[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - Fish Crows and other goodies

2019-05-07 Thread Norm Murr via ONTBIRDS
Yesterday Bob Tyler and I birded the Toronto Islands and following are some of the birds we found. Black-crowned Night Heron, Trumpeter Swans, Gadwall, 17 Turkey Vultures, Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, 2 VIrginia Rails, 2 Soras, many Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers, Glauc

[Ontbirds] FW: Toronto Islands - Fish Crows and other goodies

2019-05-07 Thread Norm Murr via ONTBIRDS
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Norm Murr via ONTBIRDS Sent: May 7, 2019 7:10 AM To: ONTBIRDS Subject: [Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - Fish Crows and other goodies Yesterday Bob Tyler and I birded the Toronto Islands and following are some of the birds we found. Black-crowned Night Heron, Tr

[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant @ Colonel Sam Smith Park

2019-05-07 Thread Lev Frid via ONTBIRDS
Just had one fly over the viewing platform with two DCCO going north. Colonel Sam is at the foot of Kipling ave ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ont

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Festival of Flight May 7th (Morning)

2019-05-07 Thread Peter Simons via ONTBIRDS
Rondeau Festival of Flight May 7th Morning Report A blur of activity this morning with a strong wave of migrants headed north all across the park. Several hundred warblers have been seen streaming across the high up in the cottonwoods, and tulip trees being primarily made up of Yellow-rumped, N

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanager - Osgoode Park downtown Toronto

2019-05-07 Thread Kai Sheffield via ONTBIRDS
Hi, I just had what appeared to be an immature male summer tanager in Osgoode Park in downtown Toronto. It was feeding on the grass and in low branches along the Queen St edge of the park. Pics obtained. Posting from the field so apologies for lack of detailed directions. ___

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee NP Migration Report - May 7

2019-05-07 Thread Festival Birds via ONTBIRDS
Cold, damp and breezy this morning with some rain, but wonderful birding. About 28 species of warblers reported including 2 KENTUCKY, a KIRTLAND'S, PRAIRIE, several PROTHONOTARY, and 2 CERULEANS. Many birds are actively feeding and streaming northward. Observers in the north end of the Park indi

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Festival of Flight May 7th (afternoon)

2019-05-07 Thread Peter Simons via ONTBIRDS
Huge numbers of birds in the park this afternoon, with Yellow-rumped, Palm, Northern Parula, and Nashville Warblers leading the group in the hundreds. A Golden-winged Warbler was found on the north end of Rondeau Rd along with a Bay-breasted Warbler. An Olive-Sided Flycatcher was found on Bennet

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (05 May 2019) 183 Raptors

2019-05-07 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vult

[Ontbirds] Glossy Ibis- Rondeau

2019-05-07 Thread Michael Carlson via ONTBIRDS
Glossy Ibis at 18:00 at Keith McLean Conservation Area on Kent Bridge Road approximately .5 km north of Rondeau Road. In small pool on left from observation tower. Michael Carlson Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Or

[Ontbirds] Incredible northward movement of passerines through Point Pelee National Park

2019-05-07 Thread Bill Lamond via ONTBIRDS
This morning (7 May 2019) a few parties witnessed an amazing northward movement of passerines (mostly warblers) on the west side of Point Pelee, right out of the park. Josh and Mike Bauman (JB,MB) were the first to notice this. While waiting impatiently to get through the line-up of cars at the