[Ontbirds] 2 Common Grackels

First time this year 2 Common Grackle high jacked my bird feeder with lots of chatter this morning. Mar.12.2013 on Rideau River in Manotick. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese and Ross's Goose near Glen Morris

Currently I am watching 4 Snow Geese and a Ross's Goose in some flooded fields on West Dumfies Rd., SW of Glen Morris. There are also several hundred Tundra Swans, Canada Geese, 6 Sandhill Cranes and numerous Killdeer flying over. These birds are quite distant in the field so a scope would be

[Ontbirds] Horned Larks - Ottawa

There are a number of Horned Larks along Rushmore road north of Richmond this afternoon. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] Skeins of Geese in Manotick

The geese are back in small skeins (2 groups of 5 and one single Goose) flying over head. I tried to welcome them back but they didn't stop. No wonder, Rideau River is still frozen. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (12 Mar 2013) 55 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 12, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] American Woodcocks near Franklin Pond, Cambridge

This evening, between 7 and 8 pm, I had 2, possibly 3, woodcocks in and around the small vernal wetlands at the south end of Cambridge. A single bird flew quietly by me twice, then began its familiar chirping and peenting display calls, both from the ground and air. Wind was light and out of