[Ontbirds] Saw-whet Owls Lanark County

2014-03-11 Thread iain wilkes
On Tuesday night around 9 PM, I listened to two Saw-whet Owls calling to each other off of Conc 7 Ramsay north of Clayton Road.A beautiful sound!! Perfect evening and time of year to hear them cheers iain ___

[Ontbirds] Dufferin Islands just SOUTH of Niagara Falls along the River Road : Male Red wing blackbirds are back.

2014-03-11 Thread NiagaraMike
I saw upwards to ten at a time. Feeders were busy. With the big snowfall predicted for tomorrow and temperature drop ( from today’s high of 12 C ) the likely tired migrating RWBB will be helped by the locals who are feeding them... it will be tough for a while yet. One generous man was overfil

[Ontbirds] Grackle migration

2014-03-11 Thread David Verkley
This mornings warm temperature in Union provoked quite a significant movement of Grackles, Red Winged Blackbirds, and Robins. With the warm weather they were moving overhead in a constant stream. A few Grackles have set up territory in our neighbourhood but the heavy snow cover is hampering thei

[Ontbirds] Oldsquaw..longtails on Thames River

2014-03-11 Thread scole
Tonight 6pm on Thames River in London between Wharncliffe and Wonderland bridges Sent from Samsung Mobile ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca Fo

[Ontbirds] Four King Eiders at Bronte Harbour

2014-03-11 Thread Gavin Edmondstone
I did a quick walk to Bronte Harbour after work today (5PM) and was able to locate four King Eiders in the scaup raft offshore. There were two young males with orange bills and two females. When I was there a telescope was very useful for seeing them but on other occasions they have been quite c

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (11 Mar 2014) 55 Raptors

2014-03-11 Thread reports
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] Glaucous Gull at Gzowski Park

2014-03-11 Thread Prof. D. W. Dunham
I saw an immature Glaucous Gull at Gzowski Park on Humber Bay in Toronto, about 3:30 today. It was on the breakwater and on the inner ice sheet midway between the Gzowski monument and the pavillion to the west. Look for it amongst the Herrings Gulls. To reach Gzowski Park exit from Lakeshore

[Ontbirds] peche island/ lake st clair

2014-03-11 Thread Randall Van Wagner
4 bald eagles on the island mergansers, coots, canvas backs, goldeneyes, lesser scaup?, great black backed gull lots a birds! Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds] Harlequin duck col Sam

2014-03-11 Thread terry hlywka
The prime male Harlequin is still hanging with the Buffleheads of shore at col sam park on the north east end, off shore a bit feeding all afternoon. Col Samuel Smith park is located at the base of Kipling south of Lakeshore. Etobicoke, ON. https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS";>Sent from

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagles on nest now on March Valley Rd, Kanata, ON between Klondike and Ridell Rd

2014-03-11 Thread Brenda McCrea
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