[Ontbirds] Mountain Bluebird- Whitby

Mountain Bluebird-1 (female) 8:00 AM, Sunday, December 6 Halls Road, Whitby Directions: Take Hwy 401 to exit 410 (Brock St.) in Whitby. Exit Hwy 401 and go south on Brock St. to Victoria St. Turn right (west) and continue on to Hall's Rd. South. Turn left on Hall's Rd. South and continue south

Re: [Ontbirds] Black-legged Kittiwake in Niagara Falls

There is an Immature Kittiwake at the Canadian side of the falls right now circling in the mist Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Luke Berg wrote: > > Hi all, > I am posting this on behalf of Matthew Tobey and Martin Parker (with their > permission).

[Ontbirds] Fw: Barrie Waterfront OFO trip Saturday Dec 5,2015

  Barrie Waterfront OFO trip Saturday Dec 5,2015 39 people took part in the second Annual OFO Barriewaterfront field trip. Billed as Gulls,waterfowl and winter finches. The gullsand waterfowl did not disappoint. However there were no winter finches.   At the start of the trip, by the Barrie

Re: [Ontbirds] Pakenham: Bullock's Oriole update

A number of us are currently watching the Bullock's Oriole feeding on apples in the same location described below in Bruce's email. Look very hard as it's very easy to miss. Good luck to anyone chasing it! Jeremy, Henrique, Dave, Luke, etc. > On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:13 PM, bruce dilabio

[Ontbirds] No Pelicans at Erieau

Just to be clear there were no Pelicans at Erieau two days ago as Blake mentioned yesterday. A slight miscalculation on my part from what I thought was a reliable source. I assumed that my Intel was correct and enthusiasm got the better of me after a lack lustre morning of birding save for an

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Ross's goose, Greater White-fronted Goose and Sandhill Cranes

Hi Ontbirds I spent the day birding along the Ottawa River and south east of Ottawa. It was a great day and the weather conditions were more like October. In fact it was the first time I’ve every birded the eastern sewage lagoons in December. Normally everything is frozen and covered by snow.

[Ontbirds] Pakenham: Bullock's Oriole update

Hi everyone The Bullock’s Oriole again showed well today at Pakenham. As usually its skittish but always returns to the apple tree at the east end of Dalkeith St. Good birding, Bruce Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy 417 west to Kinburn Side Road. After exiting turn left and follow to CR

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Sandhill Cranes

Hi Everyone Sorry about all the reports! Forgot to mention that I had a flock of 60+ Sandhill Cranes along Smith Road off Milton Road near Navan this afternoon. Due to the unusually mild conditions the cranes are staying later as are all the geese. No cold and no snow cover. Good Birding,

[Ontbirds] leucistic grackle, Woodville

For several days now I have been having a leucistic grackle coming to my feeder. It has white on its wings and half its tail is white. For me the more surprising thing is that I have never before recorded a grackle in this area in december! Woodville is in the city of Kawartha Lakes, about half

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Provincial Park

For anyone planning on coming to the park next week, be advised Rondeau is closed to the public on Tuesday December 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 for deer herd reduction. Ric -- Ric McArthur PO Box B1 Morpeth, Ontario,Canada N0P 1X0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricmcarthur

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes, RBWO Beaverton

Greetings All, I was outside on the roof fiddling with the Christmas lights when a group of 5 cranes flew overhead. They were travelling north as they followed the Lake Simcoe shoreline. Also of note was the red-bellied woodpecker which has returned to the area after a 5 month hiatus. Beaverton

[Ontbirds] Purple Sandpiper at Presqu'ile

Hi all, The Purple Sandpiper reported on eBird yesterday and again this morning was still present as of 3:30 pm. It was along the west shore of Gull Island foraging on the algae. Also present are a single Dunlin and a Snowy Owl. Here are directions from Fred Helleiner's posts: To reach

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (05 Dec 2015) Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 05, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey