[Ontbirds] Smith's Longspur Port Rowan

Further to Stu Mackenzie's post of Jan 1 Went down Monday (Jan 2) to see the local celebrity. I had a fleeting glimpse before it went into hiding. I also had a run in with a local while walking on the road. As soon as I came in site of the 2nd house on the north side he sent a stream of verbal abu

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Cape Croker

I had an excellent experience this morning shortly after 10 am on Cape Croker on the Bruce Peninsula. I located a Golden Eagle sitting near the road and pulled over to admire it. The eagle was making soft vocalizations and staring intently across the road at the hedgerow. It flew about 100 feet

[Ontbirds] Townsend's Solitaire N. Oshawa - revised directions

Apparently the Solitaire which was seen briefly on Grandview Rd yesterday was SOUTH of Columbus Rd, and NORTH of Winchester (local road 3). This location is approx. 0.8 km south of the old Oshawa Zoo. GPS co-ordinates from Google maps (courtesy of my husband): 43.986116, -78.859254 There ar

Re: [Ontbirds] Osprey sighting near Lock 25 in Peterborough

Having birder between locks 24 and 26 between 12:00 and one pm , today ( Tuesday), I saw the following: Immature bald eagle( west side of river just above lock 26) Kingfisher 100 cedar waxwings Many robins and starlings A dozen Goldeneyes A pair of turkeys in the trees on west side 30 mallards

[Ontbirds] Smith's Longspur Video https://youtu.be/KTHeQ29UKI0

https://youtu.be/KTHeQ29UKI0 Resending the link to the Smith's Longspur video above. apparently the hyperlink was incorrect, many birders cannot see it.  Apologies try it now. thank you https://youtu.be/KTHeQ29UKI0 Luc Fazio ___ ONTBIRDS is