[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile shorebirds

2018-05-23 Thread Brian Morin via ONTBIRDS
This was a very odd day at the park. There were almost no shorebirds this morning along the beaches, with one larger flock of probable Dunlins on the far side of Gull Island. The rest of the morning was disheartening. After a break for warblers, which were also thin, a second run at the beaches

[Ontbirds] Common Nighthawk - Toronto

2018-05-23 Thread TT via ONTBIRDS
One Common Nighthawk was heard calling and observed flying over Bloor St W and Dovercourt Rd at 8:15 pm tonight, May 23 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Restricted access to Nonquon lagoons

2018-05-23 Thread Geoff - Birds via ONTBIRDS
Durham Region staff asked me to pass on the message that a small part of the lagoons will be closed to the public for approximately the next 3 weeks. I will advise via this forum and Facebook when full access returns. Specifically, the northern part of lagoon 3 (counting from the east) is

Re: [Ontbirds] Cattle Egret near Presqu’ile (Huff Rd)

2018-05-23 Thread John Geale via ONTBIRDS
At about 12:20 pm today the Cattle Egret was with a herd of cows and calves (white; Charolais?) on the west side of Huff Rd., about 1.6 km south of County Road 2. Huff Rd. runs south from CR 2 about 1.6 km west of Brighton or about 10 km east of Colborne. The grass is quite long in places, and

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret near Presqu’ile (Huff Rd)

2018-05-23 Thread B. Naday via ONTBIRDS
A Cattle Egret has been seen by many birders this morning on the west side of Huff Rd, near Presqu’ile PP. It has been seen with both groups of cattle opposite to the barns on the west side of the road. There are also Cliff Swallows and field birds at this location. From Baxter Naday