[Ontbirds] Jaegerless day at Van Wagner's, Hamilton

I gave up the watch at 5:30p.m. (saturday) after starting at 11:00a.m. It was utterly jaegerless. No sightings after the 8:30a.m. report. Lots of birders came and went throughout the afternoon. 3 Green-winged Teal 2 Bonaparte's Gulls 1 Caspian Tern several Common Terns That's all. Just to

[Ontbirds] Pelican Rondeau no

We were out on the boat for about 4 hours and did not relocate the brown pelican. I see there is a post that it was seen near Pelee. Ric -- Ric McArthur PO Box B1 Morpeth, Ontario,Canada N0P 1X0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricmcarthur ___ ONTBIRDS i

[Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron Ottawa

This afternoon at 4:30 I saw an adult Little Blue Heron fly east across the 416 about 1 km south of Roger Stevens Drive. This is just north of an extensive wetland on the west side of the road, where there is construction along the road (ie traffic cones on a freshly paved shoulder). This may b

[Ontbirds] RN Phalarope at Port Dover, Eared Grebe Townsend

Today at Silver Lake in Port Dover there was a sinlge Red-necked Phalarope, a Baird's Sandpiper, and a long staying Stilt Sandpiper amongst the more common shorebirds. There are extensive mudflats and this "lake" has been great for shorebirds all fall and generally been more productive than the nea

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Am. Golden-plovers

This afternoon at 2pm there were 9 AM. GOLDEN-PLOVERS at Beltown Park near Britannia Beach. The golden-plovers were on one of the exposed shoals out into the Ottawa River, though easily visible with binoculars. Other shorebirds at this location include SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS,

[Ontbirds] Brown Pelican off the shore of Point Pelee - Friday August 24

Hi All Further to the report from Rondeau yesterday, we got a report at the park today of a Brown Pelican sighted off the western shore of Point Pelee yesterday by some local residents who were out fishing. Definitely worth keeping an eye open for. Good birding everyone Sarah Rupert Leamingt

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Rattray Marsh, Mississauga

Today at noon there were 5 Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1 adult: 4 juveniles) feeding around, and through, the sparsely-vegetated sandy area in the middle of the marsh where the creek does a quick turn- around.Just before I left at 1:00 pm a Great Blue Heron flew in and flushed one Lesser Ye