[Ontbirds] Kittiwake & Eider in Windsor yesterday

Ian Woodfield pointed out the female King Eider to me Tuesday afternoon and my unconfirmed sighting of the B.L. Kittiwake was confirmed between 4 & 4:30 PM when Bob Reid spotted it not far from shore. Both birds were seen from the public river access adjacent to the Marina's main boat lau

[Ontbirds] Golden Plover directions

Sorry for all the confusion. The birds were at the SW corner of Mersea Rd. 12 and the 2nd concession (Oak Street) east out of Leamington, on the recently opened soccer fields. Road 12 crosses Talbot (old Hwy.3) at Williams nursery. ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Plovers east of Leamington: correction

Sorry, the Soccer Complex is east of Leamington. Tom Hurst ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Golden Plovers near Leamington

Greetings: Today between 6:15 and 6:54 PM at the "Leamington Soccer Complex" , there were 37 A. Golden Plovers, two Buff-breasted sandpipers, 11 Killdeer and a 120 Starlings. Last Sunday during the same time period, there was also 30+ Golden Plovers and a few Buff-breasted on this large ex

[Ontbirds] White-winged Crossbills, directions correction.

While on an Owl Walk with the Essex County F.N.C. that turned up 0 owls, we observed 350 (my estimate) to 500 (wife's estimate) White-winged Crossbills at the Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Essex County. They were actively feeding on the spruce cones surrounding the pine plantation whic

[Ontbirds] White-winged Crossbills at Holiday Beach C.A.

While on an Owl Walk with the Essex County F.N.C. that turned up 0 owls, we observed 350 (my estimate) to 500 (wife's estimate) White-winged Crossbills at the Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Essex County. They were actively feeding on the spruce cones surrounding the pine plantation whi

[Ontbirds]Spotted Towhee still at Pt. Pelee N. P.

Dear Ontbirds: Since Sunday the Spotted Towhee has been feeding at or to the east of the 42 latitude sign just south of the Tip gazebo in Pt. Pelee N.P. I saw it 4' off the trail that leads to the east beach from the 42 latitude sign at 11:30AM on Wednesday. With it was an eastern Rufous-

[Ontbirds]Red Phalarope at Wheatley Harbour

From noon until 1PM I watched a Red Phalarope feeding in the main channel of Wheatley Harbour. It stayed in the breakwall indentation on the east side; south of the Olmstead buildings. Easily viewed from Harbourmaster's buiding on west side of channel. NOTE: 100+ Ruddy Ducks in southeas