to Thomas Dolan Parkway, turning left onto the Parkway. Follow the Parkway for about 5½

[Ontbirds] Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

While birding in Ashbridges Bay this morning I found a Blue Gray Gnatcatcher in the southwest corner of Ashbridges Bay; sounds early but was definitely identified. Ashbridges Bay is at Coxwell Avenue and Lakeshore Road. Gunnar Bessel ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Fish Crows Guelph

Yesterday I had two probable fish crows on the University of Guelph Campus, but was not certain until I had one bird today, visibly smaller beside american crows and making typical "uh" calls. Both observations were heading west at about 12:30 pm near the south residences. >From the 401 head north