[Ontbirds] Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count Results - Jan 2, 2014

2014-01-07 Thread Jones, Colin (MNR)
The 28th Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count was held on Thursday, Jan 2, 2014. The temperature was a very cold -27 degrees Celsius in the early a.m. and only went up to about -20 around mid-day. There were also strong winds all day (including early in the morning). Many species were sparse this ye

[Ontbirds] Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk - SW of Caledonia

2013-11-03 Thread Jones, Colin (MNR)
Hi all, Sorry for the late posting. Yesterday evening, I saw a very attractive dark morph Red-tailed Hawk sitting on the hydro lines along Hwy 6 (Plank Rd) between Hagersville and Caledonia. The location was between 3rd and 4th Line next to house #4830. The bird is either the Western subspecie

[Ontbirds] Petroglyphs CBC results - Dec 22, 2012

2012-12-23 Thread Jones, Colin (MNR)
The 27th Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 22, 2012. The temperature was around -5 degrees Celsius for most of the day but there were strong winds all day (including early in the morning) and periods of light snow at times. Most species were sparse this year due to

[Ontbirds] Passing of Matt Holder

2011-10-17 Thread Jones, Colin (MNR)
This message has been approved by Mark Cranford, Ontbirds Coordinator. It is with incredible sadness that we inform the birding community of the sudden passing of Matt Holder, long time Ontario birder, on Friday, October 14 in Calgary, Alberta. Matt was born in England and raised in Durham Regio

[Ontbirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - Lakefield Sewage Ponds

2009-04-25 Thread Jones, Colin (MNR)
This afternoon, Sat. April 25, 2009, Bill Crins found a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at the Lakefield Sewage Ponds in Lakefield. The bird was swimming in the first pond (the one nearest the road) with Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Ring-necked Ducks and Lesser Scaup. The village of Lakefield is locat

[Ontbirds] Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Algonquin Provincial Park and the Surrounding Area

2008-10-06 Thread Jones, Colin (MNR)
The following message is being posted with the permission of the ONTBIRDS moderator. Hi everyone, Although not a bird-related posting, I know many birders are also interested in other aspects of Natural History and would appreciate hearing about a new field guide for dragonflies and damselflies.