[Ontbirds] Male Snowy Owl

2015-01-13 Thread Diana Harding-Tucker
Yesterday, morning, at 7:45 a.m., I saw a lone Snowy Owl flying low over Holland Marsh area north of Toronto, just west of Highway 400 and just north of highway 9. It was no longer there around 4:45 p.m. Apologies for the late notice. ___ ONTBIRDS is pr

[Ontbirds] Barrow's Goldeneye, St.Clair River, Sombra

2015-01-13 Thread J.B.
Male Barrow's Goldeneye is being seen on the St. Clair River North of Sombra. It is associating with a flock of approx. 20 Common Goldeneye. Was still there at 13:30 hrs upon departing. Best area to view bird would be Cathcart Park there is currently construction going on the South side of park th

[Ontbirds] Cape May Warbler

2015-01-13 Thread Miranda O'Hara
Our little Cape May Warbler is still going strong, even after the frigid temperatures of last night. He arrived as usual at 7.30 this morning to warm up in his heated shelter, and start eating his cut up grapes, suet and crushed peanuts! Miranda O’Hara Markham, Ontario __

[Ontbirds] Painted Bunting

2015-01-13 Thread rpope
Yesterday at 3:00 Margaret Bain and I found the Painted Bunting alive and well at the feeder on the right side of 1 Arkendo. This post is to remind birders to keep the feeder topped up, especially on the ground below. The squirrels were hoovering up all the food we put out, but the bird was also f