Re: [Ontbirds] Mountain Bluebird Whitby YES. on Halls Road

2015-12-02 Thread Dan MacNeal
Bird continues this morning in the same previously posted location. See previous posts for directions. Dan MacNeal Sent from my iPhone danmacn...@hotmail.com 519-217-8796 > On Nov 29, 2015, at 11:44 AM, j.budg...@sympatico.ca wrote: > > The female Mountain Bluebird is still present, feeding

[Ontbirds] Female King Eider Bluffers Park Toronto

2015-12-02 Thread Jean Iron
Female King Eider at Bluffers Park in east Toronto off most southwesterly point. Take Brimley Road south to where it ends at Lake Ontario and park in either lot at bottom of hill. Then walk out to most southwesterly point. It's on west side of that point. Was closer to shore. Scope now helpful.

[Ontbirds] Pakenham Bullock ' s Oriole

2015-12-02 Thread Aaron Hywarren
Currently being viewed west side of railed west of Isabella and Jessie. MObs on bird now. Aaron Hywarren Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.

Re: [Ontbirds] Pakenham Bullock's Oriole update

2015-12-02 Thread Aaron Hywarren
Bird appeared at 1119 from the southeast of the intersection of Isabella and Jeanie. The bird lingered briefly and then moved north where it was frequenting the old rail bed for five to ten minutes before settling in some low-tangle on the west side of the rail bed. Bird moved southerly along the

Re: [Ontbirds] Mountain Bluebird Whitby YES. on Halls Road

2015-12-02 Thread Jeffrey Jones
Bird still present and being viewed by many. On Dec 2, 2015 7:54 AM, "Dan MacNeal" wrote: > Bird continues this morning in the same previously posted location. > See previous posts for directions. > > > Dan MacNeal > > Sent from my iPhone > > danmacn...@hotmail.com > 519-217-8796 > > > On Nov 29,

Re: [Ontbirds] [hamiltonbirds] King Eiders - Fruitland Road- Stoney Creek Dec 2

2015-12-02 Thread olivesided
Following the post by Josh Vandermeulen, I came to Fruitland Road at the lake to look for both Eiders that were reported. I found the female west of the lookout, close to shore with a few Merganser. The young Male took some work but I did find him straight out amongst all the Long-tailed. 

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings, West Woodstock and some Pittock birds, Dec. 2

2015-12-02 Thread JAMES HOLDSWORTH
Hey, This morning I had 55 Bohemians [Waxwings..not people ;] feeding on Hackberries within the Thames River Valley, just west of Woodstock. These are the 1st that I know of this fall reported for the SW, so worth keeping an eye out. Later in the day, at Pittock Lake, I had 43 Sandhill Cranes

[Ontbirds] Mountain Bluebird ---YES. ...Video at Halls Rd. Whitby

2015-12-02 Thread lukefazio
Hello birders: Here is the Video of the Mountain Bluebird on Halls Rd. in Whitby. https://youtu.be/Xk3XKLdKIb0 Dan Salisbury & I chased this rarity this AM. There must have been some 25 birders /photographers at the Bluebird spot. The bird seems be feeding well. Cheers LucFazio Directions 401 to

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (02 Dec 2015) 93 Raptors

2015-12-02 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 02, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultur

[Ontbirds] Pakenham: Bullock's Oriole

2015-12-02 Thread bruce dilabio
Hi Everyone I spent the latter part of the afternoon searching for and watching the Bullocks Oriole feeding in various apple trees. The bird was very skittish and would disappear for short periods of time before suddenly popping up either in a apple tree or feeding low in the tangles and vege

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Tanager and Erieau Eurasian Wigeon

2015-12-02 Thread Geoff Carpentier
Peter Hogenbirk and I birded the Rondeau area today ... hIghights; Summer Tanager at 17386 Lakeshore Rd Eared Grebe at Dog Beach 2 Marsh Wrens and Common Yellowthroat at park entrance Ruby-cr. Kinglet at Visitor's Centre Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adult) and Eurasian Wigeon (male) at Erieau missed

[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (02 Dec 2015) 22 Raptors

2015-12-02 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 02, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture