[Ontbirds] Dickcissel, north of Port Hope

2014-05-09 Thread John Geale via ONTBIRDS
Hi, everyone - I just got back from a neighbour's house where a male Dickcissel was at a feeder. The owner (Doreen Little) said it was first seen late yesterday afternoon, and it has been coming frequently today, staying for 5 or 10 minutes and then disappearing for an hour or two. I waited from

[Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon in Peterborough

2017-03-19 Thread John Geale via ONTBIRDS
Hello, birders - I have received a 3rd-hand report along with an excellent photo of an adult Peregrine Falcon eating a Pock Pigeon near 25 Aylmer Street North, Peterborough, on March 6 this year. Cheers,John ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Fiel

Re: [Ontbirds] Barnacle Goose - Schomberg - 7:50 pm at Trisan Centre - YES

2018-03-19 Thread John Geale via ONTBIRDS
At 7:00 pm this evening there were perhaps a couple of dozen geese on the pond at the Trisan Centre; same at 7:45 pm. But in the next 10 or 15 minutes hundreds arrived, and although the Barnacle was not seen arriving we were able to pick it out on the water while there was (barely) enough light

Re: [Ontbirds] Western Tanager, Port Hope - May 7

2018-05-07 Thread John Geale via ONTBIRDS
The bird was very cooperatively present from at least 10:15 to 10:25 this morning. Directions below, but this morning it was perhaps 100 m south of the concrete barriers.John Directions:  Take 28 south to the bottom to Peter Street (Highway 2), turn east at the lights, go east up the hill to

Re: [Ontbirds] Cattle Egret near Presqu’ile (Huff Rd)

2018-05-23 Thread John Geale via ONTBIRDS
At about 12:20 pm today the Cattle Egret was with a herd of cows and calves (white; Charolais?) on the west side of Huff Rd., about 1.6 km south of County Road 2. Huff Rd. runs south from CR 2 about 1.6 km west of Brighton or about 10 km east of Colborne. The grass is quite long in places, and

[Ontbirds] Willet at Presqu’ile Provincial Park

2019-08-19 Thread John Geale via ONTBIRDS
The Presqu'ile Willet was still present at about 4:30 pm today (August 19). To the south of Beach 2 the beach effectively ends, as the water comes right up to the dense swath of willows, rushes, grasses, etc. that would be to the east of the beach at lower water levels. Between this swath of wi