[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, September 28th, 2012

2012-09-28 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
On Friday, September 28th, 2012, this is the HNC Birding Report: FRANKLIN'S GULL LITTLE GULL SABINE'S GULL POMARINE JAEGER PARASITIC JAEGER LONG-TAILED JAEGER WHITE-EYED VIREO CERULEAN WARBLER YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Wood Duck American Wigeon Blue-winged Teal Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Ring-nec

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (28 Sep 2012) 1107 Raptors

2012-09-28 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (28 Sep 2012) 759 Raptors

2012-09-28 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] Nelson's Sparrows at Alfred, East of Ottawa

2012-09-28 Thread Jacques Bouvier
Hi all, This afternoon I found at least two NELSON'S SPARROWS at the Alfred sewage lagoons. They were in the cattails along the east edge of the west cell (cell closest to road). Directions: >From the town of Alfred go east on HWY 17. Turn south on Peat Moss road and the lagoons ar

[Ontbirds] Mew Gull miracle- Sault Ste. Marie,Algoma

2012-09-28 Thread Kirk Zufelt
Birder's- I attempted to find the adult Mew Gull seen yesterday at the Sault Ste. Marie Landfill. I could not relocate the bird and was ready to give up when I noticed an immaculate juvenile Mew Gull drinking from a puddle about 6 feet from the car. I had to back up to get pictures. It was pr

[Ontbirds] Common Raven - Point Pelee National Park

2012-09-28 Thread Bill Lamond
Hi, Today (Sept 28) I saw a Common Raven soaring over Point Pelee, south of the Visitor Centre. It was first noticed as it was calling at regular intervals although the first two times I heard it call, it sounded like someone shouting in the distance. After about the third call I suspecte

[Ontbirds] Common Raven Point Pelee

2012-09-28 Thread mbreid3
Ontbirders A Common Raven is currently flying back and forth and calling over the Delaurier Parking lot in Point Pelee National Park. Good birding, Marianne Reid & Jeremy Hatt Sent from Samsung mobile ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Kingston area birds for the period Sep 22-28, 2012

2012-09-28 Thread Mark Conboy
The best birds of the week were two NELSON'S SPARROWS on Amherst Island. Details below. Warbler and shorebird migration has begun to subside. Widespread migrants during this past week included WOOD DUCK, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, some lingering EASTERN PHOEBES, BLUE-HEADED VIREO,

[Ontbirds] Constance Bay - Nelson's Sparrow

2012-09-28 Thread Patrick Blake
This morning at 8AM I found one of the NELSON'S SPARROWS mentioned by Jeff Skevington and Bruce DiLabio yesterday afternoon. There are also a lot of SWAMP SPARROWS as well, so it may take awhile before tracking down the Nelson's. I personally did not have any problems today with the homeowner

[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for the week of September 21-27

2012-09-28 Thread Terry Sprague
This is the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory report for the week of September 21 to September 27, courtesy of David Okines, Bander in Charge. A few CANADA GEESE were moving on the 24th (65) and 27th (200), 2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS seen on the 21st were new for the fall. WHITE-WINGED SCOT