[Ontbirds] Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory Report for Apr. 25th

This is the weekly report from the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory for the week of April 19-25, courtesy of Bander-In-Charge Stéphane Menu. During the week, the weather was an interesting, mixed bag of everything. There were sun and blue sky, windstorm, rain and pouring rain, and even snow

[Ontbirds] Violet Green Swallow yes

Flying low over mudlake visble from Cassels street. Multiple observers. Great spotting by Bernie Ladoucer. Mark Gawn Chef de Cabinet de la Première vice-présidente exécutive / Chief of Staff to the Senior Executive Vice-President ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Lark sparrow at Erieau Friday

The lark sparrow is still present this morning, same location as previously posted Mike Irwin Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. -Original Message- From: Steve Charbonneau

[Ontbirds] Lark Sparrow Erieau

The Lark Sparrow is still present at Erieau pier in grassy area behind gravel piles. See previous reports for directions. Josh Bouman ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (25 Apr 2013) 184 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] FW: Violet Green Swallow yes

Hi -- A note to people arriving from out of town: If you arrive at the pond and don't see any swallows or people looking, continue along the road that runs between the river and the filtration plant. At the end of the road is a point overlooking the river. While a few stayed behind, the

[Ontbirds] Eastern towhees off Leitrim Road, Ottawa

In Ottawa, this morning I saw a singing male eastern towhee, just southwest of Leitrim Road's intersection with Bowesville Road. The towhee sang from a belt of brush running west from Bowesville (just south of the open field area that is adjacent to Leitrim Road. Then, about a half hour later, I

[Ontbirds] 53 Little Gulls, Cackling Geese Oshawa Second Marsh and Little gull viewing weekend.

Little Gull 53. Several groups (up to 17 birds at a time) doing courtship flights most of the time. Several visible pairs have formed over the last few days Other Gulls: Bonaparte's Gulls 2818, Immature Glaucous Gull, 3 immature Great black-backed Gulls. Terns: 6 Caspian Shorebirds:

[Ontbirds] White eyed vireo

Still present at the leslie spit ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe Ashbridges Bay

Seen from quite far along the peninsula, in inner bay this morning. Not breeding plumage. Didn't seem inclined to move. Credit Jim and Petra for spotting it! Sent from my iPod On 2013-04-26, at 12:00 PM, birdalert-requ...@ontbirds.ca wrote: Send ONTBIRDS mailing list submissions to

[Ontbirds] Long Point Update to April 25 - Bewick's Wren.

Ontario Birders, The Long Point Bird Observatory sightings board is updated to April 25 -http://www.bsc-eoc.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosight Highlights from this past week include: Pomarine Jaeger, Chuck-will's-widow, and Bewick's Wren! Updates of the birds in the area can be viewed

[Ontbirds] 4 Lesser Black-backs and white winged gulls at Presqu'ile

Greetings Ontbirders, This morning Bill Gilmour and I had a pretty impressive showing of big gulls from Owen Pt. at Presqu'ile. The birds were moving around quite a bit but were either on the tip of Owen Pt., the few remaining gravel bars offshore, or the east tip of Gull Island. In

[Ontbirds] Rondeau - Lark sparrow and Yellow throated warber

The lark sparrow is being seen today. Birders came to the cottage to say they had seen it at 1.00pm in the same place it has been. Please check previous posts for detailed directions. The yellow throated warbler is being seen at the visitor centre and at the cottage on Lakeshore. We are seeing

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (25 Apr 2013) 187 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Mississippi Kite - Toronto Islands

This morning I observed an adult Mississippi Kite flying east, low over Snake Island, no more than 150 feet overhead.. It was observed as it flew the length of the island and disappeared behind the tall Cottonwood Trees on Algonquin Island still heading east. Other birds we saw were first of

[Ontbirds] Whitby Thickson's Woods- Merlin, Saw-whet

Spent a couple of hours searching the woodlot and meadow on this beautiful afternoon, fairly quiet but there were a few notable species: Northern Saw-whet Owl- tucked in deep within a spruce on the bike trail beside the first meadow entrance Common Raven- 3 flew over the woods calling, shortly

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Violet-green Swallow uupdate

Hi Everyone After being observed at around 8:30a.m. today feeding over Mud Lake/Britannia Conservation Area the swallow was again sighted off Britannia Point at the Britannia Filtration Plant. Unfortunately the swallow was not cooperative and was only observed briefly a few times. I left the

[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe Ashbridges Bay, Toronto.

I also saw the Eastern Grebe at Ashbridges Bay between 1:40 and 2:40pm today. He was working the western shore by the boardwalk and occasionally teamed up with a Horned Grebe. I have some photos on my website for anyone that wants to check him out.

Re: [Ontbirds] Eared Grebe Ashbridges Bay, Toronto.

Sorry folks, my title was right but my content is wrong. It is an Eared Grebe at Ashbridges not an Eastern as I said in the original email.   Paul Reeves Photography www.paulreeves.ca (416) 792 2931 From: Paul Reeves p...@paulreeves.ca To:

[Ontbirds] Blue-Winged Teal - Petrie Is. Ottawa

Observing two pairs on the marsh, just at the bottom of the hill from the Trim Rd. entrance. The road has barriers and is open to 'local traffic only', as the road is flooded after the causeway. Ken Ball ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] Minesing OFO Trip Sat.

Those attending the Minesing trip tomorrow are advised to bring rubber boots if you are hiking into the swamp in the afternoon. Also, bring a telescope if you have one. Dave milsommilsomd...@hotmail.com ___

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, April 26th, 2013

BLACK VULTURE BOHEMIAN WAXWING HARRIS'S SPARROW RED CROSSBILL American Wigeon Blue-winged Teal Green-winged Teal King Eider Ring-necked Pheasant Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Great Egret Green Heron Broad-winged Hawk Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Willet

[Ontbirds] Willet, Hillman's Marsh, April 26

Hey, There was a single Willet in the shorebird cell at Hillman at around 5 pm today, along with small numbers of expected shorebird species.  Cheers, James Holdsworth and Jeff Gross   James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 14 Marian St, RR#1 Woodstock, On, N4S-7V6 [519]537-2027