[Ontbirds] Eastern Blue bird, flock of 50, N of Rockton, near Hamilton Ontario

Sun 20th Dec 2pm approx. Birds were mostly juveniles. >From Highway 8 South of Rockton Aerodrome, turn N. onto Concession Road 6 >West. After the first bend go 300m further. A grassy path leads S. from the >right edge of the road, immediately after an arable field. The birds were in >the

Re: [Ontbirds] Possible Swainson's Hawk, West of London off of Hwy. 401

Hi Garth I was wondering if you could get some more details from your son about the possible Swainson's hawk. My husband and I might have seen the same hawk on our way home from seeing the Vermilion Flycatcher. We saw a larger hawk with the same description in a tree along Furnival Road leading

Re: [Ontbirds] Possible Swainson's Hawk, West of London off of Hwy. 401

--- Begin Message --- He is copied on this email and will get back to you.  Regards, Garth Riley Etobicoke, Ontario rile...@yahoo.com From: Rebecca Flook To: rile...@yahoo.com Cc: Ontbirds ; Daniel Riley

[Ontbirds] North Bay CBC

North Bay conducted its 37th Christmas Bird Count on Saturday December 19th. Strong winds severely hampered attempts to spot birds on the open waters of Lake Nipissing. Temperature count day averaged -5 C. The sun shone briefly and occasional snow squalls were also brief. Hiking was pleasant

[Ontbirds] North Shore CBC

The North Shore CBC which is located on the north shore of Essex County on Lake St Clair extends from Windsor to Belle River and the town of Essex to Gross Pointe Michigan took place December 14th The weather was unusually warm at 18c with rain most of the day The total species count was

[Ontbirds] Bullocks Oriole

Seen this morning in the apple tree. Rob and Mike Waldhuber, George Naylor. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] Pakenham: bullocks oriole update

Hi everyone Ray Holland just called and the bullocks oriole is back this morning. Good birding Bruce Directions: Bullock’s Oriole: From Ottawa take Hwy 417 west to Kinburn Side Road. After exiting turn left and follow to CR 29. Turn left and as you enter the village of Pakenham watch for Waba

Re: [Ontbirds] Vermillion Flycatcher

Btw, the bird did come back. Joanne and Bonnie Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2015, at 12:06 PM, Joanne Redwood wrote: > > I thought I sent an email but I don't see it. We did briefly see the VEFL > when we arrived. Several photographers appeared to be chasing the

[Ontbirds] Smew Ault Island

Hi everyone, The Smew is visible now from the eastern side of Upper Canada Village, looking towards Ault Island. It along the shoreline of Ault Island. Upper Canada Village is in Morrisburg Ontario off highway 2. Michelle and Paul Martin Sent from my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Vermillion Flycatcher

Showing nicely now in weedy field just behind house at 1596 Nelson St. Directions as per Steve Charbonneaus Ron Ridout rrid...@birdscanada.org ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck, Sombra Ferry Dock

There is a female Harlequin Duck being observed at the Sombra ferry dock (U.S./CND border crossing) on the St. Clair River. The bird has been in the area for the past week associating with a flock of Mallards, a local resident that feeds the ducks alerted us to the bird late yesterday. The bird

Re: [Ontbirds] Vermillion Flycatcher

I thought I sent an email but I don't see it. We did briefly see the VEFL when we arrived. Several photographers appeared to be chasing the bird from inside the small pasture and it flew across the road as we were parking and shortly afterwards disappeared into the evergreens. It has not

[Ontbirds] Possible Swainson's Hawk, West of London off of Hwy. 401

--- Begin Message --- Hi everyone,I just got a call from my son Dan who is 90% sure he had a Swainson's Hawk while driving west on Highway 401. Closest location was where the Hwy crosses Flemming Creek. He turned around to try and relocate it but wasn't able to.He said the bird had a dark

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon, Minesing Wetlands, west of Barrie

Hello birders, Lev Frid and I just found a dark morph Gyrfalcon on Sideroad 9 & 10 Sunnidale, approximately halfway between Concessions 7 and 9 west of the Minesing Wetlands. We first saw it flying north along the east side of the road, when it then flushed a flock of pigeons and flew up into