[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (06 Apr 2012) 169 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

Re: [Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon in Fort Erie still there

The male Eurasian Wigeon is still in the spot earlier today ,around 12 Noon, also here were Caspian and Common terns (foy) and a barn swallow flying with tree swallows Have photo of the Wigeon and terns at www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-don/ From: birdale

[Ontbirds] Fort Erie Eurasian Wigeon Friday Evening YES

Hello everyone! We tried this evening for the Eurasian Wigeon on Lakeshore Rd at the Jaeger Rocks this evening. No luck at our first attempt around 4:30 to 5:30pm. After a dinner at nearby Kelsey's we DID locate him, around 6:45pm. He was in exactly the same location described by Alec Humann an

[Ontbirds] FISH CROWS, Turkey Point

A Fish Crow was heard calling from the woodlot across 82 Macauley Ave in Turkey Point at 9:00 am today. Directions: From Front Rd turn south onto Turkey Point Rd; turn right onto Cedar Dr.,right again onto Ferris St. which changes into Macauley Ave. Cheers Rohan van Twest

[Ontbirds] FISH CROWS, PINE WARBLER in Shell Park (Oakville)

This afternoon around 5pm I had at least 2, possibly 3, FISH CROWS perched in Shell Park. It appeared as if one was feeding another at one point. All were about 200m away from the stand of tall pines wherein a single PINE WARBLER was observed singing. Directions: Shell Park is located on Lakesh

[Ontbirds] 4 FISH CROWS IN BURLINGTON

Hi all, Further to Mark Pecks pair of Fish Crows at Bronte. This afternoon at 3.00 pm and again at 4.45pm I had a group of four Fish Crows go over my house all calling and doing high diving, wings swept back flight displays, quite a sight. The dark glossy Blue Crows were heading some what tow

[Ontbirds] Fish Crow Bronte Harbour

The pair of Fish Crows are back in Bronte Harbour as of 5:45 LocationDirections: Exit the QEW at Bronte Rd. (Oakville) and go to the lake. Oakville transit routes 2 and 14 serve the area from the Bronte and Oakville GO stations respectively. Mark Peck ___

[Ontbirds] Northern Bobwhite - Hillman Marsh, Essex Co.

Hello, This morning at around 8:00 a.m. at Hillman Marsh Sylvain Cote and I heard a NORTHERN BOBWHITE in the brush on the east side of the shorebird cell where the path in from the parking lot arrives at the mudflats. It sounded very close to us off to the right (north) as we faced the shorebird

[Ontbirds] Loggerhead Shrike at Carden

I too, saw a Shrike on Wylie Road about 150-200 yards South of the "Carden Sno Drifters" sign. I managed to get a few pics which I haven't as yet posted. Directions: The following link provides a site guide and a map to the Carden area. http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/cardenalvar.php Charli

[Ontbirds] loggerhead shrike at carden

We spotted a loggerhead shrike today, Good Friday, on the south side of McNamee Road, just west of the old quarry road. Acting in typical shrike behaviour between ground and hawthorns it was easily seen with binoculars for a long period of time. None were seen up the Wylie Road. Directions: Th

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds for the Period Apr 2 to Apr 6, 2012

No rarities to report from this past week. A few new migratory species were reported including VIRGINIA RAIL, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, but all in all, things seemed pretty quiet. We await the next warm spell to reinvigorate the spring migration. City of Kingston The first