[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret Oliphant

2018-08-23 Thread Mark Cranford via ONTBIRDS
I did a brief search for the Reddish Egret around 7:30 pm. I could NOT relocate it. Other birders on site stated that it disappeared flying west around 5:30 pm. It seen more or less continuously from dawn until its disappearance. This seems to follow the same pattern of the previous day. While

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Bird Report

2018-08-23 Thread William Gilmour via ONTBIRDS
Greetings Ontbirders Presqu’ile Birding Report for the week of 17th to 23rd Aug 2018 Highlights: EURASIAN WIGEON, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, WHIMBREL, RED KNOT, AND BLACK TERN Birding started out slowly this week but picked up greatly with the passing of a cold front mid week and continued to peak

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau: Recent sightings to August 23, 2018

2018-08-23 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 23, 2018 The bird of the week was a WHIMBREL at Andrew Haydon Park (east) on the 22nd. Unusually “cooperative” for this species, it was

[Ontbirds] 133 Nighthawks+ August 22 - High Park Toronto

2018-08-23 Thread Marc Lichtenberg via ONTBIRDS
With a strong norwester blowing yesterday, Joe Ventura initiated an unofficial kick-off of the hawk watch in High Park. 4 Osprey were spotted + 2 Kestrels. Between 7:30 and 8:30 pm, 133 nighthawks mixed with chimney swifts, and a great-horned owl flypast, were seen. Coyotes are the

[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret

2018-08-23 Thread mike pickup via ONTBIRDS
Hi all I went up to look for the bird this afternoon and was successful. It was still there north of Oliphant harbour< sitting on a rock. while their it was flushed by Caspian Tern which in turn was flushed by the Egret. After that encounter it proceeded to move around a little and was

[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret - Oliphant

2018-08-23 Thread alfred adamo via ONTBIRDS
Present now on a rock opposite 95 Shoreline Dr. It was actively feeding prior. >From Wiarton take Cty rd 13 to Oliphant. Turn right on Shoreline Rd and >proceed north. Alfred Adamo 416 432 2246 Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

Re: [Ontbirds] Reddish Egret still present at South Bruce Peninsula:

2018-08-23 Thread Dan MacNeal via ONTBIRDS
Bird continues in the same area, it has been resting on a rock at Merry st and shoreline ave. for the last 45 min. 11:26 am. Dan MacNeal 519-330-2075 *new danmacn...@hotmail.com From: ONTBIRDS on behalf of Kiah Jasper via ONTBIRDS Sent: Thursday, August 23,

Re: [Ontbirds] Reddish Egret still present at South Bruce Peninsula:

2018-08-23 Thread Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
Bird moved again further north can be seen from end of road. Driveway marked no trespassing so please don't. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 9:41 AM, Garth Riley wrote: Bird has moved further north. Stay on Shoreline Ave. past Spry Rd. road becomes gravel and is

[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret still present at South Bruce Peninsula:

2018-08-23 Thread Kiah Jasper via ONTBIRDS
The Reddish Egret is still showing well at Oliphant. Same location as this morning Good birding Kiah Jasper Directions: from Wiarton go north on Hwy 6 for 300 meters, then turn left on Bruce road 13(Oliphant). Follow the road strait until you reach Lake Huron, then turn left on Shoreline ave

[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret still present at South Bruce Peninsula:

2018-08-23 Thread Jim Burk via ONTBIRDS
Jeremy Bensette and I just relocated the bird at the same spot it was last seen yesterday. Jim South Bruce Peninsula ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to