[Ontbirds] Nonquon Lagoons - July 16

The habitat is getting better everyday and the birds are here in good numbers Highlights amongst my 47 species today: large numbers of Midland Painted Turtle and Green Frogs Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) 5 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 10 Common Gallinule (Gallinula gale

[Ontbirds] Winchester Lagoons correction

Hi Birders, my e-mail report was from the Winchester Lagoons; I mistakenly mentioned Williamsburg in the body of the message. Bob ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to b

[Ontbirds] Peregrine falcon

Hi Birders, Hans VanderZweep and I observed a peregrine falcon yesterday on Pemberton RD. about 1 km. south from Highway 31. Take highway 31 to Winchester and go south on Pemberton Rd. A large female peregrine was on a pile of roots and branches off the west side of the road. good birding, Bob

[Ontbirds] shore birds at the Winchester Lagoons.

Hi Birders, Hans VanderZweep and I saw several shoebirds in the Williamsburg Lagoons yesterday. We observed 3 short-billed dowagers, 6 greater yellowlegs, 12 semi-palmated sandpipers,10 spotted sandpipers and a half dozen killdeer. The cell closest to the road is very low in water and makes for