[Ontbirds] NO purple sandpipers at Lakeside Park!!!

2012-10-26 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Just finished looking and no shorebirds present this morning. Thought I'd save some of you some time! Cheers. Sent from Andrew's iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird rep

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park (Bohemian Waxwing and Common Redpoll)

2012-10-26 Thread Ron Tozer
As predicted in Ron Pittaway's winter finch forecast, a flight of Bohemian Waxwings has started. Five were at Cache Lake on the 24th and about 75 were observed near Radiant Lake in the Park Interior on the 25th. Also predicted to move southward this winter, small numbers of Common Redpolls are now

[Ontbirds] Cave Swallow - 50 Point CA

2012-10-26 Thread Brett Fried
Several of us just had 3 Cave Swallows and several Swallow Sp. fly past at the NE end of 50 Point CA. Good birding, Brett Fried Directions: Take QEW towards Niagara, exit at Fifty Rd and follow signs to Fifty Pt Conservation Area. Sent via Blackberry

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds for the period Oct 20-26, 2012

2012-10-26 Thread Mark Conboy
There were no real rarities reported last week. Widespread land bird migrants included NORTHERN HARRIER, both KINGLET species, HERMIT THRUSH, DARK-EYED JUNCO, SONG, FOX, WHITE-CROWNED and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, COMMON GRACKLE as well as RUSTY and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. Good numbers of GREAT BLUE

[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Goose - Waterloo

2012-10-26 Thread Alvan Buckley
Hi birders, This morning among the thousands of geese and ducks, I found a single adult Greater White-fronted Goose at Laurel Creek Conservation Area. This is only the third record for the county. I will post some photos on my blog later today. Every year in late October, the lake is drained whic

[Ontbirds] Boreal Chickadee at Presqu'ile, Hud. Godwit and G Ibis still at Gosport

2012-10-26 Thread Doug McRae
Hi all, This morning I located a Boreal Chickadee at the trail into the Fingers at Presqu'ile. This is the old road that goes east from the main road, about 50m N of the Beach 2 road. Walk in on the road over the dunes until you come to the main Fingers forest and the bird was occasional

[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for the week of October 19-25

2012-10-26 Thread Terry Sprague
This is the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory report for the week of October 19-25, courtesy of David Okines, Bander in Charge. RED-THROATED LOONS are not common at Prince Edward Point, so 2 seen on the 24th and 5 on the 25th were a surprise. RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on the 19th and

[Ontbirds] Red-headed Woodpecker, Northern Shrikes - Tommy Thompson Park, TO

2012-10-26 Thread Amanda Guercio
Just after 2 PM this afernoon, the banding crew had an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the side of the main road about 0.5 km north of the lighthouse on the west side of the road. Also along the main road were several RED-TAILS, NORTHERN HARRIERS and a single male AMERICAN KESTREL seemingly groun

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (26 Oct 2012) 1010 Raptors

2012-10-26 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (26 Oct 2012) 780 Raptors

2012-10-26 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] Snow Buntings (Ottawa)

2012-10-26 Thread willott123
Hi Ontbirders: Late this afternoon, I had the pleasure to watch about 3 dozen Snow Buntings in the Shirley's Bay area. They were very cooperative allowing close-up looks. They would occasionally fly off whenever a pair of jet-skis came roaring by. However, the buntings would fly back and e

[Ontbirds] Brants - Midhurst flying toward Little Lake/Kempenfelt Bay, Barrie

2012-10-26 Thread Chris Evans
Dear Ontbirders! Woohoo! I was out running through the woods and heard a completely unfamiliar sound overhead at 3:30 this afternoon, Friday October 26th. I looked up and saw a flock of about 30 small geese flying low and fast towards Willow Creek/Little Lake. I was approximately 1 km from the

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, October 26th, 2012

2012-10-26 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
On Friday, October 26th, 2012, this is the HNC Birding Report: YELLOW RAIL POMARINE JAEGER PARASITIC JAEGER CAVE SWALLOW BOHEMIAN WAXWING Brant Wood Duck Greater Scaup Harlequin Duck Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Red-breasted Merg

[Ontbirds] Blue-Headed Vireo on Eglinton Flats Toronto

2012-10-26 Thread Jacek Pawlikowski
Hello Ontbirds, On Wednesday 24 Oct. ( sunny and warm day) about 11:30 AM I watched single Blue-Headed Vireo on maple between Topham and Little Pond. Directions: South-East corner of intersection Jane St. and Eglinton Ave., Toronto. Late message. On Sunday 14 Oct. there were 14 Green-Winged Te