[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 14 March 2013

2013-03-14 Thread Ron Tozer
GREAT GRAY OWL HOARY REDPOLL The Visitor Centre at km 43 will be open daily from March 9 to 17, 9 am to 5 pm., for March Break. A guided bird walk at Spruce Bog Boardwalk will occur from 1 to 2:30 pm on March 15 (Friday). There were fewer reports of Great Gray Owls this week. Locations were: -M

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (14 Mar 2013) 70 Raptors

2013-03-14 Thread reports
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 14 Mar 2013

2013-03-14 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 03/14/2013 * NYBU1303.14 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- SNOWY OWL BLACK-HEADED GULL FISH CROW Red-throated Loon

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 14 March 2013 - Recent Reports

2013-03-14 Thread Bob Cermak
Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 14 March 2013 Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler & transcri

[Ontbirds] Tundra Swans & Ducks near Walsingham

2013-03-14 Thread Diane Salter
Today the flooded fields adjacent to Big Creek, just west of Walsingham, had hundreds of Tundra Swans & at some points over a thousand ducks. The ducks included Ring-Necked, Pintails, Wigeons, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Wood ducks, Black ducks. Birds were continually flying in & out all day

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending March 14, 2013.

2013-03-14 Thread Fred Helleiner
The first significant influx of spring migrants other than waterfowl took place at Presqu’ile Provincial Park beginning at the end of last week. Waterfowl have also built up their numbers and variety in anticipation of the forthcoming Waterfowl Viewing Weekend. There has been a single TRUMPET

Re: [Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings - Markham

2013-03-14 Thread Barry K. MacKay
At about 12:40 I saw a small flock of about a dozen Bohemians flying at speed on Hamilton Hall Road, which runs parallel to Pringle, one block south (and my first grackles of the season) but a slow drive through the neighbourhood did not reveal any more. Hamilton Hall Road runs east off Wooten Wa

Re: [Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings - Markham

2013-03-14 Thread yves scholten
9:15 am .. Pringle Ave. Markham Estimated count of 130 Bohemian Waxwings . Flock was calling and perching in Red Maples and Black Pine, feeding on nearby crabapples and drinking meltwater from melting snow on house roofs. Pringle is north of Hwy 7, east of Markham Rd/Main St/Hwy48, West of 9th L

[Ontbirds] Tundra Swan, Snow Goose and other waterfowl

2013-03-14 Thread Anthony Zammit
Today between 5:30 and 7:20 pm, the following were present in the flooded field to the south of West Dumfries Road: Tundra Swan - estimated 250; possibly more Snow Goose - 4 adults counted; no Ross' Goose Greater Scaup -  7 drakes Ring-neck Duck - 3 drakes Canvasback - 2 drakes Mallard - pair A