[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 25 May 2017

2017-05-25 Thread David Suggs via ONTBIRDS
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/25/2017 * NYBU1705.25 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- BLACK-NECKED STILT HUDSONIAN GODWIT WHIMBREL AMER.

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel Watch, Col. Sam Smith Park May 25, 2017

2017-05-25 Thread Tim McCarthy via ONTBIRDS
>From Tim Mccarthy via Ontbirds Well, the good news is the storm down on the Delmarva is gone and a thousand or more Whimbrels left the coast last night as a result. The bad news is that storm is now here. I stood out there on (actually beside) Whimbrel Point in a near hurricane today and

Re: [Ontbirds] Adult Male Blue Grosbeak, High Park, Toronto May 25, 2017

2017-05-25 Thread kevin empey via ONTBIRDS
Thanks David and Garth Still there. Back right corner of the Oaks Kevin Empey 9057065501 > On May 25, 2017, at 17:06, David Pryor via ONTBIRDS > wrote: > > Thanks to Garth for posting on my behalf. I wanted to get the word out as > quickly as possible so that

[Ontbirds] pine and connecticut warbler hilliardton marsh

2017-05-25 Thread BruceMurphy via ONTBIRDS
Just letting folk interested in our marsh nestled in the boreal forest that we caught our very first connecticut warbler today and recently banded a pine warbler which are very rare for our neck of the woods . We are experiencing our best warbler banding season on record with record numbers of

[Ontbirds] Yes - Adult Male Blue Grosbeak, High Park, Toronto May 25, 2017

2017-05-25 Thread Mark Field via ONTBIRDS
Hello Birders, A group of 9 people are currently seeing the Blue Grosbeak at the previously reported location. It is high in trees along the west edge of the more open savannah habitat. See below for directions. Cheers, Mark Begin forwarded message: > From: Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Blue Grosbeak YES High Park

2017-05-25 Thread Iain Fleming via ONTBIRDS
Just had brief but diagnostic views of the previously reported BLGR. Exact same location as previously reported. Thanks to Dave Pryor for relocating and assisting me with directions. See link below for actual location. High Park ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to May 25, 2017

2017-05-25 Thread Gregory Zbitnew via ONTBIRDS
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca May 25, 2017 The highlight of the week was a LECONTE’S SPARROW, in an unknown location in the Almonte area on the 19th. Another good bird but

Re: [Ontbirds] Adult Male Blue Grosbeak, High Park, Toronto May 25, 2017

2017-05-25 Thread David Pryor via ONTBIRDS
Thanks to Garth for posting on my behalf. I wanted to get the word out as quickly as possible so that anyone interested in looking for the bird this evening would have an opportunity to do so.  For further clarity, I have included a google map link with a marker on it showing approximately

[Ontbirds] 18 Red Knots at Ashbridges Bay, Toronto

2017-05-25 Thread Jean Iron via ONTBIRDS
They were here around 4 pm but have flown. Several of us have been trying to relocate them. Woodbine Beach is completely flooded and the habitat is great for shorebirds. Rubber boots an asset. Jean Iron Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds] Adult Male Blue Grosbeak, High Park, Toronto May 25, 2017

2017-05-25 Thread Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
I am reporting on behalf of David Pryor who just called to let me know that he refound the Blue Grosbeak reported earlier. His directions are as follows:Enter High Park off of Bloor St., park in the last parking lot next to the ball diamond. Walk west across the road and follow a path south.

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 25, 2017.

2017-05-25 Thread Fred Helleiner via ONTBIRDS
Despite the fact that record high lake water levels restricted access to some parts of the Park, most birders who came to Presqu'ile Provincial Park on the weekend found a good variety of birds. Flocks of BRANT flew past on May 20 and 22. A BLUE-WINGED TEAL photographed on the flooded beach