[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Sunday, September 10, 2017

SABINE'S GULL PARASITIC JAEGER Northern Pintail Great Egret Sora Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel Hudsonian Godwit Marbled Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sa

[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - Nelson's Sparrow

At 9:30 this morning during the Charitable Big Day of Birding we saw and photographed a Nelson's Sparrow at the SE corner of Ward's Island, in the brushy area with horsetails and little birches. I thought this was fairly early for Toronto and am posting this for interest. Good birding! Justin

[Ontbirds] Essex Sewage Lagoons - NO Spotted Redshank

Cindy Cartwright and I just completed a full scan of the western Essex sewage lagoon and there is no Spotted Redshank. There is 8 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 1 Least Sandpiper, & 8 Semipalmated Plover. Todd Pepper Leamington, ON Sent from Todd Pepper's iPhone . _

[Ontbirds] OFO Trip Western Lake Ontario Sep. 9, 2017

The 24 participants focused on Colonel Samuel Smith Park on Lake Ontario for 4 hours of birding, as I had another commitment in the afternoon.  The cumulative total for the group was 63 species plus two other taxa. The birding was relatively slow at first as the winds were from the northeast and

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagles

Pair of Bald eagles in the Marsh east of the 407. Between Milton and Mississauga. Close to Brittania exit Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports t

[Ontbirds] OFO outing in Ottawa 10 Sept 2017

Hi folks, Given the high water conditions, we decided to focus on passerines today at the expense of a big list. About 20 of us spent the entire morning at Mud Lake in Ottawa. Five of us went on this afternoon to Sheila McKee Park (along the Ottawa River west of the city). We ended up seeing 18 sp

[Ontbirds] 50 Common Nighthawks in London

Hi all, I kid you not. This evening during the last hour of the Charitable Big Day, I found a group of at least 50 Common Nighthawks foraging over Killaly Meadows ESA in north London. I am not exaggerating at all...l counted them to the best of my ability by 10s. There were likely more than 50,

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (10 Sep 2017) 700 Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultur

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (10 Sep 2017) 2392 Raptors

Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture