[Ontbirds] dickson school chimney swifts

Hi Ontbirders A good night at the Dickson school Chimney Swift roost with 462 along with 30 nighthawks The CHSW were flying very high and we believe feeding on very small flying ants which were everywhere. It was difficult counting them as they had a late entry with many going in at the same

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending August 23, 2012.

The variety of birds at Presqu’ile Provincial Park in the past week exceeds anything since last spring and includes some quite unexpected species. The ducks that have been spotted in Popham Bay have included such as NORTHERN SHOVELER, 16 REDHEADS, GREATER and 2 LESSER SCAUP, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER,

[Ontbirds] Common Nighthawks in north Toronto

Actually in Concord, but who knows where that is? For the past three nights nighthawks have been doing their aerial acrobatics over our house just west of Dufferin Street, two blocks north of Steeles. This is a typical event here at this time each year and as usual the birds show up between abou

[Ontbirds] Birds in Bradford

>From Peter Wukasch Today I was driving past a small pond behind the Harvey's and Swiss Chalet on Holland St. West in Bradford and had close-up views of 4 Baird's Sandpipers accompanied by R.-Billed Gulls. This "pond" is really more of a temporary pool, so the birds may not hang around for long

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Whitby

At least 1 bird still present with 21 killdeer and a dozen peeps. In open condo development field as reported by Wayne. May be a juvenile bird but a little far away to make the call. Cheers. Directions: (per Rayfield Pye) exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby (exit # 410) Go south on Brock

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 23 Aug 2012

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/23/2012 * NYBU1208.23 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- FRANKLIN'S GULL RED-NECKED PHALAROPE BUFF-BR. SANDPIPER

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Sandpipers near Witby Harbour

This morning, following up on the alert post by Dave Worthington, I arrived at the site at 11:00 am and after a short search found the two Buff-breasts feeding east of the bridge on a sparsely-vegetated area of the flood plane with Killdeer and Canada Geese. They were watched for duration

[Ontbirds] Ottawa Area: Long-billed Dowitcher and shorebirds

Hi Ontbirders,Today August 23, I was at Shirley's Bay. The molting adult Long-billed Dowitcher was still present today. It was first observed and photographed yesterday. This is the 3rd or 4th Long-billed in the area this August, which is very unusual. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was present th

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile - shorebirds

Hi Ontbirders, Bruce DiLabio and I spent a few hours on Owen Pt. and the natural beach. Some shorebird and waterfowl highlights included: 15 juv. Baird's S/p 2 juv. Sanderling 150+ Semi Sandpiper (all juv) 10 Least Sandpiper (all juv) 6 juv Semi Plover 2 juv L Yellowlegs 1 juv Spotted S/p 10

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted & Baird's Sandpipers @ Whitby Harbour

Buff-breasted Sandpiper- 2 Baird's Sandpiper-1 Whitby Harbour,  Thursday August 23, at 8:15 AM A pair of Buff-breasted Sandpipers & 1 Bairds Sandpiper were still present at the bridge this morning. They were both easily seen on the mudflats east of the bridge. Directions: (per Rayfield Pye) ex

[Ontbirds] Green Heron Humber Bay East

This morning at 9:am a juvenile Green Heron was in the east pond where the strange pontoon contraption with the hammock is floating Also seen were a Great Blue Heron and a Common Goldeneye Humber Bay East is in Toronto a the foot of Parklawn and Lakeshore Rd Sent from my iPhone Robert Baumande