[Ontbirds] NW Ontario Sightings Franklin's Gulls and Three-toed Woodpecker[]

On the way home from Alberta Susan and I took a side trip to Rainy River area. There are lots of Franklin's Gulls now on Lake of the Woods. Take Hwy 600 north from Rainy River to Fishery Road into Harris Hill Resort. From the dock at the resort the gulls are numerous across the water on the

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: southbound shorebirds, land birds and breeders

Hello Ontbirders Bruce Mactavish, John Pratt and I spent the morning birding various sites along the Ottawa River and a couple of inland locations. Overall, lots of activity and very low water levels along the river. At Shirley's Bay there was a small number of shorebirds including 2 Greater Yel