[Ontbirds] King eider still at Point Edward

A trip to Point Edward today revealed a King eider flying reported on October 31st by Sean Jenniskon with Long tailed duck in the early afternoon around 1:30 pm. Also observed were Red breasted merganser and White winged scooter. Thanks for alerting us to this Sean! Directions are the same as

[Ontbirds] 27-10-13 Grand Bend area FT

SORRY FOR MY DELAY OF A WEEK IN SUBMITTING THIS REPORT More than 2 dozen members from as far east as Peterborough met at the Sobey's parking lot in Grand Bend @0830hrs to find a scheduled power shutdown, which caused a short delay(some birded from the

[Ontbirds] Toronto-High Park Hawk Watch-Oct. 28 to Nov. 3

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 Ta

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck off Cranberry Marsh

My son and I visited Cranberry Marsh late this afternoon. Among the 17 species of ducks we found was one beautiful male Harlequin Duck who flew in from the west around 3:45 and landed with a group of Common Goldeneyes just offshore in the lake. We first saw him directly off where the footpath mee

[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwits (Ottawa - Navan)

With sincere apologies for the delayed posting. I was surprised but quite pleased to find two Hudsonian Godwits at 1200 today on the southern shore of the north Giroux Pond. I was later joined by Kim Zbitnew and together we also identified a small number of Dunlin, Pectoral Sandpipers and Greate

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (03 Nov 2013) 1019 Raptors

Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch

Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario November 3, 2013 Species: Turkey Vulture- 16 Bald Eagle- 8 Northern Harrier- 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 4 Cooper's Hawk-local bird only Red-shouldered Hawk-7 Red-tailed Hawk- 149 Rough-legged Hawk-6 Golden Eagle-5 unidentified- 1 Total- 199 Total observati

[Ontbirds] Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch Nov. 3rd/2013

Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch North Whitby, Ontario, Canada November 3rd. 2013 Day Total & Species Season Total Turkey Vulture = 2 824 Osprey = 0 17 Bald Eagle = 0 18 N/Harri

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon and Rondeau area birds Sunday

The male EURASIAN WIGEON was again off Rondeau Park's dock today. It was immediately to your right with hundreds of American Wigeon. It was not the brightest male I have seen so it was difficult to pick out at times. The Bay is loaded with ducks, so likely there are others! A GREAT EGRET wa

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon at Oshawa Harbour

Ontbirds subscribers, This morning Ross Harris rediscovered the adult Pacific Loon at Oshawa Harbour. It has been seen in the harbour channel as well as about 200 metres south of the harbour near the green and red marker buoys. The bird was showing very well, often in the same scope view as sev

[Ontbirds] Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk - SW of Caledonia

Hi all, Sorry for the late posting. Yesterday evening, I saw a very attractive dark morph Red-tailed Hawk sitting on the hydro lines along Hwy 6 (Plank Rd) between Hagersville and Caledonia. The location was between 3rd and 4th Line next to house #4830. The bird is either the Western subspecie

[Ontbirds] Purple Sandpipers - Point Pelee

There are currently TWO Purple Sandpipers at the Tip of Point Pelee. They are sitting on rocks at the tip. Point Pelee is near Leamington. Good luck! Jeremy Bensette ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial bird

[Ontbirds] Turkey Point Red Phalarope

Currently watching an adult Red Phalarope on Turkey Point Beach approximately 200 meters down from the pier. Other shorebirds in the vicinity include Dunlin, Sanderling and Gr. Yellowlegs. One Little Gull is also roosting on the beach. Good birding, Jody Allair Directions to Turkey Point beac

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - near Rock Point P.P.

Peter Yoerg just phoned to report a CATTLE EGRET near Rock Point Provincial Park. The bird was where there were one or two Cattle Egrets a few years ago. This cattle pasture is a kilometer or two east of the park, at the bend in Reg Road 3 (where it turns northwest) and where a road comes off hea

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - erieau

Currently viewing a cattle egret on Erie Shores Drive west of McGeachy's pond in Erieau It is on the shoulder of the road at an extreme bend in the road. Many fields surround the area...no livestock noted. Chatham-Kent Dan Greenham Kingsville ___