[Ontbirds] OFO Shorebird trip to Rock Point August 17

2014-08-17 Thread jeblack--- via ONTBIRDS
40 enthusiastic participants showed up for the outing. There were only 18 individual shorebirds at Rock Point, the lowest number for this trip over the years. The good news was that there were two juvenile Baird's Sandpipers at which we all had excellent looks in great light conditions. The

[Ontbirds] Yellow Crowned Night Heron at Sam Smith Park

2014-08-17 Thread Leonard Manning via ONTBIRDS
The most interesting thing about the bird is that it is a yellow crowned night heron. Currently giving nice views where David posted earlier. Qew to Kipling then go south to the park and park in south east lot. Walk east to small pond and its on north end. 289 456 6502 Len Manning et al. Len

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope at Brighton Sewage Lagoon/Red Knot at Presqu'ile

2014-08-17 Thread William Gilmour via ONTBIRDS
Hello folks: Ian Shanahan,Maureen Riggs and Bill Gilmour had the following birds. Two "red" birds that aren't red this time of year were the highlights of a 14-shorebird species day between Presqu'ile Provincial Park, the Brighton Constructed Wetland and the Brighton Sewage Lagoon. Strong wind

[Ontbirds] Interesting Night-Heron, Etobicoke

2014-08-17 Thread David Pryor via ONTBIRDS
At Colonel Sam Smith Park this morning, I relocated the interesting Night-Heron found by Stephen Smith yesterday and reported to eBird as a juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron. Stephen posted a photo he took of the bird to eBird. The interesting Night-Heron I relocated was roosting in a tree alo