GREAT GRAY OWL
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
"GREATER" COMMON REDPOLL
HOARY REDPOLL
Birders planning to visit Algonquin Park this weekend should bring their
winter clothing and high waterproof boots. Significant snow cover and
deep melt water puddles are widespread in shaded areas, and forecasted
temperatures
Hi everyone. I am posting this on behalf of my wife Melissa Mance-Coniglio
who found a probable RUFF when we were out walking this evening at Iroquois
NWR in Genesee County. I thought this might be of interest given the rare
nature of this species. The location is roughly an hour's drive from th
This evening, at 7:30, I found a number of American Woodcock flying over
Kettle Road SW of Ottawa. I was also treated to Ruffed Grouse showing his
ruff on Kettle Road.
>From Ottawa, travel west on Fallowfield Road to Munster Road then 12 km
south on Munster Road to a T-junction with Kettle Road.
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 04/18/2013
* NYBU1304.18
- Birds mentioned
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ROSS'S GOOSE
AMERICAN AVOCET
EURASIAN WIGEON
EARED GREBE
Today was the 4th day of spring banding by the Holiday Beach Migration
Observatory at Hillman Marsh. Not much turn over in passerines today with the
same species banded as earlier in the week. Details are as follows:
Downy Woodpecker - 1Northern Flicker - 1
Tree Swallow - 1
Brown Creeper - 2
G
I had an Eared Grebe off Gibraltar Point on the Toronto Islands this
evening. It was still fully in basic plumage as far as I could tell. It was
initially very close to shore, but slowly swan further out.
Gavin Platt
Toronto, ON
Directions:
Toronto Islands can only be reached by ferry The ferry l
Spring bird migration is in full swing at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, with new
species arriving every day.
Most of the migrating duck species are still present in small numbers. A
NORTHERN SHOVELER in Popham Bay was the only one this spring so far. Somewhat
surprisingly, no one has reported a
Birded along the Harrington ponds today. Common loons, Caspian Terns, DC
Cormorants,common mergansers. Harrington is south of Stratford. Take Erie St
west to the Embro Rd. to RD.96 turn right, go thru the village to first right,
line 31 . Ponds are on the right.
Jean Kelly
Sent from my iPad
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Four greater yellowlegs were early migrants at Kaiser Crossroad today, along
with about 800 Bonaparte’s gulls. While a few of the gulls are seen during
migration each year, this number is exceptional – perhaps even unprecedented.
DIRECTIONS: From Picton, take Bridge Street/Highway 33 towards the
Hi Everyone
At 10:25am I observed an adult Little Blue Heron flying east over Dunrobin Road
near Riddell Road. I watched it disappear over the trees and did a quick check
at the marsh along Riddell Road. Unfortunately didn't relocate the heron.
Good birding,
Bruce
Directions: From Ottawa take
Ontbirds subscribers,
The annual meeting of the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC) was
held on April 7th, 2013. At this meeting, the minutes of the 2013 OBRC
Policy Meeting were formally accepted, and can be emailed to anyone
upon request. We also formally adopted many changes to the OBRC
Oper
The spring migration of hawks, eagles, falcons and vultures that pass over
or by Beamer Conservation Area in Grimsby every spring is in full swing,
and the first Broad-winged Hawks have arrived in the area.
Birders who would like to learn to identify the various birds and then
assist with counts a
The Fish Crow was actively calling this morning at the corner of East and
Ontario street in Bronte. It flew east down the shoreline but will likely be
back. There is a good drop of migrants this morning along the lakeshore.
Directions:
QEW to Bronte Road, south on Bronte down to the lake and p
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