[Ontbirds] Red Knot - Windermere Basin Hamilton

2015-08-13 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
Somewhat rare in these parts and certainly a first of fall sighting for the Hammer this year, a Red Knot is present at Windermere Basin today. Looks to be a juvenile bird. Windermere basin is accessed off of Eastport drive in Hamilton south of the skyway bridge just south of a gigantic white

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to August 13, 2015

2015-08-13 Thread Gregory Zbitnew
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Greg Zbitnew at k_zbitn...@bell.net or sighti...@ofnc.ca Recent sightings to August 13, 2015 Birding in Ottawa was mostly fairly dull this week, picking up later in the week. There were,

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending August 13, 2015.

2015-08-13 Thread Fred Helleiner
For those who like to tick off birds on their lists, there has been a bit of an uptick in sightings at Presqu'ile Provincial Park in the last week. However, those expecting masses of shorebirds as in previous years were ticked off by their almost total absence. Perhaps birders are avoiding

[Ontbirds] Possible Great Cormorant? - Windermere Basin Hamilton

2015-08-13 Thread Dominik Halas
While birding at the Windermere Basin in Hamilton this afternoon, I took some pictures of a shoal where several ducks and cormorants were sitting. When I returned home and took a proper look at the photos, I noticed that one of the cormorants appeared to be a good match for a Great Cormorant. In