[Ontbirds] Upland Sandpiper west of Carp []

2012-06-05 Thread Iain Wilkes
After failing to get the Upland Sandpiper with the Old Timers Cooperative Big YearTeam in Rainy River area last week and three failed tries this week around Panmure Road west of Carp, I finally got one this morning on top of a telephone pole on Donald B. Munro Dr. Directions: Go west from

[Ontbirds] red-headed woodpercker, Essa Twp., Simcoe County

2012-06-05 Thread Patrick C. Hodgson
While doing my BBS route this morning, I observed a red-headed woodpecker. The location is 5082 8th Line, Essa, which is a bit less than 1/2km north of Highway 89. Essa is SW of Barrie and NE of Alliston. The bird was flying from south to north over the fields on the east side of the road. I

[Ontbirds] Fw: Cattle Egret, Keswick

2012-06-05 Thread kevin . shackleton
The Cattle Egret was at the corner of Lake Dr. and Ravenshoe Rd at 6:50 pm. Kevin Shackleton Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. -Original Message- From: Michele Potter

[Ontbirds] Yellow billed cuckoo

2012-06-05 Thread Herman Veenendaal
Heard one, possibly two yellow billed cuckoo calling frequently on the south shore of Wawanosh Lake. Wawanosh lake is about 3 miles southeast of Lucknow, ON. Herman ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial

[Ontbirds] looking for Thrasher

2012-06-05 Thread Herman Veenendaal
I live in south western Ontario. I’ve been looking for Brown Thrashers to photograph but have had no success. Does anyone on this list know of a population of these birds in this area? thank you, Herman ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field