[Ontbirds] Rondeau PP

Festival of Flight; Good number of warblers seen in the park today including numerous Cape May and Blackpolls. The Prothonotary continues on Tulip Trail. Scarlet Tanagers and Indigo Buntings are being seen throughout the park. Both cuckoos continue to be seen on Bennet Rd. The most common bird at B

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to May 18, 2017

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca May 18, 2017 The highlight of the week was a CERULEAN WARBLER near the Champlain lookout on the 18th. There was also a BREWSTER’S WARBLER at Br

[Ontbirds] Willet at Port Crewe

There is a Willet at the wet field just east of Port Crewe (between Pelee and Rondeau). Also 330 Whimbrel in the field actoss from the western entrance to Wheatley harbour. Good birding! Jeff -- Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel, Port Stanley.

There are currently approximately 150 Whimbrels sitting on the rocky portion of the breakwater pier, east end. Follow Main St south to its end, then follow the trail along the shore to view the birds. > ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Fiel

[Ontbirds] Brewster's Warbler, Ottawa

There was a Brewster's Warbler (hybrid Golden-Winged / Blue-Winged) on the ridge at Mud Lake around midday today (May 18th), possibly still present. It was being very cooperative foraging in the trees beside the path, near the west end of the ridge. Dark mark through the eye, wide pale yellow wing

Re: [Ontbirds] Fish Crow Prince Edward Point

Bird continues as of 1pm. Now active and vocal at banding lab. Mark Sent from my iPhone > On 18 May 2017, at 09:42, Mark Read wrote: > > There is currently (9:40am 18 May) a Fish Crow at the lighthouse at Prince > Edward Point. Check PEPtBO website for directions. > Mark > > Sent from my iPho

[Ontbirds] Male Canada Wet Woods

In the bowl. Low in the tangles, Unwin side. Also a female Cape May and 3 Wilson's, 2 of them male. Wet Woods are at the base of Leslie Spit in Toronto. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organiza

[Ontbirds] Olive-Sided in Wet Woods

Just had an Olive-Sided Flycatcher in the wet woods at the base of Leslie Spit in Toronto. Seen and then heard. In centre path middle of woods a bit​ closer to parking lot side. Rick ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - th

[Ontbirds] Yellow-throated Warbler

Ron Campeau just found in Long Point PP within the Old Campground. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee NP Migration Report-May 18

Warm southerly breezes greeted birders today. Incoming migrants were not reported in large numbers but there were a few good pockets. About 15 species of warbler were reported. The most numerous species of warbler reported was CANADA. The Tip had a good group of birds including CANADA, WILSON'

[Ontbirds] Least Bittern Kipling spit Toronto

There is a Least Bittern seen at 10.30 from the path east of the south parking lot before where the two paths cross. In some sumac. It was not being seen when I left at 10.40 Kipling spit is south of Lakeshore at the base of Kipling in Toronto Cecilia Verkley Toronto __

[Ontbirds] Rondeau PP

Bit of a wind but fair amount of warblers being seen in the park today. Hooded, Prothonotary, Connecticut and Chat all seen on South Point trail. Prothonotary on Tulip trail. Rondeau's Festival of Flight has 2 guided bird hikes daily from now until May 21. Check out www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca fo

[Ontbirds] Western Willets at Hillman Marsh SHorebird Cell

Yesterday, May 18, while scanning the numerous ducks and shorebirds at the Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell, I was made aware of the presence of two Western Willets and a number of Short Billed Dowitchers by another birder. Additionally, there were 14 Black Bellied Plovers, Northern Shovelers, Rudd

[Ontbirds] Fish Crow Prince Edward Point

There is currently (9:40am 18 May) a Fish Crow at the lighthouse at Prince Edward Point. Check PEPtBO website for directions. Mark Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organiza

[Ontbirds] Dickcissel in South Porcupine

Yesterday evening at 7pm we saw a male Dickcissel at a private house on Porcupine Lake in South Porcupine. The bird was with a group of White-crowned Sparrows at a feeder and sometimes went to perch on a shrub to sing. The bird is on a private property on the lake. It can not be viewed from