[Ontbirds] Trumpeter Swans? Jedburgh Pond, Ayr about 10:30am

2015-03-16 Thread Cathy Badger
Today for the 1st time ever I saw 2 swans that weren't mute swans, on the Jedburgh Pond in Ayr and they were either Trumpeter Swans or Tundra. They were tagged the way I have seen Trumpeter Swans, so that made me think that was what they were, as I didn't have Sibley's with me. Yellow tags

[Ontbirds] Eastern Phoebe heard south of Glen Morris on McLeans' School Rd

2015-03-09 Thread Cathy Badger
My brother has an Eastern Phoebe nest every year in his garage and it always comes early. He heard it toward the end of February and my sister-in-law heard it again today round 10:30am. Near Glen Morris south of Cambridge. For, lo, the winter is past...The flowers appear on the earth; the

[Ontbirds] A flock of ? Hwy #401 Exit 278 Kitchener Is this suitable for a bird Alert???

2014-05-31 Thread Cathy Badger via ONTBIRDS
whimbrels (since there has been a lot on them on the bird reports). They were heading NW. I just couldn't pull over and whip out my binoculars:). Cathy Badger ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Eastern Phoebe

2014-03-19 Thread Cathy Badger
time today, but didn't see it. Two bluebirds and a northern shrike along the Brant Waterloo Rd south of Ayr. Lo, the winter is past...the time of the singing of birds is come. S of S 2:11-12 Enjoy! Cathy Badger ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] Sandhills cranes Bannister Lake near Ayr

2012-11-15 Thread Cathy Badger
60 Sandhill cranes in Bannister lake on 24A north of Paris and Wrigleys Rd about noon hour today. I thought it was a bit late for them. But it was wonderful to hear them all chortling away! Cathy Sent from my iPad ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

[Ontbirds] Fw: Tundra Swans Wrigley's Corners Ayr

2012-03-07 Thread Cathy Badger
  Today about 5pm I was at Wrigley's Corners and on Bannister Lake there was flock of about 100 tundra swans.  Also a mature bald eagle was eating something on the ice.  Canada geese and mallards were floating around and 1 pied-billed grebe.  Four hooded merganzers were on the pond across