[Ontbirds] Common Ringed Plover - Toronto

Common Ringed Plover was present in cell 2 at sundown, in the company of four Semipalmated Plovers and several Killdeer. American Golden Plover flew off at roughly 7:30pm. Tommy Thompson Park is located in Toronto’s east end, at the foot of Leslie Street. Cell 2 is a 25 minute walk from the p

[Ontbirds] Juvenile Stilt Sandpiper & Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs

Forgot to add this video to our previous post about Owen Point at Presquile.https://youtu.be/EoqeLvJh5f0 Jean and Ron ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding org

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Shorebirds - Peak Time

Shorebird habitat is excellent at Owen Point in Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Lake Ontario near Brighton. Today we saw over 100 shorebirds of 12 species just at Owen Point. Shorebirds in checklist order were Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, S

Re: [Ontbirds] Common Ringed Plover Toronto

Hello Mark and all Ontbirders: I have just confirmed with TRCA staff that The Spit/ Tommy Thompson Park is indeed now open from 4 to 9 on weekdays. Good birding!! Cheers John Carley Co-chair, Friends of the Spit Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Mark Cranford wrote: > > I do n

Re: [Ontbirds] Common Ringed Plover Toronto

--- Begin Message --- The bird has been seen since 4:30pm today. Several of us are at cell 2 now on the south side. Also an American Golden Plover is present near the Common Ringed Plover Directions as per all previous emails Sent from my iPhone Robert > On Aug 22, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Mark C

[Ontbirds] Gray-Cheeked Thrush Sundridge Ontario

After a spell of very humid and hot weather last night the winds shifted to the NW bringing much cooler temperatures and dryer air to this region. This morning in my yard there was evidence of a good movement of warblers with 15 species and 3 vireo species, Scarlet tanager, Rose-breasted grosbea

[Ontbirds] Common Ringed Plover Toronto

I do not know if the Common Ringed Plover has been seen today. There continues to be confusion about hours of operation at Tommy Thompson Park at the foot of Leslie Street in Toronto. The park is an active construction site with trucks hauling landfill during the day. It is open to the public

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 15th - 22nd August 2016

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

[Ontbirds] Toronto - Common Ringed Plover - further info

Myself and 2 others watched the plover till just before 8:30PM last night. I'm fairly certain it spent the night on the flats. My understanding is that Toronto Region Conservation is actively planting around this area. Hopefully there wasn't too much disturbance today. The spit is open to the p

[Ontbirds] OFO field trip to Palgrave / Beeton Sod Farms

24 OFO members spent a pleasant day looking for woodland birds in the morning, and shorebirds and water fowl in the afternoon. We were lucky enough to encounter a couple of mixed flocks at the Palgrave Conservation Area. Highlights included Blackburnian, Palm, Black-and-white and Canada Warble

[Ontbirds] Yellow breasted chat - Point Pelee National Park

--- Begin Message --- Yellow breasted chat seen at Point Pelee National ParkSunday, August 21st around 2pm A nice find, seen by myself and three others.Happy BirdingKit McCann --- End Message --- ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornitholog