[Ontbirds] Shorebird guide left at Presqu'ile

Ontbirders: Posting this with permission from the coordinator: Yesterday after spending a few hours on the Presqu'ile causeway looking at the interesting peep, I accidentally forgot a virtually brand new copy of: Shorebirds of North America, Europe and Asia, A photographic guide by Richard

[Ontbirds] Snow geese east of Ottawa

Yesterday, mid-afternoon, and again today in the early morning there were several flocks of snow geese east of Ottawa in the Alexandria and Casselman areas. The flock at Alexandria this morning were very skittish and after several small “blasts” off the water (and returning back) the entire

[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike in Waterloo

Behind the new library at the intersection of Fischer-Hallman and Laurelwood at 10:43 a Northern Shrike was hunting from the top of a sapling. David Gascoigne Waterloo, ON www.travelswithbirds.blogspot.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike in Prince Edward County

I observed a Northern Shrike for 30 minutes near 338 Point Petrie Road (aka County Road 24) in Prince Edward County at 1 pm today. It was quite active, making forays from power lines and tree tops above a farmers field. From Picton, drive southwest on County Road 10 to the hamlet of Cherry

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon - East Lake, Prince Edward County

This afternoon, I received a call from Tyler Hoar who had just found an apparent Pacific Loon at East Lake, near Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County. I was in the area so I met up with Tyler and he showed me the spot. Half an hour later I was finally able to relocate the bird. I

[Ontbirds] BARRED OWL cranberry marsh

There was a single barred owl at cranberry marsh today at around 1:00 to 3:00. It may still be there. It caught a mouse and brought it in further into the trees. Other birds seen: black capped chickadees, blue jays, white breasted nuthatches, dark eyed juncos, white throated sparrows, and a

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck, Arkendo Park; Northern Shrike Colonel Samuel Smith Park, 18 Nov.

Hello Ontbirds, A pair of Harlequin Duck were present at Arkendo Park at 1:30 PM, about 300 hundreds meters from the shore. Directions: From QEW take Winston Churchill Blvd South, at Lakeshore Rd E turn right and after 100 m turn left, at the and of Arkendo Dr there will be small parking.

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owls, C.Redpolls/Presquile

The two snowys were still around Gull Is. this morning along with a flock of 15 Commom Redpolls. Also present were 20-25 Snow buntings. Many shore birds still on the South side of the causeway going into Presquile Park. I did not see the previously mentioned Purple Sandpipers but they were

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (18 Nov 2012) 62 Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Grebe, Horned Grebe, and Bohemian Waxwings at Prince Edward Point (Nov 18)

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[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Hi Folks, At 12:45pm, my wife Maureen alerted me to a small white egret feeding on the front lawn of 582 Garden River Road in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. At around 1:15pm, I also had a chance to observe the bird in question, which turned out to be a Cattle Egret in adult plumage. I took