[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit at parc brebeuf

2012-08-11 Thread Michael Tate
Bob Cermak has just reported a Hudsonian Godwit on the Ottawa river at Parc Brebeuf on the Quebec side Michael Tate Michael Tate 1-613-863-8455 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds] Cancel Hudsonian Godwit sighting

2012-08-11 Thread Michael Tate
Bob Cermak has asked me to cancel this report. Identification by third party in doubt. Sorry Michael Michael Tate 1-613-863-8455 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] early migration. olive sided flycatcher etc. Lambton Arena park toronto

2012-08-11 Thread Dave Langford
Surprised to find a mini fallout this morning at lamton Arena Park. A olive sided flycatcher was hawking for insects next to the parking lot.The bird presented great views from a perch that was unusually low for this species. Additionaly at the western edge overlooking the Humber river anoth

[Ontbirds] Two whimbrel on the Ottawa river

2012-08-11 Thread Michael Tate
On the rocks off Parc Breboeuf In Gatineau. This is just east of the Champlain bridge. Michael Michael Tate 1-613-863-8455 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birda

[Ontbirds] 7 Whimbrel Ottawa

2012-08-11 Thread mark gawn
Unsettled weather has brought down some shorebirds this morning, at Shirley's Bay there were 130+ peep including 3 White-rumped and 1 Baird's; 7 Whimbrel circled over several times but did not land. Also present were 6 species of swallow, Chimney Swift and 1 Caspian Tern. Directions: from highw

[Ontbirds] dundas not bloor Lambton arena park

2012-08-11 Thread Dave Langford
Correction re my earlier post. should have posted Dundas street not Bloor street. Dave ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports

[Ontbirds] Laughing Gull - Leamington Marina

2012-08-11 Thread Jeremy Hatt
> Today at 2pm, I refound a Laughing Gull earlier discovered by Alan Wormington > at the east end of Leamington Marina. It is in nonbreeding plumage and was > loafing with Ring-bills, Herring, and Bonaparte's Gulls on the nearest dock > visible from the boat ramp. > > The gull has also been

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel in Algonquin Park

2012-08-11 Thread Lev Frid
Hello Birders, Long time! In the near constant downpour today, I had a lone, calling WHIMBREL fly over the Spruce Bog Boardwalk parking lot. Normally, Algonquin is mediocre for any shorebird, but this especially dry year has created some suitable habitat, and especially during heavy rain, shorebir

[Ontbirds] Arctic shorbird migration & ideal habitat

2012-08-11 Thread Susan Menzies
Hello fellow birders,   I have been checking the sod farms & fields between Alliston & Beeton 3 - 4 times a week in the last few weeks.  There were a few black bellied plovers on the 11th line, on the south side just east of the Tottenham Rd a week ago.  The field they were in dried out rather q