[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl north of Stratford

2012-06-07 Thread Antony John
Perth county's winter of Snowy owls is turning into a summer phenomenon as well! Tina and I watched a male Snowy Owl last night, just north of Stratford's city limits in Perth East. Take road 119 (hwy19) north and look in the open fields between lines 39 and 42. The airport is also in the

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending June 7, 2012.

2012-06-07 Thread Fred Helleiner
With the exception of shorebirds, of which a good number were still present yesterday, and one or two surprises, the bird life at Presqu'ile Provincial Park has settled into its summer routine. The BRANT that was reported last week was still present on June 1 and 2, but has apparently not

[Ontbirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Carp, Ottawa NO.

2012-06-07 Thread Richard Waters
A number of birders have look for the bird throughout the day.  No sign of it.   Richard Waters Audere est Facere http://www.pbase.com/rwaters ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds] Photos of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Carp yesterday

2012-06-07 Thread bruce dilabio
Hi OntBirders,I got pictures of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen yesterday for documentation. Yesterday, when I posted the RBA, I meant to write got photo documentation not confirmed the Flycatcher. I'm sorry if this offended anybody.Thanks, Ben

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 07 Jun 2012

2012-06-07 Thread dfsuggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 06/07/2012 * NYBU1206.07 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- [Wednesday, June 13, the final BOS meeting of the season will be the annual picnic at

[Ontbirds] Prairie Warblers Georgian Bay

2012-06-07 Thread Kingdon Baker
Birders, I spent the last three days fishing in Georgian Bay and while we use a fast motor to get us places we fish with a two so I can hear the birds. On the islands east of Sans Soucie there were at least four separate Prairie Warblers singing on suitable territories. Just south of Point

Re: [Ontbirds] Prairie Warblers Georgian Bay

2012-06-07 Thread Noah Cole
I can also confirm that there are prairie warblers along the east shore of Georgian Bay. I visited the Cambrian Trail two weekends ago, on Beausoleil Island, where I heard, then saw, a pair of prairie warblers. Beausoleil Island is part of the Georgian Bay Islands National Park, and is

[Ontbirds] White-rumped Sandpipers everywhere and Sanderling nowhere...

2012-06-07 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Hello Ontbirders. Please excuse this late post. Yesterday evening at the Port Rowan Sewage Lagoons I had 4 White-rumped Sandpipers. This seems like a lot to me, especially for the spring, but this spring has produced a lot of this species for some reason... many more than I have ever seen in