[Ontbirds] Common Nighthawks - Chesley area

Last night around 7:45 pm a flock of 8 Common Nighthawks flew over our house. About 15 minutes laster a single bird flew over. They were heading in a south direction towards Walkerton. The area is on Bruce Road 19 near Vesta. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile shorebirds

Hi Ontbirders, I checked the beach between Beach 2-4 quickly this morning and was unable to find either the Western or the Long-billed Dowitcher (or the Baird’s or Golden Plover) that were present yesterday. There was a bird that in my estimation was a Semipalmated Sandpiper that was being ide

[Ontbirds] Western Sandpiper and Buff Breasted at Presquile

Andrew Don and Claude King have just advised that both species are present NOW on beach 3.  Signs for Presquile are on the 401. Len Manning Sent from my Samsung device ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial

[Ontbirds] Warblers at Paletta Mansion

Spotted a young Anerican Redstart and Wilsons Warbler high up in the trees bedside the cedar trees at Paletta Mansion, Burlington. Lakeshore and Walkers. Barbara Canney ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial b

[Ontbirds] EARED GREBE at Alfred sewage lagoons in Far Eastern Ontario this morning...

The Eared Grebe was at the far end in the East cell. It can be easily seen from the tower with a good scope. There are also a good variety of waterfowl (20 species or so) including resident breeders such as Ruddy Duck and Redhead, and early fall arrivals such as Bufflehead, Ring-necked Duck, L

[Ontbirds] Bald eagle amidst turkey vultures, Thornbury

‎I watched at least one bald eagle soaring above Thornbury and Clarksburg very close to or with a flock of turkey vultures at 3:15 pm.Thornbury is west of Collingwood, along Hwy 26.Noah Cole,North York, OntarioSent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. __

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (06 Sep 2015) 66 Raptors

Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] OFO outing in Ottawa area 6 Sept 2015

Hi Ontbirders, We had approximately 25 people out on today's outing in the Ottawa area and only covered two areas because of the weather. We started at Britannia (Mud Lake) where we saw 45 species, but nothing out of the ordinary. The ebird list is available at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checkli

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (06 Sep 2015) 57 Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultur

[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (06 Sep 2015) 134 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture