[Ontbirds] 9th Annual Holiday Beach CBC, Amherstburg

Posting on behalf of Betty Learmouth, Count Coordinator. The 9th annual Holiday Beach CBC was held December 27, 2013. Weather was mild (-1 to +3), with light winds. The Big Creek marsh was frozen over, as was Lake Erie out to the shipping channel, although there was open water in some local

[Ontbirds] Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk and mature Bald Eagle Houghton Township east of Port Burwell

Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk this morning (Dec 30th), at 9:30 am sitting in a tree beside the road on the west side of North Rd approx. ½ km south of Hwy 45. At first thought it was a Snowy Owl but had the foresight to put a pair of bins in the car which helped prove otherwise at closer

[Ontbirds] Carleton Place CBC Results

This years Carleton Place CBC took place on Dec 27th under reasonable conditions. 28 observers took to the field combined with 25 feeder watchers. While there were very few Redpolls and Grosbeaks, and there were also no Bohemian Waxwings or Crossbills, the count still got 44 species total

[Ontbirds] Snowy owl crystal beach

A snowy owl in crystal beach fort erie. Sitting on ice seen on west side of boat launch from parking area. Looks like dirty snow Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Meaford Christmas Bird Count

The 43rd annual Meaford CBC was held on Saturday December 28. The day was mild (-1 to +4) with light winds. Snow was deep. The Georgian Bay shoreline had a bit of an ice edge. The results below include previous years info in brackets. Total species – 52  (43 year average = 45) Total

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl - Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa

Hi Ont-Birders, Apologies for the late posting - yesterday I spotted a Snowy Owl on the southern portion of Ottawa's Central Experimental Farm campus, along Fisher Ave just north of Baseline Road. The individual was perched at the top of a telephone pole just around dusk at 4:25pm and swooped

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl near Stratford

Saw a snowy owl this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. perched on a hydro pole beside the road just outside of Stratford on highway 7 going towards New Hamburg. I was able to get several good pictures. Jim Kirchin ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Kawartha CBC, Fenelon Falls, December 28,'13

Kawartha Christmas Bird Count, Fenelon Falls: The Numbers: DATE: 28/12/2013; PARTICIPANTS: 25; WEATHER: 0 to 1 degree C, overcast with some mist; SPECIES RECORDED: 44 (just below average of 46-- low of 39 species, high of 54 species recorded in the last 10 years). INDIVIDUAL BIRDS RECORDED:

[Ontbirds] 46 Tundra Swans/King Eider/Niagara RiverPort Colbournen

While out driving today we came across 4 Tundra Swans behind the Port Colbourne Hospital Marina parking lot. About 3:00 pm on the Niagara River just north of the Peace bridge on the Canadian side at the parkette across from Fishin Canada Shop, we found what appeared to be a juvenile/first

[Ontbirds] Towhee at Rondeau PP

A male eastern towhee is being seen regularly at the visitor centre feeders at Rondeau Provincial Park. Staff have been seeing it for several weeks. Take exit 101 off the 401 and follow signs to the park. A valid park pass must be displayed in all vehicles entering a provincial park. Ric --

[Ontbirds] Collingwood CBC Results

Hi Ontbirds, Twenty participants came out for the 6th annual Collingwood Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, 28 December 2013. Here is a summary of our results: a.. Count Day Species: 50 (no others known for count week), which is slightly below the average of 51; lowest species total was 42 and