[Ontbirds] Frigatebird at Clearville, 10 am Monday / July 2

2012-07-02 Thread JAMES HOLDSWORTH
Ontbirders,   Posting on behalf of Dave Martin and Linda Wladarski.   Dave and Linda  have found an imm. Frigatebird, identified as Magnificent, at the end of Clearville Road, sitting in a tree along the shore of Lake Erie. The bird was very well seen, including white head and chest, long hooked

[Ontbirds] Frigatebird

2012-07-02 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Birders, The Frigatebird has not been relocated yet. Sent from Andrew's iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBI

[Ontbirds] Frigatebird found.

2012-07-02 Thread Andrew Keaveney
The Frigatebird is currently being seen on Rodeau's outer point. This could only be seen by boat or by hiking the South Point Trail to its terminus and hiking west along the lake Erie shoreline. It is perched high in a poplar. About halfway to Erieau along the beach. Your welcome. Sent from An

[Ontbirds] Frigatebird

2012-07-02 Thread Dr. Gordon Payne
The Frigatebird is visible with a scope from Erieau pier at the end of Mariner's Rd. Gordon Payne London, ON icte...@me.com Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds] Magnificent Frigatebird at Erieau

2012-07-02 Thread John Zoch
As reported by Andrew, the Frigatebird is currently being seen on Rodeau's outer point. It can be seen from the harbour entrance at Erieau looking straight across to the southern tip, then working north perhaps 300-500 metres to the first large clump of po plars. It's perched high on the right sid

[Ontbirds] Frigatebird

2012-07-02 Thread Dr. Gordon Payne
Bill Lindley just called to tell me that the bird is still being seen at 6:20 pm at Erieau pier at the end of Mariners Rd. Gord Payne London, ON icte...@me.com Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the pro

[Ontbirds] Frigate bird still at Rondeau

2012-07-02 Thread RIC MCARTHUR
The bird is still perching in the poplar trees as of 6.30 this evening. Great views from the boat. Ric -- Ric McArthur PO Box B1 Morpeth, Ontario,Canada N0P 1X0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricmcarthur ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field O

[Ontbirds] Fw: Frigatebird, Erieau

2012-07-02 Thread Ken Burrell
Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network -Original Message- From: kenar...@hotmail.com Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 23:16:35 To: Reply-To: kenar...@hotmail.com Subject: Frigatebird, Erieau Hey birders, Brandon Holden and myself watched the bird until 7:05pm. We first pic

[Ontbirds] Frigatebird daily activity

2012-07-02 Thread Alan Wormington
I do not know what time the bird left Clear Creek, but I had a hunch that it likely was heading west into the light SW wind. At 1:05 p.m. I found the bird soaring low over the north end of Rondeau Park and Rondeau townsite, slowly heading east. I saw the bird from the Shrewsbury dock, via scop

[Ontbirds] Yellow-throated Warbler, Rondeau PP, July 2

2012-07-02 Thread JAMES HOLDSWORTH
Ontbirders,   After spending a few hours chasing after the Frigatebird, Mary and I spent some time in the park to relax a bit. I had a [the?] male Yellow-throated Warbler singing behind the visitor's centre, on Tuliptree Trail. We watched the bird for a bit and saw it catch a caterpillar. It qui

[Ontbirds] Pied-billed Grebe (Ottawa)

2012-07-02 Thread willott123
Hi Ontbirders: There is a family of 3 young Pied-billed Grebes in the pond (one next to the houses) at the corner of Aquaview and Silverado Crescent. This pond has been good for a number of Pied-billed Grebes in past years. One year I recall maybe 4 to 5 families of grebes. Not so much in th

[Ontbirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Pointe Au Baril and re Eastern Kingbirds

2012-07-02 Thread Mark
My father Ron and I observed a Yellow-billed Cuckoo on Hwy 529 near the Naiscoot River, about 5 miles north of Pointe Au Baril, today. This species is rare in the District of Parry Sound. A Sandhill Crane was noted a couple of kilometres further north.   Of equal surprise was our failure to obse

[Ontbirds] Eastern towhee, Carden Alvar

2012-07-02 Thread Dave Bailey
While waiting for a CAA service vehicle this evening (flat tire) I first heard, then spotted, an Eastern Towhee in the bushes on the south side of Alvar Road, a few hundred metres west of Wylie Road. Directions: Um, yeah, like I said, Alvar Rd. a few hundred metres west of Wylie. Can't be more