[Ontbirds] Killdeer in St. Jacob's

2013-02-26 Thread Matthew Graham
Hi all, Today while wading across the Conestogo River in St. Jacob's at 1 PM I heard and then looked up to see a Killdeer flying just above the treetops. The bird moved out of view quickly, flying east, but the call and then the view made identification certain. I guess this system will p

[Ontbirds] Common Goldeneye, Bayfront Pk., Hamilton

2012-06-03 Thread Matthew Graham
Today (Sunday) at about 1230, I spotted a male Common Goldeneye at Bayfront Park. It was resting on a rock only 2 metres from shore, at the 1600 m mark that is painted on the paved path (near where the Black Throated grey was seen this winter). Hope this helps anyone who might be bird-a-thoni

Red-throated Loons- Burlington

2003-05-13 Thread matthew . graham
Tonight around 830 at the western end of Spencer Smith Park in Burlington I saw two Red-throated Loons about 30 meteres off shore. They were easy to see with binoculars no scope required. Even the naked eye gave pretty good look. Spencer Smith park is located on Lakeshore Rd. just west of Bran

GOLDEN EAGLE: near Aylmer

2003-02-21 Thread matthew . graham
Yesterday, Thursday Feb 20, I was standing on county road 45 in Elgin county near the hamlet of Calton, southeast of Aylmer. I was on the bridge crossing Big Otter Creek when I looked up and saw an immature Golden Eagle flying/soaring northward. Two of us had a great look at it for about two-t

Burlington Bald Eagle

2003-01-19 Thread matthew . graham
, flying southerly toward the lake. Had good looks, despite not having binoculars. The time was approximately 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Matt Matthew Graham Burlington, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]