[Ontbirds] Holland Landing Sewage Lagoons, Holland Landing, York Region

2018-08-03 Thread Kevin Shackleton via ONTBIRDS
Following up on a report of a Long-billed Dowitcher this morning, I headed to the lagoons from 3:15 to 4 p.m. I found a Short-billed Dowitcher, a Stilt Sandpiper, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Semi-palmated Plovers, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers, Spotted Sandpip

[Ontbirds] red necked phalarope at West Perth Wetlands, Mitchell

2018-08-03 Thread SIMPSON via ONTBIRDS
Hi,Yesterday around midday there was a rednecked phalarope among a flock of sandpipers & a few plovers.It's characteristic spinning behaviour while foraging was obviously different than any of the other birds around it.It was in the pond farthest east from the parking area, easily visible from t

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Bird Report

2018-08-03 Thread William Gilmour via ONTBIRDS
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[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Bird Report

2018-08-03 Thread William Gilmour via ONTBIRDS
Greetings Ontbirders Presqu’ile Bird Report for the week of 27th July to 2nd August 2018 Highlights: YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, CAROLINA WREN, HOODED WARBLER This week shorebird migration slowed down with no new species arriving on the beaches. The beaches look very good wit