[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret at the Tilbury Sewage lagoons‎

2014-11-01 Thread BarbA
A Cattle Egret is currently at the Tilbury Sewage lagoons‎. It’s been there for 2 days now. +42° 16' 24.94", -82° 26' 47.91" off lakeshore road 303 From Windsor or London Take ON-401 E Take exit 56 for County Road 42 toward Tilbury Turn left onto County Rd 42/Essex 42 (signs for County R

[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe - Burlington

2014-11-01 Thread Josh Vandermeulen
A group of us have found an Eared Grebe at the parking lot beside the entrance to Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington. It was swimming relatively close to shore, on the south side of the big island. Photos taken. Note that there are at least 3 Horned Grebes too, though they did not r

[Ontbirds] New Tecumseth:

2014-11-01 Thread Steve Germana
Just saw a bald eagle circling over Alliston this morning (9:30). Over the Beattie and King area. It was heading towards the New Tech Rec Centre. First one I have seen in this area. Steve Germana New Tecumseth ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] Lots of Brant - niagara on the lake

2014-11-01 Thread Josh Vandermeulen
In the last 40 minutes we have had groups of 25 and 80 Brant fly by, eventually continuing east. Also a jaeger sp. good conditions today, if you like cold and wind! We are watching from Queens RoyalPark at the end of king street in Niagara-on-the-lake. Good birding, JV TH RM MD Sent from my

[Ontbirds] 4 Cattle Egret Tilbury Lagoons

2014-11-01 Thread BarbA
As of this morning there are now 4 Cattle Egrets in the field along the road at the Tilbury sewage Lagoons. I photographed them at 11 this morning. >From Windsor or London Take ON-401 E Take exit 56 for County Road 42 toward Tilbury Turn left onto County Rd 42/Essex 42 (signs for County

[Ontbirds] Iceland Gulls, Ottawa

2014-11-01 Thread mark gawn
The Trail Road dump held 6 taxa of gull thus morning, including 4 Kumlien's Gull (3 adult, 1 1st winter), 1 "Thayer's" (adult) along with 1 Lesser Black-backed (adult) and the usual Herring, Great Black-backed and Ring-billed. Also present were several flocks of Snow Bunting. To get to the dump

[Ontbirds] Brants at leamington beach...

2014-11-01 Thread Steve Pike
Myself Jeremy Bensette, Lindsey Allison and Ema Buck just had 13 brant geese and one Canada goose flying west along the lake shore heading towards Holliday beach where one might pick them up soon! Best, Steve ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Fiel

[Ontbirds] 4 cattle egrets at tilbury sewage lagoons

2014-11-01 Thread Elias
There are now 4 cattle egrets at the lagoons. Likely grounded by the strong winds Directions as per previous posts ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbir

[Ontbirds] Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch Nov. 1st 2014

2014-11-01 Thread Mike Williamson
ISRW North Whitby, Ontario, Canada November 1st 2014 Species N/Harrier = 3 S/Shinned = 3 R/Shoulder = 1 R/Tailed = 115 R/Legged = 1 Golden Eagle = 1 Total = 124 Hours = 3.5 Observers = 2 Mike Williamson & Martin Bence Report submitted by Mike Williamson __

[Ontbirds] Sabine's Gulls Niagara Falls

2014-11-01 Thread Reuven Martin
There are two juvenile Sabine's Gulls flying around at the base of Horseshoe Falls. Follow the signs to Niagara Falls. The closest free parking to the falls is at Dufferin Islands about 1 km north of the falls on the road along the gorge Reuven Martin with Todd Hagedorn, Mark Dorriesfield, Josh Va

[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh- Nov 1

2014-11-01 Thread Rayfield Pye
Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Saturday, November 1, 2014 (our 25th season) Species Turkey Vulture- 56 Bald Eagle-2 Northern Harrier- 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk-2 Coopers Hawk-2 Red-shouldered Hawk- 4 Red-tailed Hawk- 161 Rough-legged Hawk- 4 Golden Eagle- 6 American Kestrel-2 unidentified-

[Ontbirds] Blenheim- sewage lagoons

2014-11-01 Thread Randall Van Wagner
ruddy ducks, greater scaup, horned grebes, little gulls, greater yellow legs Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For informa

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (01 Nov 2014) 975 Raptors

2014-11-01 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (01 Nov 2014) 920 Raptors

2014-11-01 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] OFO Hawk Cliff Trip

2014-11-01 Thread Gavin Platt
Today's trip to Hawk Cliff was highlighted by an excellent flight of Golden Eagles. We ended up with around 25 individuals (many of which provided excellent looks), with most of the birds in the afternoon. Aside from the Golden Eagles, the hawk flight was great, with quite a few Red-shouldered, a l

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (01 Nov 2014) 722 Raptors

2014-11-01 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture