[Ontbirds] REDDISH EGRET

Present now 09:50 feeding along shore opposite 453 Lakeshore >From Wiarton north turn left on Road 13 to Oliphant. Take to end and turn >right on Lakeshore. Bruce Wilson, M.A..Sc., P.Eng Vice President. 342 Bayview Drive, Box 310 Barrie, ON L4M 4T5 Tel 705-733-0111 Fax 705-721-0138 Ce

[Ontbirds] Swallow-tailed Kite Wasaga area

I and several other birders searched the area between 5:30pm and 7:00pm this evening and were not able to locate the bird. Directions: Take Klondike Park Road north of Highway 26 to north of Concession 12 Bruce Wilson, M.A..Sc., P.Eng Vice President. 342 Bayview Drive, Box 310 Barrie, ON L4M

[Ontbirds] Carden Point Counts June 9

and see you on June 9 at 06:00. -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] Carden Alvar Point Counts June 9, 2018

weather conditions.  In the event of severe weather, i.e. thunderstorms, the count will be held on June 10. Contact Bruce Wilson at cardencounts_AT_gmail_DOT_com Thanks -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies

[Ontbirds] Bradford West Gwillimbury CBC

-crowned Sparrow    1 Northern Cardinal    49 House Finch    29 Purple Finch    13 Pine Siskin   18 American Goldfinch    153 House Sparrow    106 -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 Group Member 7mm NGA Member Bird Studies Canada Member

Re: [Ontbirds] Pacific Loons Minet's Point Barrie

Minet's Point Road. Follow road across tracks and continue north through lights. Bruce Wilson, M.A..Sc., P.Eng Vice President. 342 Bayview Drive, Box 310 Barrie, ON L4M 4T5 Tel 705-733-0111 Fax 705-721-0138 Cell 705-727-8265 International Water Supply, Ltd. -Original Message- From

[Ontbirds] Birding Opportunities on the Cameron, Windmill and Bluebird Ranches on the Carden Alvar

. Thanks again. Contact Bruce Wilson at cardencounts_AT_gmail_Dot_com -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario Bird Banding Association Brereton Field Naturalists' Club Simcoe County Banding

[Ontbirds] Birding Opportunities on the Cameron, Windmill and Bluebird Ranches on the Carden Alvar

, the count will be held on June 11. Contact Bruce Wilson at cardencounts_AT_gmail_Dot_com -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario Bird Banding Association Brereton Field Naturalists' Club

[Ontbirds] RUFF S OF COOKSTOWN

Being well see in puddle about 100 ft north oc 13th Line West of Highway 27. Crippling views as they say. >From Highway 89 in Cookstown go south on Highway 27 to 13th Line and turn >right (west) about 300m Bruce Wilson, M.A..Sc., P.Eng Vice President. 342 Bayview Drive, Box 310 Barrie,

Re: [Ontbirds] 03416 0342 Yonge St closure south of Ravenshoe

in the Strongville area are also becoming fed up with tresspassers. International Water Supply Bruce Wilson, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. -Original Message- From: Paul Harpley [p...@harpley.ca] Received: Monday, 20 Jun 2016, 18:33 To: himel irving [irving.hi...@gmail.com]; hhartw...@eastgwillimbury.ca [hhartw

[Ontbirds] CARDEN POINT COUNTS CANCELLED JUNE 11

Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario Bird Banding Association All: I apologize for throwing this out so late as we were hoping the for a change in the forecast but is has gotten worse

Re: [Ontbirds] Prairie warbler - Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto

Please note that this bird is in a part of the park that *IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC* during weekdays as it is past the construction gates. The whole of Tommy Thompson Park is only open to the public on weekends. Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 Group

[Ontbirds] Carden Point Counts 2016

or shine so be prepared for all weather conditions. Contact Bruce Wilson at cardencou...@gmail.com Thanks. -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario Bird Banding Association

[Ontbirds] *Birding Opportunities on the Cameron, Windmill and Bluebird Ranches on the Carden Alvar*

with some details about your birding skill levels. Count teams will assemble at the Cameron Ranch parking lot at 6:00 am on June 13. The counts take place rain or shine so be prepared for all weather conditions. Contact me at cardencounts_AT_gmail_DOT_com Thanks. -- Bruce Wilson Barrie

[Ontbirds] SNOW Returns

I know this is not specifically a sighting per se but it is exciting news. One of the SNOWs fitted with a tracker last year has returned to the south. http://www.projectsnowstorm.org/posts/millcreek-back/ -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 Group

[Ontbirds] Carden Alvar Provincial Park Point Counts

. Please contact me at wilsonbrucea_at_gmail_dot_com Thanks. Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA Member Bird Studies Canada Member Ontario Bird Banding Association

[Ontbirds] Colour-banded Sparrows Carden Plain IBA

with date a location of the sighting. You can contact me at wilsonb_AT_csolve_DOT_net Thanks - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA Member Bird Studies Canada Member Ontario Bird Banding Association

[Ontbirds] Carden IBA Point Counts June 8

. Please contact me at wils...@csolve.net Thanks Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario Bird Banding Association Brereton Field Naturalists' Club Simcoe County Banding Group

[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit Innisfil

might.find a bit more. From Bradford go north on old Highway 11 to the 11th Line. Turn east, right. Look for flooded field on north side a couple of hundred metres along road. International Water Supply Bruce Wilson, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Vice President

[Ontbirds] McGEachy Pond CA

) south. McGeachy Pond Conservation Area is located on the right hand side of the road before entering Erieau. Coordinates Lat/Long 42.263, -81.940 UTM 422445, 4697380 Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl

in the Holland Marsh. From Bradford take Highway 11 north to Fennels Corner. Turn right at the lights and head east to 20th Sideroad. Turn left and go north to 2nd Line Bruce Wilson, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. International Water Supply Ltd. 1-800-461-9636 Sent from my BlackBerry

[Ontbirds] Great Gray Owl Kingsville

At 14:55 Seen west of McCain Road on north side of Road 2. Unfortunately some inconsiderate photographers are getting too close. Take Main Street west from Kingsville to McCain Road and turn north to Road 2. Turn west on Road 2 for about 300 to 400 m. Owl was in trees along a field on north

[Ontbirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Luther Marsh

in the apple tree behind the pole with the M48 bird box on it. Great views. Also seen, Belted Kingfisher and numerous Bobolinks. For those coming from the north take Highway 89 west of Shelburne and turn south on 21/22 Sideroad and go to the stop sign in Monticello and turn right (west). - Bruce

[Ontbirds] Chimney Swifts Barrie

While doing some training for the Chimney Swift monitoring program run by BSC we heard and saw four chimney swifts in downtown Barrie this afternoon. - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA Member Bird Studies

[Ontbirds] Five SNOW

, Jane north off Highway 9 would be closest to the sighting. - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists

[Ontbirds]Migrating Broad-Winged Hawks

. Thanks - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports

[Ontbirds]Wasaga Beach Piping Plovers

was predated by a merlin on Saturday.) Outlook: Although nest B sustained damage, it is possible that all the chicks may have survived. At 7pm 2 new hatchlings were seen sunning themselves. Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7 GroupGauge 0 Guild 7mm NGA

[Ontbirds]Wasaga Beach Directions

Street turns left and into Beach Drive. You will see the fenced off area of the beach at the northeast edge of the parking lot with the Guardians sitting at the end of the boardwalk. The two nest exclosures are easy to see. Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA Member

[Ontbirds]Carden Wrens, Warblers, Shrikes and Cranes

can be reached by taking Bolsover Road north out of Bolsover. This is a very narrow road with limited passing and essentially no parking areas. - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA

[Ontbirds]A Correction and Addition

A correction to my reporting yesterday from East West Humber Bay Parks. I saw a Canvasback Duck not a Redhead Duck as I noted yesterday. Also the pair of grebes was out with the long-tailed ducks and Harlequin Ducks Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life MemberNMRA MemberScale 7

[Ontbirds]Harlequin Ducks East Humber Bay Park

and in the same tree White Breasted Nuthatch Red Breasted Nuthatch American Robin 2 We did not see the Ruddy Ducks but a woman we met said she had seen them. Not bad for an hour. - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA

[Ontbirds]Harlequin Ducks Humber Bay

Does anyone know if the Harlequin ducks have been sighted this week? - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists

[Ontbirds]Barred Owl Barrie Area

0.3 km west of 20 Sideroad. (note Big Bay Point Road is closed between Yonge Street and Hurst so direct access is not possible via Big Bay Point Road) - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 GroupMember 7mm NGA

[Ontbirds]Razorbill NOTL Nov 27

it may be that the bird flies upriver a bit and then drifts back towards the lake. This would account for the sightings reported upstream of Fort Mississauga Directions per the previous emails to this list can not be improved on. - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRAMember Gauge 0

[Ontbirds]Piping Plover at Wasaga Beach

right after you cross the bridge. Follow the road to the end and park and walk up to the fence. - Bruce Wilsonreply to: Barrie, Ontario, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] remove the no_spam_ http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/