[Ontbirds] 51 Red-throated Loons - Port Weller east, Niagara Region

2018-03-24 Thread Josh Vandermeulen via ONTBIRDS
This afternoon Daniel Riley and I counted 51 Red-throated Loons off of the end of the Port Weller east pier, in St. Catharines, Niagara Region. Due to the calm weather the viewing conditions were quite good, making it much easier to count waterbirds than how it has been recently. Many of the

[Ontbirds] Purple Finch - backyard, Toronto

2018-03-24 Thread Walter Fisher via ONTBIRDS
I'm thought I'd post this here due to the lack of reports of this species this winter... This morning at 9:40am a female Purple Finch appeared at my feeders while I was observing 6 House Finches that were already there. Although the feeders are less than 2 metres from the kitchen window I

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (24 Mar 2018) 132 Raptors

2018-03-24 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2018 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Common Teal-Hillman marsh

2018-03-24 Thread JIM HUNT via ONTBIRDS
Just a heads up that the Common/Eurasian Teal has been present again all day in the shorebird cell. Hillman marsh location 1826 Mersea rd 2 Leamington. Jim Hunt , Windsor Sent from my LG Mobile ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose at Exeter Lagoons

2018-03-24 Thread rtontbirds via ONTBIRDS
At noon today there was a Ross's Goose at the Exeter Lagoons with upwards of 700 Tundra Swans. Ross's was on north berm of western most cell.Keep in mind the lagoons are only accessible weekends while construction continues.The lagoons are accessible off Airport Line 600 meters south of Hwy

[Ontbirds] Barnacle Goose at Schomberg Lagoons

2018-03-24 Thread THERESA DOBKO via ONTBIRDS
The recurring bird is in the lagoon as of 1:30 best viewed from the road north side of the lagoon or the platform at Trisan Centre Also at least 4 Cackling Geese and 11 Ring-necked Ducks The lagoons are on Dillane just off Hwy 27 in Schomberg Theresa Dobko

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, March 24th, 208

2018-03-24 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS
BLACK VULTURE FISH CROW Ross's Goose Tundra Swan King Eider Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle Sandhill Crane Killdeer Iceland Gull Snowy Owl Northern Shrike Common Raven