[Ontbirds] Nighthawks over Carleton Place []

2012-08-15 Thread iain . wilkes
While BBQing tonight at 6 PM Susan and I observed 17 Nighthawks overhead flying east. Carleton Place is 50 km west of Ottawa on hwy 7. The nighthawks typical fly along the river in the center of town. Zaza and Iain Sent from my HTC ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Migration continues but a t a slowed down pace - Toronto Islands

2012-08-15 Thread Norm Murr
This morning I went back to The Islands and birded Ward’s and Algonquin Islands again with Peter McParland and Ian Cannell and though some species were down from Monday we did notice a marked increase in other species. We only found 6 warbler species but that did include a Cape May Warbler and

[Ontbirds] Red necked Phalarope/Port Colborne

2012-08-15 Thread Astrid Akkerman
On Tuesday, August 14, we saw one juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at a small marsh on Cement Road in Port Colborne, near Lakeshore Road. Take 406 south to East Main St. in Welland. Turn left and go through the tunnel under the canal. Turn right at next set of lights which is hwy. 140. Follow 140

[Ontbirds] Olive-sided Fycatchers and more in Scugog Twp

2012-08-15 Thread Geoff Carpentier
Lots of early morning activity in Scugog the last few days ... Good numbers of Bobolinks, Baltimore Orioles, Red-eyed Vireos, flickers and swallows moving through daily. Smaller numbers of Purple Finches, Eastern Phoebes and blackbirds. Up to four Ruby-throated Hummers fighting over the feeder