[Ontbirds] Selkirk Short Ears

2015-01-18 Thread mike kirchin
Had 3 short eared owls in two trees just off concession 6 ,east of the Owl sanctuary property yesterday at 340pm .Direction : Take Hwy 3 out of Cayuga ,turn left on Regional road 53 headed towards Selkirk ,turn left on Concession 6 ,Owl sanctuary property is about 1/2 way .  Had 4 adult bald eag

[Ontbirds] WW Scoter Bronte Oakville

2015-01-18 Thread Kevin
There is a female White Winged Scoter in Bronte Harbour. Right in the channel between the breakwaters. Snowy owl out on the docs eating. Kevin Empey Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the prov

[Ontbirds] Eastern Phoebe - Stratford

2015-01-18 Thread Jarmo Jalava via ONTBIRDS
--- Begin Message --- Not quite a red-letter winter bird in the deepest south of Ontario, but an Eastern Phoebe this morning at the T.J. Dolan Natural Area in Stratford was a pretty unusual find in southwestern Ontario's interior.  This is likely the same bird found during the Stratford CBC on D

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon Lafleche Landfill Sunday p.m.

2015-01-18 Thread Martin Bowman
The Gyrfalcon with prey landed in the field adjacent to and immediately east of the landfill site just before 1:30 p.m. I think it was the first sighting today. Langis Sirois alerted the six birders who were there to the bird's presence. It fed on the prey for about twenty minutes before t

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon - Moose Creek

2015-01-18 Thread Gillian Shields
The Gyrfalcon was last seen at the Lafleche landfill, north of Moose Creek, at approximately 4:45pm. We arrived late in the day, around 4pm, and at that time it was perched on a hydro pole on the landfill grounds. We were able to get fantastic view through a scope although it was possible to vi