Just found a group of 50+ Greater White-fronted Geese north of Hagersville,
ON (Haldimand County) East (or southeast) side of the road, directly
across from house #4353 on Hwy 6. Many birds are sleeping and some are
below a hill, but a rough count hit 52 birds at one point...
This ebird
As unusual as this sounds - I'm currently looking at a Green-winged Teal
that shows the features of a Eurasian Green-winged Teal - also known as
Common Teal. Yet the bird shows a faint vertical white bar on the side of
the breast, indicating its parents (or grandparents) have mingled with our
Birders, some slight internet trouble here - but my Dad just spotted the
Neotropic Corm flying east with 2 Double-crests past my condo near Green
Rd. in Stoney Creek. We managed a few new photos.
Earlier this morning, an adult male King Eider flew west and a female King
Eider has been present
Birders,
Around 8am this morning I had a small cormorant fly east past my condo
(near Green Rd. in Stoney Creek on Lake Ontario), but did not have my
camera ready and watched it slowly fly away... About 45 minutes later I
watched a similar group (~20 Double-crested Corms) flying WEST, containing
Birders,
Just after noon today at Mather's Park in Fort Erie - 2 Cormorants flying
very close to shore (50ft) with one being notably smaller than the other. A
quick look in the scope showed a bird with a dark bill and dull throat, but
no obvious white feathers (that I could see, with precious
Andrea Orr, Natalie Leava and I just watched a Cattle Egret at the Tilbury
Sewage Lagoons. After making several prolonged circles around the lagoons.
Not sure if it landed out of sight, or kept going. Could be a sign of
things to come, as Ontario has been under the influence of strong SW winds
for
Despite NW early, I had a number of highlights from my condo balcony
looking at the west end of Lake Ontario. In the past hour, winds have
shifted from the NE (typically much better), so hopefully the birds keep
coming!
So far today:
3 adult LITTLE GULLS (rare in Hamilton)
9 juv SABINE'S GULLS
3
Birders,
This evening there was a female EURASIAN WIGEON associating with several
male American Wigeon in the far SW corner of the Hillman Marsh Shorebird
Cell. The bird showed a rich reddish/orange cast to its brown head, and
lacked the black spot at the base of the bill as shown by female
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Around 3:15pm this afternoon I had prolonged looks at a 1st basic (1st
winter) FRANKLIN'S GULL off the east beach of Point Pelee (due east of the
Visitor's Centre). The bird was reasonably close
Birders,
This morning around 0915 I watched a BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN fly in off of
Lake Ontario from the northwest, turn eastwards upon nearing the shore,
then steadily fly past (perhaps 250-300ft up) until out of sight. The
entire observation was probably 60-90 seconds.
It was first obvious as a
Birders,
A concentrated effort to turn up a Neotropic Cormorant from my Condo (301
Frances Ave in Hamilton) has turned up a noteworthy bird both yesterday and
this morning. Thankfully I managed better photos today. A link to view them
is here:
10am along the bike path on the west beach. Just across from the group
campground. Bird is a female and is slowly moving north.
Brandon and Eric Holden
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The annual meeting of the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC) was
held on April 7th, 2013. At this meeting, the minutes of the 2013 OBRC
Policy Meeting were formally accepted, and can be emailed to anyone
upon request. We also formally adopted many changes to the OBRC
Hello Ontario Birders!
The Ontario Bird Record Committee (“OBRC”) held a policy meeting in
Peterborough on Jan 26, 2013; with the goal of improving how the OBRC
(a committee of OFO) operates to better serve the Ontario birding
community. Comments were solicited in various venues, with the
Pelee Island Highlights today:
Least Bittern: Fish Point
Peregrine Falcon: 1 at Fish Point early, 1 at Lighthouse Point in the afternoon
Cerulean Warbler: Fish Point
Grasshopper Sparrow: (2) NE corner of Island
LeConte's Sparrow: NE corner of Island
22 species of Warblers were recorded on
This evening there were 11 striking Marbled Godwits at the shorebird
cell. Around 7pm they flew to the north. This seems to be an annual
event at the Hillman Cell over the past few years, occurring on
sporadic days (often warm SW winds) in late April.
An extremely confusing passerine inside Point
Apologies for the additional Niagara River posting.
My darling girlfriend Jenn and I had some additional birds of note
today along the river, beyond the previously reported Razorbill, AW
Pelican etc.
Black Vulture - 5 birds seen circling over NY between Adam Beck and
the Queenston Docks mid
This morning, Mark Jennings, Alan Wormington and I had a singing male
Northern Cardinal in Moosonee at the intersection of Bay Rd. And
Butcher St.
Alan states this is the 2nd record for southern James Bay.
Good Birding!
Brandon Holden
www.PeregrinePrints.com
Two adult Long-billed Dowitchers were present at the Tilbury Sewage
Lagoons this morning (Aug 4) in the small/centre lagoon. Adult
Long-billed Dowitchers have a habit of staying around in August
when found, so there is a decent chance they will be present for a
while yet (not that you heard it
Ontbirders,
Very early this morning, Ken Burrell and I found an adult Cattle Egret
at Holiday Beach Conservation Area. We observed the bird from the hawk
platform, looking north into the marsh. It was roosting on a small
snag near a feeding group of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons, a bit
2 birds calling over the road to the tip, right now! Flying back and forth.
Brandon/Eric Holden
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Today while birding in the far north, I encountered an incredible
flock of Redpolls pulling seeds from a roadside snowbank.
For those interested, I've added my collection of the distant images
of the Sooty Shearwater Alan Wormington and I had at Netitishi Point,
James Bay on November 13th, online here:
http://www.blog.peregrineprints.com/2010/11/sooty-time.html
Over the next 7-10 days, I'll be adding more
My lovely girlfriend Jenn and I spent 5 days in the Moosonee area this
past week. Bird life generally had a winter/boreal trend, with winter
fiches, northern owls, boreal landbirds and gulls making for most of
the noteworthy sightings.
The most unusual observation came in the form of an adult
Apologies for the continued posting about the Van Wagner's Long-tailed
Jaeger, but this bird continued to be extremely cooperative throughout
the day. Those with a few hours to spare were rewarded with
surprisingly good views as it travelled the beach to harass
Ring-billed Gulls. Later in the
The Jaeger show continued throughout the afternoon at Van Wagner's
Beach in Hamilton. My Dad and I had the chance to view the show from
an unusual location (boat) - so we missed out on several birds seen
from shore. I heard the end of day totals were over 20 Parasitic
Jaegers, 5 Long-tailed
A bit of a strange observation, but perhaps noteworthy for June. --
Yesterday at the Toronto Zoo - My lovely girlfriend Jenn Bock and I
came accross 3 Cackling Geese in the Africa exhibit, mainly staying
on their own away, but nearby to other wild Canada Geese and
Mallards.
As far as I could
11:55am, I had a gray juv. GYRFALCON fly south over the onion fields
at the eastern end of Concession C. (towards the pelee marsh).
The bird flew 1-2ft above the ground with steady, lazy flaps for 95%
of the observation. The most recent observation in the sightings book
of white speckled falcon
Jon Pleizier and I had an adult Mew Gull today in a farmers field
northwest of the town of Belwood (Near Arthur/Fergus) late this
afternoon. The bird was seen at close range for a few minutes, before
flying further into the field, and was eventually lost. The bird was
quite large (Ring-billed Gull
Just got a message from Stu Mackenzie saying he's refound the bird at
92 Aberdeen.
Brandon
Birdberry post
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That's 92 Addington! Not aberdeen..
This is what happens when you try to put things out quickly!
B
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Jon Pleizier and I spent an hour around Point Petre this morning when
Jon picked out a very colourful Dickcissel in a roadside pocket of
warblers and sparrows.We had great views in the early morning
sunlight.
Directions: Point Petre is the southernmost point in Prince Edward
County. The bird was
Many thanks to Ken for putting the word out about the gull on Ontbirds
for me! I was checking the beach for gulls taking shelter from the
very strong winds that were blowing from the SW. There was probably
10-15'000 birds between the beach at the provincial park and the beach
on the oppsiite side
Was visible from the road until a Peregrine arrived and started
chasing Caspian Terns, flushing the bird out of sight to the back of
the property. Lots of other waterbirds present, so maybe worth a look
if you're in the area.
Brandon
Directions; Just south of Stromness on Haldimand County Road 3
Not sure who first found this bird (initially seen sept 14/15 I
think?) , but I stumbled across it today driving north away from the
southern tip of Point Petre on RR 24. The bird was with a juv. Eastern
Kingbird and was catching insects on the wire between the houses
numbered 934 and 808. No idea
Seven Juv. Long-billed Dowitchers present this evening. One of the
most numerous shorebird species present! A Merlin flew by twice, which
may have been the cause for low numbers. A large variety of ducks also
present.
Below are some old directions posted for this site on ontbirds: but be
warned!
Seen this morning at 7am at the very end of Point Petre Rd. Sitting on
the hydro wires between the lighthouse driveway and the blue sign!
Brandon
Directions: from Picton follow RR 10 south through Cherry Valley. Turn
right onto RR 24 and follow it as far south as you can go. Near the
end of the
I thought this bird was exciting enough to post some photos online for all
to see. I have also noticed some of Alan Wormington's photos on the OFO
photo page, as well as a few of Jean Iron's images on her own website
(hopefully I'm not spoiling anything by announcing that). My own attempts
can be
I was just called by Brandon Holden and he said that he and Kenny Burrell
have just found a Orange Male Ruff at the Blenheim sewage lagoons.
There are many other shorebirds present but as a side note there are
no juvenile shorebirds of note.
Lagoon Directions: Exit 401 at #90 (Communications
There has been a lot of interest in seeing photos of the Point Pelee Black
Swift (May 17), and I figured the easiest way for most to see would be an
ontbirds post. Apologies for not posting a current sighting. Photos can be
seen here:
http://www.peregrineprints.com/RBpg/z09_BLSW.htm
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Late yesterday evening, at the John St. Landfill in Thunder Bay:
1 Juv. Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 1st basic California Gull
10+ Thayer's Gulls (several Juv.'s, 3 adults and 1 2nd basic)
3-5000 Herring Gulls and ~50 Ring-billed
Jean Iron, Ron Pittiway and myself birded the lagoons today in both the
morning and evening (along with a handfull of other observers throughout the
day), and did not see the Little Stint.
Migrant Juvenile Shorebirds today included Least Sandpiper(2) , Semipalmated
Sandpiper(1), Lesser
After many visits to the Townsend Sewage Lagoons so far this July, myself,
along with my Dad and Girlfriend, had a bird I am quite sure is an Adult
Little Stint in the SE cell today. Unfortunately, water levels in the lagoon
have risen considerably due to recent rains, and there is little exposed
On Friday May 30th, 2008, this is the HNC Birding Report:
Northern Shoveler
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
King Eider
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Bufflehead
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
On Friday, March 14th, 2008 this is the HNC Birding Report:
CALIFORNIA GULL
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Snow Goose
Tundra Swan
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Wild Turkey
Killdeer
Thayer's Gull
My Dad and I spent several hours (11am till dusk) around the falls, checking
from the control gates to below the falls, on both the American and Canadian
sides of the river. We somehow managed to miss the bird the entire day (we
left goat island at 2:55pm), but both weather and gulls were very
The Ross's Gull just landed on the middle of the river, half way between the
Falls and the barge with a group of Bonapartes.
Susan Holden for Brandon Holden
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My Dad and I spent the last 2 hours of daylight making a quick check of the
Niagara River. The only gull highlight was the 2CY Black-legged Kittiwake
still flying below the
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With cold temps keeping the fields frozen, we decided to check the gulls
around the Niagara River. We checked from Queenston to above the falls.
Great numbers of Bonaparte's, Ring-billed, Herring and Great
Birders,
Today at Fifty Point C.A. in Grimsby, my dad and I had:
2 Purple Sandpipers on the eastern most rock point (closest to Kelson rd.)
2 Northern Shrike's (one adult, one young bird - actually chased each other
and gave loud calls)
2 Cackling Geese - in the main pond.. with one
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