[Ontbirds] ROSS'S GOOSE Continues @ Rock Chapel GC, Flamborough

2014-03-26 Thread Leonard Manning
Birders, The previously reported ROSS'S GOOSE is still present at the Roch Chapel Golf Course in Flamborough. Joanne Redwood and I just met up with Barry Cherriere there who had the bird staked out nicely. The Snow Geese have not been seen yet , nor have any little cacklers. It should be known th

[Ontbirds] Ross's and Snow Geese Rock Chapel Golf Course

2014-03-26 Thread Ellen Horak
We dropped in just about 4:00 and the 2 Snow geese and Ross's were all present - a number of other birders around that got to see them - then both groups left about 4:05.  Please note that the owner has said birders will not be welcome on the property after today.  Rock Chapel Golf Course in i

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon @ Point Pelee

2014-03-26 Thread Alan Wormington
Late this afternoon I found a Eurasian Wigeon at the corner of Pelee Drive and Concession Road E. The bird is in a flooded field with a massive concentration of other puddle ducks. The bird is a "drab" male with a dull rusty head (not bright red) so I suspect it is a one-year-old. Estimates

[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike

2014-03-26 Thread Joan Kelbrick
Good evening: You can travel far and wide for a chance to see a Northern Shrike. Or you can look up from the book you are reading and see one on your clothesline above a feeder with a startled Mourning Dove sitting in said feeder "very quietly". Yes indeed, at approximately 7:00pm this evening a

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (26 Mar 2014) 222 Raptors

2014-03-26 Thread reports
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] Bay Race March 30 2014 - LaSalle Marina

2014-03-26 Thread MICHAEL ZAJCZENKO
Just a heads up that the Bay Race will be running along Northshore Blvd. this Sunday. If anyone is going to LaSalle Marina on Sunday try to get out by 10am ... Because the race will come by and access out will be limited till about 1pm. Please pass on to other interested groups or persons. Thank

[Ontbirds] Common Ravens nest-building, Unwin Avenue, Toronto

2014-03-26 Thread Lev Frid
Hey Folks, Amanda Guercio and I spent a pleasant afternoon birding several lakeside locales today. The most remarkable sighting was at the base of the Leslie Spit, where, as soon as we got out of the car, we were greeted by a Common Raven at the parking lot off Unwin Ave. We watched it harass a R