[Ontbirds] Lanark Highlands CBC

I am posting the following on behalf of Cliff Bennett: Summary Results of 13th Annual Lanark Highlands Christmas Bird Count Centred on Watsons Corners, Lanark County, Wed., Dec. 30, 2015 Weather was mild with much snow on the ground and snow heavy in the trees. Lots of open water. Total

[Ontbirds] Northern Pintail, Red-breasted Merganser and Bufflehead at Billings Bridge, Ottawa

Hi Ontbirders: At the Billings Bridge on the Rideau River in Ottawa, the ducks are gathering in large numbers on the stretch of the river still unfrozen on both sides of the bridge. Among the hundreds of Mallards and Black Ducks, a female Red-breasted Merganser and a female Bufflehead have

[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese, Sweets Corners

Hi Birders, I had a group of 4 Greater White-fronted Geese amongst a large flock of Canada's (~500) sitting on the lake at around 1:30pm. The group appeared to be comprised of a single adult and 3 young birds. The location was opposite 1351 Lakeshore Road, 100m. west of Reicheld Road. I also had

Re: [Ontbirds] Bald Eagle Pair-Beacon Hill-Ottawa-Direction Corrections

The full and correctly spelled new name of the former Rockcliffe Parkway is The Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway. The first parking lot arrived at on the parkway from the Montreal road entrance to access views of the East end of Lower Duck Island is P8, not P6. Thank you to all those who

[Ontbirds] Arkendo Park N/Oakville SE Waste Water Treatment Plant: Wilson's Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo & Hermit Thrush

Today I birded this area following many reports of the Wilson's Warbler at this location. I failed to find it on my round of the water Treatment fence line but one my second pass I met Jim Lamey (sp?) and he pointed out the Blue-headed Vireo in a birch in the area. Grey head with white

[Ontbirds] Long Eared Owls - Sam Smith Park

I found three long eared owls in the same tree today at Colonel Sam Smith park in Toronto. Colonel Sam Smith is at the end of Kipling Avenue. Jon ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 27th December 2015 - 8th January 2016

Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone or post records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl and Property Problems.

Note:- I am posting the following with the permission of Mark Cranford the Ontbirds Coordinator. On a visit to the Ravenshoe Rd / Yonge St. area north of Toronto recently I encountered a ploughed up snow road block half way down Yonge St. When talking to some gentlemen (Owl Banders) there

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 31 December 2015 to 7 January 2016

Lake of Two Rivers became completely ice-covered in the hours before dawn on January 4th, setting a new latest date for that event in records going back to 1972. Smoke Lake, the last open lake along Highway 60, became completely frozen on January 5th. The bumper crop of Balsam Fir cones produced

[Ontbirds] Harlequin at Prince Edward Point

I just had a female Harlequin sitting on rocks about 200m north of the bird observatory at Prince Edward Point. Unfortunately, it flew about 300m offshore to join some LTDU before I could grab a photo. Prince Edward Point is located at the very end of CR13/Long Point Rd. in Prince Edward

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagle Pair-Beacon Hill-Ottawa-now

I'm on a pair of bald eagles perched at the lower end of upper deck island on the Ottawa River, now. I am putting out the alert because I am now confident in a pattern for this pair. I have reported singles since August on ebird in the same area, as we all see eagles in the Ottawa area