[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon, Greater White-fronted & Snow Geese - Point Pelee area

Late this afternoon at around 6:15pm, my girlfriend, Nadia Noble, and I saw a Eurasian Wigeon (originally found I believe by Richard Carr 2 days ago, and I found out about it from Jeremy Hatt) in the field behind house #1433 on Rd E in Leamington. We then went to Hillman Marsh at about 7:30pm

[Ontbirds] 3 Black Vultures at Queenston

Andrew Don and I failed to find the King Eiders at Grimsby or Port Weller today,  but we did succeed in finding three Black Vultures.  Initially they were on the US side opposite the roundabout at a picnic area at the end of hwy 405. Eventually the Blacks and about 12 Turkey Vultures came across

[Ontbirds] 10 Bald Eagles, Howe Island (Kingston)

With several thousand waterfowl congregating between Hickey's Point on Howe Island and Holiday Bay on Wolfe Island, in the open water of the St-Lawrence River I counted 10 Bald Eagles today @ 4PM sitting on the ice (2 adults and 8 immature). Among the waterfowl present were Mute Swan (2), Canada G

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (16 Mar 2013) 59 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle & Tundra Swans in Nanticoke

This afternoon at 4pm Joanne Jones and I spotted a Golden Eagle in flight over hwy 6 in Nanticoke. We followed it for a few miles and watched it land in a farmers field covered with approx. 1000 Tundra Swans. The Eagle was still there when we left a half hour later. Location was 9th Line betwee

[Ontbirds] Lapland Longspurs - Ste-Rose east of Ottawa

This afternoon I found five Lapland Longspurs feeding along the grassy edge of Ste-Rose Rd. south of the community of Ste-Rose de Prescott east of Ottawa.  They were in the company of several Horned Larks. There were also small groups (5 - 10) of Horned Larks and Snow Buntings along nearby Conc

[Ontbirds] "Bewicks" Tundra Swan Ridgetown SL

The bewicks tundra swan at the Ridgetown Sewage Lagoons first reported yesterday by Ken and Mike Burrell was still present this morning at 8:30 Good luck Dan Greenham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial bir

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds - Mar 10-15, 2013

The rare bird of the week was a grey phase GYRFALCON south of Napanee (details below). The first real movement of spring migrants (aside from HORNED LARKS) into the Kingston area took place during the past week. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD and AMERICAN ROBIN became widespread, but in fairly modest numbers