[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday May 22, 2015

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN MISSISSIPPI KITE FISH CROW CERULEAN WARBLER Brant American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck American Bittern Least Bittern Green Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Broad-winged Hawk Virginia Rail Sora Common Gallinule Black-bel

[Ontbirds] Erieau Shorebirds, May 22

All, There was an impressive migration / concentration of shorebirds at Erieau this morning. I started watching just after 10 am and many of the birds had already arrived and were concentrated on the breakwall as well as on the rocky island just east of the channel. For the next two hours, m

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 16th - 22nd May 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] Fred Bodsworth Memorial Whimbrel Watch - Toronto

On Friday, 22 May 2015, between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. we counted 432 Whimbrels at the Whimbrel Watch in Colonel Sam Smith Park, Toronto. The first flock of 42 passed Whimbrel Point at 8:15 a.m., followed by 19 at 8:25, and 90 at 8:50. At 10: 30, 60 passed and at 10:45 a large flock of about 220 p

Re: [Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant update: gone

Sent by Outlook for Android On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:15 AM -0700, "Andrew Keaveney" wrote: All cormorants have now left... sorry! Andrew Keaveney 647-383-8894 Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - t

[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant update: gone

All cormorants have now left... sorry! Andrew Keaveney 647-383-8894 Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information abou

[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant at Marie Curtis Park, Etobicoke

Just found a breeding plumage adult in water about 100m off eastern pier. Marie Curtis Park is in south Etobicoke off Lakeshore, just west of bottom of Brown's Line. Parking lot is on east side of Etobicoke Creek. Walk 100m to pier and view! Andrew Keaveney 647-383-8894 Sent from my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Fwd: 25 Whimbrels & 6 Brants at JC SADDINGTON park west of Port Credit harbour

Sorry 2 persons that would not heed me walked out on jetty and put up all 25 Whimbrels!, got some videos. They flew over toward and past marooned rusty boat toward Lakeside Promenade/ Marie Curtis park/ Colonel Sam Smith park Too bad!, Luc Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From

[Ontbirds] 25 Whimbrels & 6 Brants at JC SADDINGTON park west of Port Credit harbour

Hi folks Just had 25 Whimbrels sitting on rocks on jetty at the bottom of Mississauga Rd, at the Lake. Park and walk west toward Hamilton to rocky jetty just inside a fence on the lake. As well 6 Brants flew by. Ravens are still active on Hydro Rd west of Lakeside Promenade Good luck Luc Fazio

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Winchester lagoons

This morning I came across a male Red-necked Phalarope at the Winchester lagoons. It was in the closest cell to County Road 3 which has lower water levels creating excellent shorebird habitat. Several hundred individual shorebirds were present, the majority being Least Sandpipers. A White-rumped

[Ontbirds] Oshawa Second marsh Shorebirds

This morning at 9am the following was foraging/resting in the partially drawndown marsh. 504 visible birds of 11 species including32 Whimbrel1 Black-bellied Plover274 Dunlin1 White-rumped Sandpiper1 Sanderling5 Short-billed Dowitchers Yesterday afternoon there were similiar numbers of whimbrels a

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon - Toronto

There's a breeding plumage Pacific Loon at Col. Sam Smith Park. The bird has been viewed by many and is directly due south offshore the Whimbrel Watch area at the extreme southeast portion of the park at the lake. Col. Sam Smith Park is located south of Lakeshore Blvd and Kipling Ave. David Pr

[Ontbirds] Mississippi Kite, Carolina Park, Brantford

Hi, A few minutes ago (22 May) I watched an adult Mississippi Kite soar over my backyard at 238 St. George St in Brantford, adjacent to Carolina Park. I was working in the yard when I heard some birds giving alarm calls in Carolina Park. I was curious and walked out and saw a raptor gilding

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Shorebirds this AM - Dunlin, Turnstones

Hi At 8am this AM about 150 shorebirds at Owen Point in Presqu'ile. They where flighty but seemed to stay between Gull Island and the Point itself and offshore shoals. Dunlin - 75+ Semipalmated Sandpipers 20 White-rumped Sandpiper - 1 (other peep species may have been present but I did not pic

[Ontbirds] OFO Birdathon hashtags

Hi, The correct hastags to follow along with our birdathon progress are #OFOBirdathon, #BSCBirdathon and @BirdStudiesCan. The weather has changed and we will now be starting tomorrow around noon. Lynne -- Lynne Freeman lynnef...@gmail.com "Be bold, be brave, be amazing" Simon de Pury, Wo