[Ontbirds] Four (4) Common Nighthawks - Toronto

2018-08-19 Thread TT via ONTBIRDS
Four (4) Common Nighthawks observed in Toronto tonight, August 19, 2018, at 8:25 pm over Dovercourt Rd and Bloor St W. Likely two (2) adults (resident male and female) and two (2) juveniles ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (

[Ontbirds] Purple Gallinule at John R Park Homestead

2018-08-19 Thread Todd Pepper via ONTBIRDS
Three of us had very brief glimpses of the Purple Gallinule at 7:50 P.M. at John R Park Homestead before it slipped back into the thick phragmites. Directions as per Jeremy’s original post - > Location: John R Park Homestead cbe found by searching Google Maps, and is on > County Rd 50 between

[Ontbirds] Shorebird Update - West Perth Wetlands (Mitchell Sewage Lagoons)

2018-08-19 Thread Dave Brown via ONTBIRDS
Just a quick update from the WPW from the past couple of days There are quite a few shorebirds around…. but mostly the usual species. NOTE: Make sure you go ALL the way around to the east of the wetlands complex BEHIND the processing plant to get where all the shorebirds are. (when u hit the

[Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron - Oxford County

2018-08-19 Thread Anthony Kaduck via ONTBIRDS
The bird has been showing very well near the berm for the last hour or so. Directions: From Hwy 401 turn north on Oxford County Rd. # 6 towards Stratford. About halfway between Embro and Stratford, turn West onto Oxford Rd 28. You will then pass through the small community of Harrington. Just th

[Ontbirds] Clive Goodwin

2018-08-19 Thread Bill Edmunds via ONTBIRDS
On August 16, 2018, the well-known Ontario birder, Clive Goodwin, passed away quietly in a seniors' home in Cobourg. His death follows a long illness after a serious stroke last year. His death will be particularly lamented by his fellow Northumberland birders and all the older generation of Ontar

[Ontbirds] Purple gallinule in Essex County

2018-08-19 Thread Andrew via ONTBIRDS
Still here at 10:30, also least bittern and green heron The Purple Gallinule just made a brief appearance (7:15am) at John R Park Homestead. Directions as per Jeremy’s original post - > Location: John R Park Homestead can be found by searching Google Maps, and is > on County Rd 50 between Ki

[Ontbirds] Purple Gallinule - John R Park Homestead

2018-08-19 Thread Kory Renaud via ONTBIRDS
The Purple Gallinule just made a brief appearance (7:15am) at John R Park Homestead. Directions as per Jeremy’s original post - > Location: John R Park Homestead can be found by searching Google Maps, and is > on County Rd 50 between Kingsville and Harrow in Essex County. If you park in > t