[Ontbirds] Point Peele today

2016-03-25 Thread Michael Williamson
Hi , Observed 1 Coot 6 Ring Necked ducks 12 Buff le Heads 3 Great Scaup 1 Towee all by the tip and board walk. Also 2 Mink at the board walk.. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] Warwick; Gyrfalcon

2016-03-25 Thread TCN
The bird was found at 1:30 pm on the south side of Brickyard Line east of house #6291, sitting out in the corn stubble. It was viewed taking short flights out in the field landing here and there, did not seem to be eating. A few birders were out to catch the flights. Was still present at 3:45

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, March 25th, 2016

2016-03-25 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
ROSS'S GOOSE WESTERN GREBE Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Wood Duck American Wigeon Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal King Eider Harlequin Duck Red-throated Loon Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe Mississauga still here as of 4:12 Pm

2016-03-25 Thread Lucio Fazio
Hi folks... FYI The Western Grebe is still here as of 4:12 PM.. Since Reuven Martin Found it this morning and my seeing it at 11:07 AM, it has been seen for most of the day to the left and behind the Rusty Boat Barge moored to the east of the Port Credit Harbour. At times it goes behind

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario

2016-03-25 Thread Brian Morin
The movements of Snow Geese continue to confound birders here. It is a feast or famine situation with good numbers appearing in an area one day and few the next or even an hour later. The following are key locations to check this weekend. Cobbs Lake Creek east of Bourget has had large numbers of

Re: [Ontbirds] [hamiltonbirds] Western Grebe Mississauga

2016-03-25 Thread Joanne Redwood
Bird is nicely in view, appears to be sleeping, scope necessary. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 1:49 PM, Joanne Redwood wrote: > > I just saw the WEGR a few minutes ago but it has disappeared behind the barge > at the moment. It has been doing this off and on

Re: [Ontbirds] [hamiltonbirds] Western Grebe Mississauga

2016-03-25 Thread Joanne Redwood
I just saw the WEGR a few minutes ago but it has disappeared behind the barge at the moment. It has been doing this off and on and we are waiting for it to reappear. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2016, at 11:45 AM, Richard Poort wrote: > > The bird is still

Re: [Ontbirds] [hamiltonbirds] Western Grebe Mississauga

2016-03-25 Thread Richard Poort
The bird is still present. Rich On Mar 25, 2016 10:56 AM, "Reuven Martin" wrote: > I am watching a Western Grebe feeding at the mouth of the Credit River in > Mississauga. > > Take Mississauga Rd. south from Lakeshore, and park in J. C. Saddington > Park at the end. Walk

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe Mississauga

2016-03-25 Thread Reuven Martin
I am watching a Western Grebe feeding at the mouth of the Credit River in Mississauga. Take Mississauga Rd. south from Lakeshore, and park in J. C. Saddington Park at the end. Walk east to the river, where the grebe is currently feeding in front of the big barge. Reuven Martin