[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes Navan (Ottawa East)

2012-10-22 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

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (21 Oct 2012) 1217 Raptors

2012-10-22 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Female Tufted Duck at Shirley's Bay - YES

2012-10-22 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Currently being scoped off the the end of the parking lot. I will be here a little while, off for breakfast, and then returning in case anyone would like help watching. It is with a flock of Lesser Scaup to the right of the parking area if you are looking at the river. I will try to

[Ontbirds] Tufted Duck photos needed

2012-10-22 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Hey Ottawa birders...and beyond. After viewing the bird for long periods this morning I really feel that we need a local birder with a good camera lens to snap some better photos of this bird. I suggest coming first thing in the morning ... evening could be good but I didn't see it there last

[Ontbirds] Birds in North Bay - Hoary Redpoll, Boreal Chickadee, Am. Golden-Plover +

2012-10-22 Thread Lev Frid
Hello Birders, I was in North Bay this weekend visiting some friends before I leave for the winter and we saw some noteworthy birds around town. On the 19th, Duncan Hill, Sonje Bols, Andrea Bols and Caroline Schmitz had an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER in downtown North Bay, close to the waterfront at

[Ontbirds] American Widgeons, Northern Pintails - Port Dalhousie/St. Catharines Lock 1

2012-10-22 Thread sabre
From 11:30am until noon today my friend and I watched a group American Widgeons (about 10-15) and Northern Pintails (9) feeding and resting in the first pond of the area between Lock 1 and Jones Beach Port Dalhousie/St. Catharines. Viewing was best this morning from the west side of the

[Ontbirds] Glossy Ibis at Gosport (Brighton)

2012-10-22 Thread Fred Helleiner
This afternoon Colin Griffiths and Maureen Riggs found an ibis which turned out to be a Glossy Ibis (the consensus of all five observers, based on a dark eye and entirely dark body). The location is the same as that of the Hudsonian Godwit (which was still there, along with the ibis, at

[Ontbirds] Ottawa-Gatineau Fall Bird Count 20 -21 October 2012

2012-10-22 Thread Christina Lewis
Hello Ontbirds people, The 18th annual Ottawa-Gatineau Fall Bird Count was held on the weekend (20 - 21 October). The count circle comprises the area within a 50 km radius of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. This is an informal count (i.e. the results do not go to Audubon or Bird

[Ontbirds] Revised Iroquois Shoreline Report

2012-10-22 Thread Mike Williamson
Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch North Whitby, Ontario, Canada October 22 2012 My report yesterday had totals appearing under the wrong dates, I felt I should revise the report so all could understand the totals. Totals Oct.16th Oct. 21st Season Turkey Vulture

[Ontbirds] Glossy ibis at Gosport

2012-10-22 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Still present as of right now. Feeding where Godwit has been. See directions from earlier this aft. Cheers. Sent from Andrew's iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] Great Grey Owl near Pickle Lake

2012-10-22 Thread Tim McKillop
A beautiful Great Grey Owl was hunting near Rat Rapids on Lake St. Joseph late this afternoon. He was spotted on the east side of Hwy. 599 Happy birding. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the