[Ontbirds] Merlin Lorne park Mississauga

2013-01-22 Thread DONALD PERKS
Birders A merlin was across the rtoad from the Lorne Park public school. This is the 2nd time I have seen a merlin here ,first time late November Good luck Don Perks ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial

[Ontbirds] Ottawa, ON: A variety of redpolls

2013-01-22 Thread Jon Ruddy
Hi all, Today, (January 22) from approximately 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM, I observed: 65-75 Southern Common Redpoll (flammea) 2 Greater Common Redpoll (rostrata) 3 Southern Hoary Redpoll (exilipes) The flock under my backyard feeders seemingly continues to grow daily. I have my fingers crossed that a

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl Caledon

2013-01-22 Thread Kyle Holloway
Greetings! While driving a school bus this afternoon I spotted a well marked Snowy Owl looking quite comfortable in this cold weather. The Owl was perched atop a deciduous tree at the North West corner of Airport road and King Street in Caledon. This was just after 4pm. Stay warm out there!

Re: [Ontbirds] Snowy owl Ottawa west - Nepean

2013-01-22 Thread Patrick Burnside
Hi. As of 4:30pm jan 22nd the owl is still here. He's about 3 pole south of the road On 2013-01-21, at 9:18 PM, BLYTH ROBERTSON bl...@rogers.com wrote: A heavily barred snowy owl was perched on top of a tall wooden hydro pole on the south side of Rushmore Road today (Monday), observed at

[Ontbirds] Boreal Owl

2013-01-22 Thread corey jenkins
Here's a link of the pic on my Flickr page or you can also check out the embeded pic on my ebird checklist:  a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/crjenkins/8402958985/; title=IMG_9873 by crjenkins, on Flickrimg src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8402958985_21c114237a.jpg; width=500

[Ontbirds] Great Gray Owls (Ottawa)

2013-01-22 Thread willott123
Hi Ontbirders: Based on observations from those who were there today, at least two great gray owls were seen in the field at the bridge where the Rockcliffe Parkway crosses over Green's Creek. This location is by far one of the most reliable to see great gray owls in the Ottawa area. Of