[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon in Fort Erie still there

Hi The Wigeon was seen again today at 1:30 pm. The same location. Regards Marcie From: birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca [birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca] on behalf of Marcia Jacklin Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:31 PM To: Ontbirds Subject: [Ontbirds

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon in Fort Erie

Hello A male Eurasian Wigeon was found on Tuesday at Jaeger Rocks in Fort Erie. The bird was seen again this morning and again from 4:30 to 5 pm tonight. There a several mixed flocks of American Wigeon and Gadwall to check. Regards Marcie Jacklin Directions: Follow the QEW towards

[Ontbirds] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Female Barrow's Goldeneye in Ft. Erie Saturday

fyi Marcie Jacklin From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of Barbarah Henderson Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 12:04 AM To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu; David F. Suggs; Bruce Chilton Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Female Barrow's Goldeneye in

[Ontbirds] Fort Erie Fish crows

Hi We observed 1 Fish Crow close to 333 Bowen Road, Fort Erie around 4 pm Saturday afternoon. Others had Fish Crows earlier in the day closer to the end of Bowen near the Rio Vista golf course. Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by

Re: [Ontbirds] Fort Erie fish crows

Hi Two fish crows were observed between approximately 1 pm and 1:30 in the vicinity of the parkway and Central (just north of Bowen in Fort Erie yesterday (Saturday) by several groups. Also several groups observed the Black-headed Gull and Kittiwake from the parkway close to the end of Bowen.

[Ontbirds] Fort Erie fish crows

Hi Five fish crows were observed between approximately 2 pm and 2:30 in the vicinity of 333 Bowen in Fort Erie yesterday (Saturday) by several groups. Also several groups observed the Black-headed Gull and Kittiwake from the parkway close to the end of Bowen. Directions below from Geoff

[Ontbirds] Black-throated Gray Warbler, Wilsons Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Bayfront Park, Hamilton

Hi Don Campbell and I looked for almost 1 hour at the regular spot by the 3/8 mile marker. We also scanned by the 1400 m marker. There was a lot of train activity so we walked further along the trail past the 1600 m marker where the path splits in 2 around a small clump of trees and grasses.

[Ontbirds] CBC St. Catharines

Hi I'm still waiting on 3 key reports but so far 75 species have been reported. We have a new species for the count - House Wren!! Regards Marcie Jacklin ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Maybe not Razorbill's Demise

Hello everyone There is a reliable sighting of the Razorbill at 11:30 yesterday. Marcie ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Razorbill's Demise and other Niagara sightings

fyi Marcie From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] on behalf of Nicholas Sly [pagoph...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 11:24 PM To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Razorbill's Demise

[Ontbirds] Razorbill and Jaeger Niagara-on-the-Lake

Hello everyone The Razorbill and Parasitic Jaeger were both present at Niagara-on-the-Lake today. It was mostly in the general area of the green buoy at first on the left side but later about 1/3 of the distance between the buoy and Fort Niagara. It was diving quiet a bit and we lost it

[Ontbirds] Razorbill - Fort Niagara, USA

Hello everyone Fyi I'm not sure if this can be seen from the Canadian side (Niagara-on-the-Lake). Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of Joshua Cain Stiller Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 6:39 AM To:

[Ontbirds] all 3 scoter sp in Fort Erie

Hi Today we had all 3 Scoter species at the mouth of the river (south of the Peace Bridge). The majority were Surf. Good birding Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie Directions: QEW to Fort Erie, exit at Central Avenue, turn right on Central; left onto Lakeshore, continue onto Niagara River Parkway.

Re: [Ontbirds] Fort Erie Advocet, Niagara Falls Great Egrets

Hi folks I walked the shoreline in the area the Avocet was seen this morning without any luck. I did see 4 Shovellers and 1 Palm Warbler and 1 Common Yellowthroat though. Regards Marcie Jacklin From: birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca

Re: [Ontbirds] gyrfalcon, horned grebes

Hello Astrid Can I get your middle initial for the North American Bird report? Many thanks Marcie Jacklin From: birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca [birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca] on behalf of Astrid Akkerman [akker...@vaxxine.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 06,

[Ontbirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Port Colborne

Hi This evening around 8 pm Blayne and Jean Farnan found a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Port Colborne. It was in several locations on Weaver Road. Around 8:30 it was flushed by Kingbirds and headed west. Regards Marcie Jacklin (missed it by 3 minutes ) Directions: Take the QEW to Highway 406

[Ontbirds] Kentucky Warbler at Morgan's Point near Port Colborne

Hi Jean and Blayne Farnan found a Kentucky Warbler on Sunday May 22nd at Morgans Point. They kindly waited for myself and Peter BonEnfant to get there so we could get great looks at this bird and enjoy its song. Regards Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie Directions: From Port Colborne drive southwest

[Ontbirds] Sanderling in Fort Erie

Hi I found 5 Sanderling on the beach just to the east of Kraft Road in Fort Erie at dusk tonight. Regards Marcie Jacklin Directions QEW to Fort Erie. Take exit 2 for Thompson Road. Turn right onto Thompson Road. Continue onto Helena St. Turn right onto Dominion Road. Turn left onto Kraft Road.

[Ontbirds] Fort Erie - Cerulean plus 17 species of Warblers thursday morning

Hi We had a productive morning at Erie Beach in Fort Erie. We saw 18 species of warblers with the highlights being 1 singing Cerulean Warbler 1 singing Blue-winged Warbler 1 singing Hooded Warbler Tennessee Warbler (6+) Cape May Warbler (2 males and 1 female) Also a female Cardinal feeding a

[Ontbirds] preliminary results St. Catharines Christmas Bird Count Sunday Dec 19th

Hi folks I still haven't received all the results but here are a few preliminary results for the St. Catharines CBC held on Sunday Dec 19th 44 participants 23,136 individuals 79 species Record high counts: Ring-necked Duck (17) Common Merganser (2156) Red-breasted Merganser (2600) Northern

[Ontbirds] Purple Sandpiper, Gulls on Niagara River; Cackling Goose in Fort Erie

Hi On Saturday Peter BonEnfant and I saw 1 Purple Sandpiper on the moss covered rocks to the south of the barge. We also saw a California Gull. Thanks to Kevin McLaughlin and Ron Pittaway for pointing these birds out to us. At the same location on Sunday Tim Seburn and I saw the California

[Ontbirds] 30,000+ Bonapartes Gulls in Fort Erie

Hello everyone On Saturday Peter BonEnfant and I birded the Niagara River. At Adam Beck we saw 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 juvenile IceLand Gull. At the Whirlpool we located a Common Loon. Along the river above the falls we had several groups of Tundra Swans - about 74 birds in total.

[Ontbirds] Cackling Goose in Fort Erie

Hello This morning I found a Cackling Goose in Fort Erie close to Niagara River. It was on the lawn close to Mather's Arch/Peace Bridge. All the best Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie Directions: Take the QEW toward Fort Erie. Exit at Central Avenue (RR 124) exit toward Duty Free Way. Keep left at the

[Ontbirds] Rough-legged Hawk, Thorold

Hi I saw a beautiful light phase Rough-legged Hawk while driving north on HWY 406. It was flying over a field on the east side of the highway between Regional Road 20 and Beaverdams Road. Regards Marcie Jacklin Directions Take the Queen Elizabeth Way towards Niagara. Get off at the exit

[Ontbirds] Little Gull, Fort Erie

Hi We found a first winter Little Gull at Nichols Marina in Fort Erie this afternoon. Directions: Take the QEW to Fort Erie- take the Bertie Street exit and follow it all the way to the end, and turn left onto the Niagara Parkway. The marina is on the right. all the best Marcie Jacklin Fort

[Ontbirds] Cormorants in Fort Erie

Hello Peter Bonenfant and I saw 30 Double-crested Cormorants at the mouth of the Niagara River in Fort Erie. We also found an Eastern Meadowlark near Stevensville. Regards Marcie Jacklin Directions to the Cormorants: Take the QEW towards Fort Erie. Take the Central Avenue exit. Turn right

[Ontbirds] St. Catharines Christmas Bird Count

Hello I still have one group to receive a report from, in the meantime here are some preliminary results from the St. Catharines Christmas Bird Count on Sunday December 20. There were 50 participants this year and we counted 81 species plus a Harlequin Duck on count week. This was above

[Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon and dark form Snow Goose in Fort Erie

Hello On Saturday November 21st Peter BonEnfant and I found a juvenile Peregrine Falcon at the lake end of Kraft Road in Fort Erie. We observed it for more than 30 minutes and recorded the bands on both legs (left - 32 Y on black background; right green background with white squares). On

[Ontbirds] all 3 scoter sp in Fort Erie

Hi On Saturday Tim Seburn, Rick Stockton, Peter Bonenfant and I saw all 3 species of scoter. There were approximately 5+ White-wing; 15+ Black and 20+ Surf. There was lots of movement of the birds so it was difficult to estimate. We also saw 100 or more Long-tailed Ducks. Good birding Marcie

[Ontbirds] 5 BRANT and all 3 scoter sp in Fort Erie

Hi On Sunday Tim Seburn, Rick Stockton, Peter Bonenfant and found 5 BRANT along the parkway in Fort Erie, approximately 1/2 between the Fort and the Peace Bridge. We also saw all 3 species of scoter again. There were approximately 5+ White-wing; 15+ Black and 20+ Surf. Good birding Marcie

[Ontbirds] Clay-coloured Sparrow, Fort Erie

Hi I found a Clay-coloured Sparrow close to the intersection of Edgemere Road and Kraft Road in Fort Erie around 6:30 pm on Sunday May 10 (Happy Mother's Day :-)) Take the QEW to Fort Erie. Take exit 2 for Thompson Rd/Bertie St toward County Rd-17/County Rd-122 . Turn right at Thompson Rd.

[Ontbirds] first year male King Eider at Fort Erie

Hello everyone We had good looks at a first year male King Eider yesterday (Feb 14) at Fort Erie. We were at the parking lot about 1/2 way between the Fort and the Peace Bridge. Directions below. Also 3 Bald Eagles sitting close to the ice boom. Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie Directions: QEW to

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls - Slaty-backed Gull

Hello Tim Seburn, Blayne and Jean Farnan and myself saw the Slaty-backed Gull from the pull off above Niagara Falls. It was mid-river again. Directions below from a previous email from Willie D'Anna. Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie *** The pull-off just downstream from the

[Ontbirds] Avocet in Fort Erie

Hi folks I just got a message that the Avocet has come back to Canada! It was observed this morning at 11 am by Ron Goodridge at the foot of Bowen Road along the Niagara River. The observer watched the bird which was close to the shoreline with some ducks. At one point it flew further north

[Ontbirds] St. Catharines CBC preliminary results

Hello everyone I don't have complete results but I thought you might be interested in a few preliminary results from the St. Catharines CBC held today. Approximately 37 observers recorded 79 species so far. New for the count: Thayer's Gull, Turkey Vulture, White-winged Crossbill Record high

[Ontbirds]Fort Erie - Rough-legged Hawk; Pintails; Scoters

Hi We found a light phase Rough-legged Hawk on Wilhelm Road in Fort Erie (take the QEW, get off at Netherby Rd and head west.. Turn left at Schihl Rd, then right at Forkes Rd E, then left at Wilhelm Rd . the bird was inbetween 2nd Concession and Hwy3. We also saw 6+ Northern Pintails and 12

[Ontbirds]Niagara Falls Cave Swallow

Hello John Black and Dan Salisbury just called to report a Cave Swallow at the Engineerium building above the Falls along the Niagara River parkway. Gotta go Marcie ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial

[Ontbirds]50+ Black Scoters in Fort Erie

Hi On Saturday Tim Seburn I saw more than 50 Black Scoters close to the Fort in Fort Erie. This is where Lake Erie flows into the Niagara River. We had a large number of Black Scoters around this time last year too. In addition there were 6 White-winged Scoters and Tim spotted 1 Surf Scoter.

[Ontbirds]SUNDAY Still there juv. CURLEW SANDPIPER -

Hello Tim Seburn and I relocated this bird early this afternoon (Sunday) at about 1:30. It has moved approximately 3 km/2 miles west of 'Jaeger Rocks'. I actually got in on my yard list!! New directions: take the QEW to Fort Erie. Take exit 2 for Thompson Rd/Bertie St toward Co Hwy 17/Co Hwy

[Ontbirds] mistaken id RE: SUNDAY Still there juv. CURLEW SANDPIPER -

Hi folks I need to apologize. Several birders reported seeing a white rump on this bird which I never saw. This afternoon I finally had good looks in better lighting conditions and I believe this bird is a Dunlin. Sorry :-( Marcie From: Marcia Jacklin

[Ontbirds]Still there juv. CURLEW SANDPIPER -

Hello Tim Seburn and I relocated this bird late this afternoon (Saturday) at about 5:30. It has moved approximately 3 km/2 miles west of 'Jaeger Rocks'. New directions: take the QEW to Fort Erie. Take exit 2 for Thompson Rd/Bertie St toward Co Hwy 17/Co Hwy 122 . Turn right at Thompson Rd

[Ontbirds] Still there juv. CURLEW SANDPIPER - apparently - Buffalo NY

Hello Tim Seburn and I relocated this bird this morning (Sunday) at 9:15. It was about 200 meters west (towards Erie Beach) of 'Jaeger Rocks'. See directions below from Peter Yoerg. It was still associating with the White-rumped Sandpiper. Regards Marcie Jacklin Fort Erie, Ontario

[Ontbirds]American White Pelican at Port Colborne

Hello Tonight after receiving a call from Mary Hart I saw an American White Pelican along the Lake Erie shoreline at Port Colborne. She first found the bird around 5 pm. We arrived at about 7:30 pm and had brief but good scope views before the bird flew off to the west. Here are the

[Ontbirds]Whimbrel and Red-headed Woodpecker in Fort Erie

Hello Tim Seburn and I found a Whimbrel at the Lake Erie end of Kraft Road in Fort Erie this morning. The Whimbrel was just west of this spot. We also have a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker coming to our feeder which is 2 houses to the east of Kraft Road. All the best Marcie Jacklin Here are

[Ontbirds]Dark Morph Gyrfalcon in Fort Erie AGAIN

Hello I have a second hand report (reliable) of the Dark Morph Gyrfalcon (it was a dark morph on Saturday too) being seen this morning flying over the QEW between Baker and Netherby Roads. These roads are about half way between Fort Eire and Niagara Falls. There are some sewage lagoons on the

[Ontbirds]Gray Morph Gyrfalcon in Fort Erie

Hi Today Rob Eberly, Tim Seburn, Rick Stockton and I spotted a Gray Morph Gyrfalcon close to the Fort in Fort Erie. It was sitting on the ice across from the open area of water. There was also an adult Bald Eagle in the area and later on Tim spotted the Gryfalcon and Eagle hunting closer to

[Ontbirds]St. Catharines CBC update

Hello A couple of quick updates to the St. Catharines CBC. The date was Saturday Dec 29th. VEERY - 1 - new to the count (I was waiting confirmation) Bald Eagles 3 - High count Canada Goose - High Count This brings the number of species seen up to 81. Happy Bird Year Marcie

[Ontbirds]Fort Erie - Bohemian Waxwing

Hello Finally found a Bohemian Waxwing in Niagara. It was located this afternoon (Monday) along the Friendship Trail (behind the Fire Station). Take the QEW to Fort Erie and take EXIT 2 Bertie/Thompson. Turn right (south) onto Thompson. Thompson will turn into Helena (2.7 km). Turn right onto

[Ontbirds]St. Catharines CBC

Hello I haven't got all the data yet, but here is a summary of the St. Catharines CBC so far. We had 32 participants who found 80 species and 17,849 individuals. The number of species is above average but the number of individuals is below average. High counts Snow Goose - 4 Wood Ducks - 3

[Ontbirds]Black-headed Gull and Yellow Warbler at Fort Erie

Hi Sorry to steal Jim Pawlicki's thunder but he located a Black-headed Gull along the Niagara River Parkway at Fort Erie as he was leading a trip for the Buffalo Ornithological Society. He first located it opposite Wintermude Street. We just missed but we saw a YELLOW WARBLER at that spot. We

[Ontbirds]Niagara Falls - Purple Sandpipers and Bohemian Waxwings

Hello Bruce Di Labio just called to report two Purple Sandpipers and two flying Bohemian Waxwings. He had them above the Falls by the sunken barge. He also saw two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Bruce also relocated the BLACK-HEADED GULL along the Niagara Parkway close to Fort Erie opposite the

[Ontbirds]Jaegers at Fort Erie

Hi Tim and I saw 2 distant jaegers close to Jaeger Rock in Fort Erie around 1:30 pm today. The winds were from the west. Regards Marcie Jacklin Fonthill, Ontario ***Directions ** Travel south along the shoreline from Fort Erie (Peace Bridge), following the shoreline on