[Ontbirds] Privacy

The bird doesn’t like it and the home owners don’t like it. I would like to think that you could see that it is time to respect their privacy. Respectfully, Diana Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese Ile d’Orleans Quebec

I know this is not Ontario but it is a wonderful significant sighting in Quebec on the St Lawrence River. Today at 6 pm we saw over 1,000 Snow Geese in a field on Ile d’Orleans just outside Quebec City. They took flight to the Northeast at dusk in one large and several small groups. Happy

[Ontbirds] Juvenile Green Heron in Cookstown

Hi All, This evening, I saw a juvenile Green Heron in a tree overlooking the stream on the Thornton Cookstown Trans Canada Trail. The heron listened, fascinated for a while while I talked and whistled bird like sounds. Take highway 89 west of the 400 to highway 27, head south on 27 to 15th

[Ontbirds] male hooded merganser lake couchiching

Around 4 p.m. today there was a male hooded merganser near the shore of Old Brewery Bay, Lake Couchiching. He swam alone but kept company with the Canada Geese and Mallards. Happy Birding Diana ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Red-tailed hawks 5th sideroad

At 7:30 this morning I saw two adult light morph Red-tailed hawks on 5th sideroad, Bradford East Gwillimbury just south of 5th Line. One was perched in a tree and the other in flight. Take 400 North to hwy 88, go East to 5th sideroad, turn left and drive south. Spring is coming!!! Diana Sent

[Ontbirds] Red Tailed Hawks - 5th Sideroad, Bradford West Gwillimbury

This morning I saw two Red Tailed Hawks on 5th Sideroad - one just north of highway 88 and the other just north of Holland Marsh. I travel this way every morning and this is the first time I have seen them - perched high in a tree - a foretelling of early Spring? Take highway 88 West of

[Ontbirds] Cranes over junction hwy 27 & 89

On Friday around 2 PM, there were two groups of cranes - one clearly seen with my binoculars in a formation of 5. They were not close enough to see crane species - whooping and sandhill sound similar and I could not identify them - too far away. One or two were calling with the distinctive

[Ontbirds] Ruby throated hummingbird

There was a ruby throated hummingbird in my garden on Albert St in Cookstown a few minutes ago. Diana Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] 100 + tundra swans Cookstown

Hi, More than 100 tundra swans flew over the Cookstown Bruce trail at 6:00 pm this evening with one calling pretty much continuously. Diana Go to highway 89 just past Hwy 27. Take the trail going south across Hwy 89 from Tim Hortons. The swans flew over the trail going southeast.

[Ontbirds] Merlin, Barrie, ON

A female Merlin was stalking a flock of pigeons from the top of a building in Barrie at the corner of Owen and Collier streets around Noon, yesterday. Sorry for the late report, I had to consult my bird book, first! Diana . > On Nov 12, 2016, at 12:00 PM, birdalert-requ...@ontbirds.ca

[Ontbirds] Red-Tailed Hawk and Goshawk in Don Valley Toronto

There were two adult Red-Tailed Hawks and a Goshawk flying over the Rosedale Valley woods at noon today flying high above the junction of Rosedale Valley Road south and Bayview N. in Toronto. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Male Snowy Owl

Yesterday, morning, at 7:45 a.m., I saw a lone Snowy Owl flying low over Holland Marsh area north of Toronto, just west of Highway 400 and just north of highway 9. It was no longer there around 4:45 p.m. Apologies for the late notice. ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Rough legged Hawk highway 26 near Collingwood - flying low

. Take Bayfield Street (Highway 26/27) and exit #98 towards Stayner/Wasaga Beach. Turn left onto Bayfield Street and follow until Highway 26 West turn-off towards Stayner and Collingwood. Turn right in Stayner and follow Highway 26 into Collingwood. Diana Harding Tucker Cookstown