[Ontbirds] American Avocet at Long Point

At 9 am this morning Josh Nieuwenhuis discovered an American Avocet feeding on the Inner Bay shoreline below the overlook on the BSC headquarters property. The bird has been most cooperative all morning and has been seen well by most of the BSC staff. BSC headquarters is at 115 Front Rd. on

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (13 Apr 2013) 74 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Hoary Redpoll, Coopers Hawk in Ottawa

Hi Ontbirders:   While I was observing 100+ Common Redpolls at my backyard feeders this morning in downtown Ottawa, I easily picked out a very pale Hoary Redpoll among them. All the redpolls were jittery and very flighty and I soon saw why. A Copper's Hawk flew into the midst of them as they

[Ontbirds] Spring Banding Results - Hillman Marsh, April 15, 2013

Today was the first day of banding by the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory at Hillman Marsh. The report will give you a sense of the birds that might be seen at Point Pelee National Park at this time of year.   Birds: Banded: Golden-crowned Kinglet - 28 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 12 Hermit Thrush

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings, Newmarket

The small flock of Bohemian Waxwings (20) that John Watson found in Newmarket yesterday may have been part of a larger flock that I found a few kms away this afternoon. This larger group - approx. 200 birds - was feeding from fruit trees on the west side of Plantation Gate a short distance

[Ontbirds] horned grebe and lesser yellowlegs reesors pond

The horned grebe was present at Reesor's Pond and a pair of lesser yellowlegs flew in to join the large bird population present on this day. Eric Davis Directions: Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (15 Apr 2013) 500 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Smiths Falls, ON: Trumpeter Swan

Hi there: Tonight (April 15th, 2013) at 7:40 PM, Art Goldsmith and I observed: Trumpeter Swan (1): In flight, heading ENE over Queen St (Country Road 43) roughly 1.0 km E of Old Slys Rd in Smiths Falls. Directions from Ottawa (among other routes): 416 South to Kemptville (exit 34) - W along