[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret

2018-08-30 Thread Alfred RAAB via ONTBIRDS
At 4:00pm it is on a raft with a dangling plastic owl, across from 431 Shoreline Rd . Directions from north end on Wiarton on Hwy 6 Take first left at top of hill on to Bruce Rd 13. Continue straight on to Oliphant T-intersection turn right north on to Shoreline Rd . Most consistent location

[Ontbirds] Swallow-tailed Kite

2018-08-28 Thread Alfred RAAB via ONTBIRDS
Was relocated by Mike King. Klondike Park Rd and Con 12, go 1 km east on con 12 Seen at 2:30pm Alfred Raab Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports

[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret in Oliphant

2018-08-28 Thread Alfred RAAB via ONTBIRDS
At 10am still present feeding in the same spot as originally found, just opposite the boardwalk. Copied directions from previous posts: "Directions from north end on Wiarton on Hwy 6 Take first left at top of hill on to Bruce Rd 13. Continue straight on to Oliphant T-intersection turn right no

[Ontbirds] Willet near Tottenham

2018-08-26 Thread Alfred RAAB via ONTBIRDS
On the same muddy field the Am Golden Plovers were seen a few days ago, there is one Willet, with a Lesser Yellowlegs Time 12:15pm Directions: copied from previous AGOL posting American Golden Plovers were seen in a muddy field on the 11th line near regional road 10 (Tottenham Rd.) at approx. 2:

[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret, Oliphant, Bruce Peninsula

2018-08-22 Thread Alfred RAAB via ONTBIRDS
Hi ONbirders, This morning at 7:15am Kiah Jasper and myself found a Little Blue Heron/Reddish Egret at Oliphant on the Bruce Peninsula. It was confirmed by many experts as a Reddish Egret (REEG) this afternoon who have experience with REEG. The bird was fairly close to the road and was showin

[Ontbirds] OFO Field Trip Bruce Peninsula, June 16/17 2018

2018-06-19 Thread ALFRED RAAB via ONTBIRDS
On a partly cloudy, partly sunny weekend 12 birders explored the Bruce Peninsula from Hepworth to the northern part of the Peninsula over the 2 days.Leaders: Cindy Cartwright (Saturday), Kiah Jasper (Sunday), Alfred Raab (both days)We visited the following areas: Saturday: Sable Beach, Sable Fal

[Ontbirds] Brewer's Blackbirds, Bruce Peninsula

2017-08-20 Thread ALFRED RAAB via ONTBIRDS
32 Brewer's Blackbirds,  300m south of Pike Bay Rd along Hwy 6.Each year at this time a large flock feeds along the highway and they stay until mid to late August.Best time to see them is between 7:30 and 8:00pm when they all sit on the hydro wires. Directions: This location is 22 km north of W

[Ontbirds] Two more Dickcissels Bruce Peninsula

2017-06-18 Thread Alfred Raab via ONTBIRDS
This morning I found a singing Dickcissel along the east side of Hwy 6 about 200m north of Lindsay Rd 5, which is about 8km north of Ferndale. It was singing near the ditch close to Hwy 6 and in the grassy field on the east side of Hwy 6. The 2nd singing Dickcissel was found 10 min later near t

[Ontbirds] Dickcissels Upper Bruce Peninsula

2017-06-13 Thread ALFRED RAAB via ONTBIRDS
Yesterday Ron Tozer found a Dickcissel on Dyer's Bay Road. I re-found it this morning at 6:30am, singing on the hydro wire on Dyer's Bay Rd, just a bit west of Crane Lake Rd intersection. There is a second Dickcissel singing in the grassy field on the south side of Dyer's Bay Rd about 200m west

[Ontbirds] OFO 2-day Field Trip - Bruce Peninsula, June 14 and 15, 2014

2014-06-16 Thread ALFRED RAAB via ONTBIRDS
22 birders attended the field trip on cool, but mostly sunny days. On the first day we started in Hepworth, drove to Sable Beach, Malcolm Bluff, Cape Croker, Isaak Lake, Sky Lake and through grasslands in between. On the second day we started at the Tobermory Airport, went north to Cape Hurd,