[Ontbirds] 85th Kitchener CBC Results -- 15 December

The 85th Kitchener CBC was held Saturday, December 15th with relatively warm conditions and a high of 3oC. Previous snow had melted so walking and driving was easy with lots of green grassy lawns and fields as well as some muddy patches. Creeks and rivers were mainly open water but ponds and standi

[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Goose - Markham

Reesor Pond: At approx 9 am this morning I found a single Greater White-fronted Goose swimming with upwards of 1500 Canada Geese in Reesor Pond. Smaller than the Canada’s with distinctive orange bill and white patch on the front of its face. I will post a distant photo to ebird shortly. The pon

[Ontbirds] Orange-crowned Warbler and Gray Catbird at Humber Bay East

Today Wendy Dey and I saw an Orange-crowned Warbler at the Humber Bay East Park in Toronto. The bird was on the trail that runs east of the shallow ponds by the parking lot and between the "creek" - like water feature to the south and the bay and pond to the north (i.e. the northern part of the

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings - South of Orangeville

The Bohemian Waxwing flock spotted earlier today by Reuven Martin was present and showing well from 14:45 - 15:00. The flock numbered at least 58 birds. On Highpoint Side Road, just West of Main St/County Road 136. (South of Orangeville, West of Caledon. Good birding! Anthony Kaduck

[Ontbirds] Townsend's Solitaire -- Kitchener, December 26th

Hi birders, The Townsend's Solitaire originally found on the Kitchener CBC (December 15th) is still present (refound on the 24th) in the original location, along Forfar Court and Forfar Avenue. The bird is moving around a fair bit, and patience is required to see it. Walking Forfar Avenue and For

[Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull Brantford landfill

We had a SBGU fly over in a large flock of mixed gulls while we were parked outside the entrance of the Brantford Landfill. We had originally checked at Mohawk Lake, but there were no birds presence there. We then drove to the dump entrance and after a short wait had a large flock fly over and we

Re: [Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull Brantford landfill

Also keep in mind the Brantford dump is closed indefinitely at the moment to the public. On Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 16:59 Rick Eckley via ONTBIRDS We had a SBGU fly over in a large flock of mixed gulls while we were > parked outside the entrance of the Brantford Landfill. We had originally > checked