[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sabine's Gull

2013-09-23 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone The adult Sabine's Gull found yesterday evening by Jake Walker is still present at Deschenes Rapids at 9:11am. Best to view from Britannia Point, east end of Cassels Road. Good birding, Bruce Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose @ Reeser Pond

2013-09-23 Thread Bruce F. Aikins
At dawn today (Monday), the Ross's was sleeping among the Canada Geese at Reeser Pond. I departed before it, presumably, flew to the nearby fields to feed for the day. My guess is that it will return this evening and stay overnight for early morning viewing again. Reesor Pond is in Markham on

[Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit, Snowy Egret at Mitchell's Bay, Chatham-Kent

2013-09-23 Thread Allen Woodliffe
At noon today, September 23, the MARBLED GODWIT was still present and seen from the main park area at the west end of Mitchell's Bay, in Chatham-Kent. Also a SNOWY EGRET was in the same vicinity, sometimes in the same field of view. Both birds have been there off and on since the end of last

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Ross's Goose and Sabine's Gull

2013-09-23 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone At 3:00 pm there was a Ross's Goose with Canada Geese just west of Moodie Drive along Carling Ave. The geese are on the south side feeding at the east end of the sports field. Also the adult Sabine's Gull is currently fly catching over the Deschenes Rapids along with 11 Bonaparte's

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (23 Sep 2013) 6540 Raptors

2013-09-23 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (23 Sep 2013) 403 Raptors

2013-09-23 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - near Lowbanks, Ontario

2013-09-23 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Betsy and I found a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER around 1:00 today at the sod farm near Lowbanks, Ontario. There were also 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS nearby. These birds were on the east side of Regional Road 65 (Hutchinson Road), which runs between Highway 3 east of Dunnville to Regional Road 3 in

[Ontbirds] Toronto - High Park Hawk Watch - Sept. 16 to 22

2013-09-23 Thread Howard Shapiro
This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Counters: Naish McHugh, Howard Shapiro , Don Barnett Observers: David Beadle , Anne Bell, Jerry DeMarco, Herb Elliott, Bob Falconer, Andrew Keaveney, Tom Lane, Ian Mahione, Tim McCarthy, Hugh McNeil, Baxter Naday, Marcia Steep, Andrew

Re: [Ontbirds] Snow geese at Ressor Pond

2013-09-23 Thread Siegmar Bodach
Hi all, Late this afternoon while checking for the Ross's Goose at Reesor Pond in Markham ,ON I came upon 3 Snow Geese (2 being blue morph) amongst hundreds of Canada geese in the immediate field just north of Hwy. 7. Did not find the Ross's Also present were 2 Greater Yellowlegs Good birding,

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (22 Sep 2013) 937 Raptors

2013-09-23 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture