[Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee Update for Glen Williams, Jan 19th, 2014

2014-01-19 Thread Len M
Hey birders, Sorry about my brief message yesterday. I was just trying to get word out that the bird was still being seen under the feeders at 571 Main Street, Glen Williams. I got word from Rich Poort that the bird was re-seen as well later yesterday evening. A few more details, as I have

Re: [Ontbirds] GGO in Brooklin

2014-01-19 Thread Lev Frid
Ladies and Gentlemen, I read Ontbirds to find where the rare birds are, not to know the names of people who feed birds. I think I speak for the collective. Please, move this elsewhere. Lev On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:48 AM, Richard Sigesmund rsigesm...@gmail.comwrote: got lots of positive

Re: [Ontbirds] Great Gray Owl - Brooklin 4:30 pm

2014-01-19 Thread c...@sympatico.ca
The bird is showing well right now at the same field. Craig Mclauchlan Sent from my iPhone have a nice day On Jan 17, 2014, at 5:18 PM, BFA bfa...@gmail.com wrote: Still giving good views to about 20 birders at 4:30 pm Location: Cedardale Rd north of Columbus Rd, Brooklin (North

Re: [Ontbirds] Quinte West (Trenton) - Snow Buntings

2014-01-19 Thread Wallace Rendell
Today at 10:30 am, NE corner of Dug Hill Rd., and Hwy 2, Trenton, a flock of 100 Snow Buntings, foraging in grasses 50 m from Hwy 2. Park in Subway in SE corner of intersection, face north, looking across Hwy 2 toward Quinte West water tower. Wallace Rendell

[Ontbirds] Rusty Blackbird Houghton Township east of Port Burwell

2014-01-19 Thread Kathryn Boothby
A single Rusty Blackbird had been dining under our feeders for the past two days. A second joined it a few minutes ago. They're struggling against the strong south wind today and taking refuge in the shrubbery in the front yard. Kathryn Boothby kmboot...@sympatico.ca

[Ontbirds] Sightings on Amherst Island, Friday, January 17

2014-01-19 Thread Rollin Deas
Sightings made on Friday on A.I. Included 3 rough-legged hawks, all dark phased, one northern shrike (seen from the road, but on the O.F.N. Property), and a flock of at least 500 snow buntings in a corn field. No owls found in about 4 hours afield, including the owl woods, where low-

[Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee - Glen Williams

2014-01-19 Thread Norm Murr
The Spotted Towhee was well seen again at about 1115 am ish this morning at 571 Main Street in Glen Morris. Directions from Jean: 410 North,continue north on Hurontario for 2km, turn left on Old School Road, drive for 10 km. Directions: Take the 410 North, continue north on Hurontario Street

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario: Snowy Owls and Northern Shrikes

2014-01-19 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Just back from a weekend of birding various areas in eastern Ontario. The Snowy Owl continues to be found through most of the region in suitable habitat. Today on Wolfe Island we counted 13 Snowy Owls all on the west side of the island. All individuals appeared to be juvenile birds

[Ontbirds] Red-bellied woodpecker, Janetville, City of Kawartha Lakes

2014-01-19 Thread annath...@eastlink.ca
Female Red-bellied woodpecker at our feeder/storm damaged Manitoba Maples this weekend, a Yard First for us after a decade in this house. Ann Rocchi, Dave Cox and girls Sent from Windows Mail ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

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2014-01-19 Thread Brett Fried
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[Ontbirds] Fort Erie - King Erider,REDHEADXSCAUP HYBRID, ducks

2014-01-19 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup, 1,824 Bufflehead, 1,166 Common Goldeneye, 8 Am. Black Duck, 3 Mallard, 10 Lesser Scaup, 4 White-winged Scoter, 20 Redhead, 3 Canvasback, 73 Long-tailed Duck, and

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario: Nothern Shrikes

2014-01-19 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Just realized I forgot to mention in my last post the movement of Northern Shrikes. On January 16th I observed 9 Northern Shrikes west of Ottawa while searching for Snowy Owls. This is the largest single day total I've ever recorded in the Ottawa-Gatineau area in +40 yrs. The

[Ontbirds] Timmins - American Three-toed Black-backed Woodpeckers

2014-01-19 Thread Lev Frid
Hey folks, Kyle Holloway and I ventured into Timmins with hopes of locating Three-toed Woodpeckers today, and despite at times treacherous weather conditions, we were not disappointed. We snowshoed about 300 metres into appropriate-looking habitat on the west side of HW 144 near the Cache Lake

[Ontbirds] Rusty Blackbirds, Rough-Legged Hawk - Whitby

2014-01-19 Thread Jack Alvo
After seeing the Great Gray Owl in Brooklin, I went south on Lakeridge Road and found a flock of 20+ Rusty Blackbirds by the south of the road, about 200 meters south of Lakeridge and Bayly/Victoria. They flew off to nearby trees and I had the feeling that they may be hanging around the area.

Re: [Ontbirds] [GeneseeBirds-L] Fort Erie - King Erider, REDHEADXSCAUP HYBRID, ducks

2014-01-19 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
sorry - that was a King Eider, not a Common Eider.. Bill In a message dated 1/19/2014 6:11:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, williamwatso...@aol.com writes: January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup,