[Ontbirds] night hawks at Thomasburg

2014-08-22 Thread Cath Stewart via ONTBIRDS
Appx 9 nighthawks flew overhead near the Moira River at Lost Channel Rd. Old Hungerford Road Cathie Stewart Stirling, ON 613.395.5094 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] : Magpies in Dryden

2014-08-22 Thread Tim McKillop via ONTBIRDS
4 magpies have been seen making the rounds near Thunder Lake in Dryden. Location Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For

[Ontbirds] 12 Great Egrets roosting at Minesing Swamp near Angus.

2014-08-22 Thread Weseloh,Chip [Ontario] via ONTBIRDS
Hi Ontbirders, Recalling that egrets were reported roosting at Minesing Swamp, NE of Angus, last year, I went up there this evening to see if they could be re-located. I drove north on McKinnon Road and just before reaching Concession 2, there were 5 egrets (including a blue wing-tagged bird,

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto - Present Thursday evening

2014-08-22 Thread John Carley via ONTBIRDS
To continue the thread, For those of you who are still hoping to see this bird it was present Thursday evening at the small pond to the east of the most southerly parking lot at Sam Smith park. Directions: Head south on Kipling Avenue from the Gardiner Expressway until you reach the

Re: [Ontbirds] 12 Great Egrets roosting at Minesing Swamp near Angus.

2014-08-22 Thread Ken Burrell via ONTBIRDS
There's 19 egrets at the mosaic ponds south if Dunnville, including 1 with a green tag.Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 16th - 22nd August 2014

2014-08-22 Thread Mark D. Read via ONTBIRDS
Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone or post records directly to me - contact details below. Note: some sightings

[Ontbirds] Two Snowy Egrets - Holiday Beach

2014-08-22 Thread Kory Renaud via ONTBIRDS
There are two Snowy Egrets at Holiday Beach Conservation Area. One bird is continuing to feed in the small pond to the south of the Hawk Tower and the other just joined the large Great Egret roost in the trees to the west of the tower. Both birds were originally together in the small pond. Good

[Ontbirds] Lark Sparrow at Point Pelee

2014-08-22 Thread Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS
Chris Gaffan and I just found a juvenile Lark Sparrow at Point Pelee. It is currently in the parking lot of The Tip. Point Pelee is located on Point Pelee Drive, slightly Southeast of Leamington in Essex County. Good birding! Jeremy Bensette and Chris Gaffan

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, August 22nd, 2014

2014-08-22 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS
SNOWY OWL LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH   Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Redhead Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe Great Egret Osprey Merlin Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater