[Ontbirds] Great Grey Owl

2017-02-14 Thread Denise Doekes via ONTBIRDS
Just saw a Great Grey Owl at 5:00pm, perched on a large oak tree, across the road from 765 Cordova Rd. Marmora ON Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird r

[Ontbirds] King Eider at Sam Smith Park

2017-02-14 Thread Steven Rowe via ONTBIRDS
I observed and photographed a male King Eider in subadult plumage at Colonel Samuel Smith Park this afternoon. It was feeding close to shore in a bay on the north side of the southern peninsula, opposite the Marina, with a group of Scaup, Red-breasted Mergansers and other duck. There was also a Per

[Ontbirds] West End of Lake Ontario IBA survey

2017-02-14 Thread Amanda Bichel via ONTBIRDS
Hi everyone, Saturday February 11th was the fourth (of six) West End of Lake Ontario IBA waterbird survey. These are surveys are done to monitor population trends of 'trigger species' in peak times of the year. There were around 35 volunteers who submitted over 50 checklists in 17 sections of