[Ontbirds] Peregrine

Hello Birders, There has been a juvenile Peregrine in Smiths Falls sitting on the water tower since yesterday afternoon (Aug 25).  This morning he was plucking the feathers off his recently caught breakfast (unknown what but there is an unhappy sounding family of crows).  Still there at 3:30. Th

[Ontbirds] Bewick's swans in Smiths Falls

I just wanted to let everyone know that the Town of Smiths Falls (near Ottawa) decided to purchase a pair (m+f) of Bewick's Swans to hopefully keep the geese away from the canal/campground/park area in town.  They initially said they were purchasing 2 mute swans (and they may still think that's

Re: [Ontbirds] Smiths Falls: American White Pelicans

There pelicans were there this morning at 8 - swimming along the reed bed across from house #44 on Bacchus Island.  E-Bird puts them as Lanark County and I made sure to put them exactly were I saw them. Amazing bird for the county (or anywhere in Ontario) From: Jon Ruddy via ONTBIRDS To:

[Ontbirds] Snow geese

Hi Gang,  As I was scanning through the 10,000+ CAGE looking for a Cackling (no luck), approximately 1000 snow geese flew in and landed in the river.  This was on Rainbow Valley Road, across the Rideau from Edmonds Lockstation. Kim ___ ONTBI

[Ontbirds] Townsend's

Hi All, I checked for an between 4 and 5 yesterday and then again this morning, no sign of it yet. Kim ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca

[Ontbirds] Prairie Warbler - Bethany, Kawartha Lakes

I saw a prairie warbler this morning at 10:45 on an unassumed road just off the Victoria Rail Trail in Bethany, Kawartha Lakes. It flew onto a low open branch after having just obviously had a bath.  Sat preening at eye level for about 1 minute.  Very obvious chestnut streaking on the back, bla