[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Tufted Duck-hybrid update

2012-10-21 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Ontbirders After reviewing the photos taken yesterday at Shirley's Bay,it appears that the Tufted Duck maybe a hybrid. I will be posting the photos on my blog later today. good birding, Bruce and Ben Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.b

[Ontbirds] Gatineau: wegr on Ottawa river

2012-10-21 Thread Gary Milks
Western Grebe seen from boat launch just east of Aylmer. Gary & Sue Milks Gatineau Gary Milks ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For informat

[Ontbirds] Tufted Duck female

2012-10-21 Thread Michael Tate
Has been seen off the Shirleys Bay parking lot this morning. All the ducks are currently well offshore. There is a feeling that this bird is not a hybrid but an actual female Tufted. A number of photos have been taken Michael Shirleys Bay is on the Ottawa River west of Moodie Drive Michael Tat

[Ontbirds] Le Conte's and Nelson's Sparrow, Col. Sam Smith, TO

2012-10-21 Thread Amanda Guercio
The field south of the dog run yielded 6 sparrow species this morning just past 11:00 including a single LE CONTE'S that while too uncooperative for photos did pause long enough to show off its crown stripe. This field also produced an Eastern Meadowlark and Orange-crowned Warbler. The NELSON'S SP

[Ontbirds] Willet at Presqu'ile

2012-10-21 Thread Doug McRae
Hi all, This morning a group of us saw a juv. Willet moving around Owen Pt. and Gull island, which is not only a decent rarity to begin with, but also a very late record. It was with a Black-bellied Plover much of the time and was last seen on the gravel bar north of Gull Is. I also hear

[Ontbirds] Iroquois Shoreline Oct. 16 & 21 2012

2012-10-21 Thread Mike Williamson
ISRW North Whitby, Ontario, Canada Oct. 21 2012 Totals Oct.16Oct. 21Season Turkey Vulture - 581 3 1448 Osprey -0 0 17 Bald Eagle - 1 0 24 N/Harrier - 1

[Ontbirds] Corrections for Iroquois Shoreline

2012-10-21 Thread Mike Williamson
Some how I managed to put totals under the wrong dates, I guess it's not a good idea to work from three separate data sheets. Bald Eagle should be under the Oct 21 count 13 Sharpies should be the 16th & 7 the 21st. OR/Shoulder 9 Oct. 16th 2 Oct. 21st OR/Tailed 44 Oct. 16th 3 Oct. 21st A/Kestrel

[Ontbirds] No tufted duck at Shirley's bay this evening

2012-10-21 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Hi Ontbirders, I've been looking for over an hour now, and while there are scaup out here, I have yet to see anything tufted. I will be birding the area tomorrow, would appreciate any updates from ottowa birders, if indeed this bird is found. Andrew ___

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (20 Oct 2012) 361 Raptors

2012-10-21 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park and Eganville birds

2012-10-21 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Spent the day birding Algonquin Park and various sites in Renfrew County. The highlight at Algonquin was a flock of 19 Sandhill Cranes flying over calling at Wolf Howl pond. Overall quiet but we did observed 7 White-winged Crossbill and 3 Evening Grosbeak along with 6 Gray Jay along

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (21 Oct 2012) 2168 Raptors

2012-10-21 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Northern Gannets this fall?

2012-10-21 Thread Jean Iron
Will any juvenile Northern Gannets be seen this fall in southern Ontario? This is the age class normally seen inland (inexperienced young are prone to wander) along the St Lawrence River, Ottawa River, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, etc. However, nesting success was very low this summer on Bonaventure Is

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes, Minnesing Wetland area, Angus, Ontario

2012-10-21 Thread Susan Menzies
Hi fellow birders,   Today Lynne & Bill Richardson & I birded the west side of Minnesing Wetlands north of Angus.  Our target bird, the Sandhill Crane didn't disappoint us.  There was a massing of several hundred Sandhills at around 5PM on the north side of the 9th concession, Sunnidale in Clear

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes Navan (Ottawa East)

2012-10-21 Thread tom devecseri
Hello Birders In the Navan area at 1 pm: At least 13 Sandhill Cranes are in the plowed corn fields on the north side in the middle of Mcffaden Road that runs between the south end of Trim Road and Frank Kenny road. Tom Devecseri - Navan navanb...@gmail.com _