[Ontbirds] Bill Watson update

With permission of Bill's wife Dorothy , I am posting this message- if you are not already aware- Bill has been in critical condition for last 10 days due to complications of pneumonia- he is at Buffalo General Hospital ( Kaleida Health- 100 High St. Bflo., NY). Those of you who know Bill understan

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Oldsquaw / Long-Tailed Duck / Clangula Hyemalis

Ontario Birders: This afternoon at about 1:00pm, I saw a single Oldsquaw duck in Pickering, Lake Ontario. The single bird was quite shy and would not allow me to get closer than 100 yards, while I walked along the shore. Fortunately I was able to get a few pictures which helped in identifying this

Re: [Ontbirds] Common Raven pair near Beachville, March 13

Just an FYI - no matter the formatting used, Ontbirds tends to reformat anything sent from a Rogers account. Apologies for the crammed text.. Cheers, James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 14 Marian St, RR#1 Woodstock, On, N4S-7V6 [519]537-2027 226-228-1428 [cell] - note - NEW jmhold

[Ontbirds] Common Raven pair near Beachville, March 13

Ontbirders,A pair of Common Raven were cavorting over the Beachville Lime Pond area this afternoon. This is the third record from this vicinity and some very suitable [potential] nesting habitat is found just to the west, where the large Carmeuse limestone quarries are found.The resident male Pe

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (13 Mar 2015) 17 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (13 Mar 2015) 17 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] American Woodcock at Rattray Marsh Conservation Area

--- Begin Message --- This afternoon at 5:50 pm I found two American Woodcocks in a small muddy area under some large willow branches. These were only about 2 meters from one of the board walks ... this one located to the left and near the bottom of the sloping road which is only access to the

[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese (4) Sombra

A good influx of waterfowl today included 4 Greater White-fronted Geese at Cathcart Park north of Sombra. They were sitting on the ice about an hour ago. American Wigeon (several) and a Gadwall present as well. Will likely be present tomorrow. Lots to look at there! Directions to Sombra and S

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese, Tundra Swans near St. Clair NWA in Chatham-Kent

Birders: The TUNDRA SWANS are arriving, with at least 650 seen this afternoon in flooded fields just south of St. Clair NWA. There were also 5 SNOW GEESE (including two blues), at least 1000 CANADA GEESE and a small number of ducks, including REDHEAD, WOOD DUCK, MALLARD and AMERICAN BLACK DUCK.

[Ontbirds] Western (Calurus) Red-tailed Hawk in Mississauga

Hello Ontario, I just saw a Western (Calurus subspecies) Red-tailed Hawk where Hwy 427 crosses Hwy 401. It was perched on a light post between the lanes of the 401 just a hair west of this intersection. It had an all-brown front side with a tad of white mottling. This might be a tough bird to

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 7th - 13th March 2015

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. Please note that some s

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, March 13th, 2015

HOARY REDPOLL (HORE) Ring-necked Duck (RNDU) Surf Scoter (SUSC) White-winged Scoter (WWSC) Black Scoter (BLSC) Red-throated Loon (RTLO) Pied-billed Grebe (PBGR) Red-necked Grebe (RNGR) Great Blue Heron (GBHE) Turkey Vulture (TUVU) Bald Eagle (BAEA) Sharp-shinned Hawk (SSHA) Red-tailed Hawk (RTHA)