[Ontbirds] PROBABLE Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Mosaic Ponds, Dunnville

2016-10-21 Thread Brett Fried
Good evening birders, This afternoon we received a tip from David Prior regarding a bird discovered subsequent to Garth Riley’s post. David had mention that this particular bird looked good for a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper but it had disappeared in them before they could study it further. Given

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (21 Oct 2016) 2227 Raptors

2016-10-21 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (21 Oct 2016) 986 Raptors

2016-10-21 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland

2016-10-21 Thread Joan Kelbrick
Dear birders: There is a possibility of future changes being made regarding the Brighton Constructed Wetland. At the current time, I have no idea what effect this will have on the annual nesting of various species of birds, birding or birders access to the wetland. Anyone who is interested in

[Ontbirds] Western Sandpiper and possible Curlew Sandpiper, Mosaic Ponds near Dunnville

2016-10-21 Thread Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
--- Begin Message --- David Pryor, Nancy McPherson and I saw the Western Sandpiper again today.We also saw a interesting Sandpiper in with the Dunlin. It was comparable in size and shape to the Dunlin, but with a noticeably longer bill, and distinct white supercilium‎. We were considering that it