[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau: recent sightings to August 2, 2018

2018-08-02 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 August 2, 2018 There were no real highlights this week. However, there have been a surprising number of migrant SONGBIRDS, and some SHOREBIRD

[Ontbirds] OBRC update

2018-08-02 Thread Josh Vandermeulen via ONTBIRDS
Dear Ontbirds subscribers, The annual meeting of the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC) was held on 8 April 2018. At this meeting, the following changes were made (effective 1 January 2018): 1. White Wagtail has been added to the Ontario list. This individual was of the yarrellii

[Ontbirds] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Cambridge

2018-08-02 Thread Karl Konze via ONTBIRDS
I just received a message that the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Cambridge is still present (and much closer to view than the bird in Hamilton). See message below. > From: William Konze mailto:wkrko...@gmail.com>> > Date: August 2, 2018 at 8:22:07 AM EDT > To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca