[Ontbirds] Saugeen Shores Christmas Bird Count, Wednesday, January 2, 2019

2019-01-05 Thread Norah Toth via ONTBIRDS
The 15th Saugeen Shores Christmas Bird Count was held on Wednesday, January 2, 2019,  24 count participants and three feederwatchers contributed to the count totals for the day. Temperatures in the morning were a brisk -14C.  It clouded over followed by a slight breeze and snow in the early afte

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 29th December 2018 - 4th January 2019

2019-01-05 Thread Mark D. Read via ONTBIRDS
Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or post records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may re

[Ontbirds] Boreal Chickadee

2019-01-05 Thread Carlos Furtado via ONTBIRDS
Present this Saturday morning on several occassions at Darlington PP. About 15 people standing patiently as it forages off the trail. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird rep

Re: [Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull at Mohawk Lake, Brantford

2019-01-05 Thread Andrew via ONTBIRDS
Just saw 1 of the slaty-backed gulls in the dump scoped from the berm, 100's of gulls were flushed up by 2 young eagles and as they re landed saw one had broad white edge of the wings and could see the string of pearls. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 24, 2018, at 12:08 PM, Bill Lamond via ONTBIR

[Ontbirds] Pine Grosbeaks--University of Guelph

2019-01-05 Thread Brandon Edwards via ONTBIRDS
Just had a flock of roughly a dozen Pine Grosbeaks feeding on crabapples on the University of Guelph campus. All immature males and/or females. Fairly tame birds so you can get fairly close to them. Lots of crabapples here so they'll probably stick around for a little bit. To get to University

[Ontbirds] Brantford Christmas Bird Count

2019-01-05 Thread Kevin Murphy via ONTBIRDS
Brantfords Christmas bird count was held on Sunday December the 30th , with 24 count participants and 6 feeder watchers contributing to count totals for the day 9,548 individual birds of 60 species were noted , as well as 1 additional count week species , bringing our total to 61 , tying last

Re: [Ontbirds] Pine Grosbeaks--University of Guelph

2019-01-05 Thread Mallory Peirce via ONTBIRDS
Pine Grosbeaks still present as of 2:05pm. Lifer for myself! Happy birding, Mallory From: ONTBIRDS on behalf of Brandon Edwards via ONTBIRDS Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2019 1:09:41 PM To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: [Ontbirds] Pine Grosbeaks--University of