[Ontbirds] Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count Results - Jan 2, 2014

The 28th Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count was held on Thursday, Jan 2, 2014. The temperature was a very cold -27 degrees Celsius in the early a.m. and only went up to about -20 around mid-day. There were also strong winds all day (including early in the morning). Many species were sparse this

[Ontbirds] brown headed cowbird

A female brown headed cowbird was at one of my feeders this morning. Reddendale, Kingston www.sylvianaylor.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Red Wing Blackbird @ New Glasgow

the last 2 days I've had 1 female Red Wing Blackbird here at the feeder Along with Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, Lapland Longspurs, Large numbers of Morning Doves are keeping a Coopers Hawk and 2 Red Tails well fed! 1 1/2 miles west of New Glasgow Bernie Wiehle

[Ontbirds] Rice Lake Plains CBC

Rice Lake Plains Christmas Bird Count, January 1, 2014 The first Rice Lake Plains Christmas Bird Count was held on January 1, 2014. Nineteen field observers and 11 feeder watchers tallied 5545 birds of 41 species. One additional species (Purple Finch) was recorded during count week. Like

[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike, Bathurst Eglinton, Toronto

A first for my very urban Cedarvale backyard this morning: a brief visit from a Northern Shrike. It took an American Goldfinch and defended its prey against a Blue Jay. Surprising sight, only steps from one of Toronto's most congested intersections. Good birding, Skip Shand Sent from my

[Ontbirds] 41st Massena, N.Y.-Cornwall, On Christmas Bird Count Results December 28, 2013

Hi Everyone The 41st Massena,N.Y.- Cornwall,On. CBC took place on Saturday, December 28,2013. A total of 54 species and 10,888 individuals were recorded by 19 field observers and 10 feeder watchers. The weather conditions for the day were mainly overcast and windy with the temperatures ranging

[Ontbirds] Snow buntings Kingsville ON

At about 3:30 pm today we got a really good look at a first winter female snow bunting in our yard, then later we saw a group of three snow buntings on Bruner Court (behind shoppers drug mart) in Kingsville Ontario. Derek Christina Lawrence

[Ontbirds] Snow bunting first winter Kingsville

Just saw a single first winter female snow bunting in our yard on Bruner Court (behind shoppers drug mart) in Kingsville Ontario. Derek Christina Lawrence ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Vankleek Hill CBC Results

The 37th Vankleek Hill CBC was held December 29th, 2013. Cloud cover was heavy and winds were from the NE at 20 kph. Few open areas were found on the Ottawa River. The 16 field observers and 49 feeder watchers counted 42 species and 3778 individual birds. The number of species was