[Ontbirds] Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory 20 yrs of migration monitoring 2000-2019

2020-01-04 Thread Cindy Cartwright via ONTBIRDS
Congratulations to the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory (BPBO) on completing 20 years (2000-2019) of migration monitoring at the Cabot Head Research Station on the northeastern tip of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. Under an agreement with Ontario Parks to use the abandoned cott

Re: [Ontbirds] Doug Miller

2017-12-29 Thread Cindy Cartwright via ONTBIRDS
To the best of my knowledge, no one in Ontario (and possibly Canada) participated annually in CBCs for more years than him. Uncle Doug did the Bruce Peninsula CBC with me and his nephew Tom Williamson for years. I have a lot of great memories of our times together. Cindy Cartwright Saugeen Shores

[Ontbirds] Swainson's Hawk

2017-10-06 Thread Cindy Cartwright via ONTBIRDS
I had an excellent view of an adult Swainson's Hawk yesterday afternoon soaring over Bruce Rd 3 just north of Cargill Rd. With the light northeast winds predicted for this morning, it will likely travel down the Lake Huron shoreline and pass the Detroit River hawk watch. Good birding, Cindy Ca

[Ontbirds] Bruce Peninsula trip

2017-06-19 Thread Cindy Cartwright via ONTBIRDS
Birders had an excellent weekend on the Bruce Peninsula in spite of Mother Nature's best efforts to drown us and drive us out with thunder and lightning. We kept a careful eye on the weather throughout the day. One particularly awesome arced wall cloud passed overhead with non-rotating dark spirals

[Ontbirds] CBCs 4 Kids in Saugeen Shores

2017-01-26 Thread Cindy Cartwright via ONTBIRDS
The first Saugeen Shores CBC 4 Kids was held on December 3, 2017. The small group of participants identified and counted over 350 birds in the vicinity of Northshore Park and the Port Elgin harbour. Highlights included Redheads and Red-necked Grebes in the harbour, chickadees and a single White-bre

[Ontbirds] OFO News June issue

2014-05-26 Thread Cindy Cartwright via ONTBIRDS
The June 2014 issue of OFO News has been sent to the mailing house and members should receive it shortly. This issue contains articles on the following topics: 1. 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. 2. The possibility of Yellow-throated Warbler n