Red-shouldered hawk Whitevale

thern shrike, 1 Northern mocking bird, American robins in the gardens along with sightings of Sharp shinned, Cooper's & Red-tailed hawks; + 2 GBHs on open waters of the Rouge - Coyote Pond, unlike previous years, remains frozen solid - cheers - Stan Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Bald eagle - Markham

- cheers - Stan Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Snowy owl/Wild turkey - York Region

This am: Snowy owl found in east field bordered by Old Yonge St south of Ravenshoe - also 30 American robins, 15 Snow buntings, 4 American pipits, 1 Kestrel & number of Tree sparrows also 1 Wild turkey in first field west and south of Ballantrae on Hwy 48 cheers - Stan Stan Long <

Saw-whet owl in Markham

the NW corner of Bullock & Snider - the bird was probably flushed from cover by a marauding dog - cheers - Stan Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Coyote Pond Spring migrants

orty. Coyote Pond lies 1 km East of the Ninth Line on the North side of Hwy 7 in Markham. Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Coyote Pond - new arrivals

e of Hwy 7 Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Markham Ross' goose

At 2pm this aft, at Coyote Pond, an adult Ross' goose flew in with a flock of about a hundred Canadas Coyote Pond lies 1km East of the 9th Line on the North side of Hyw 7 in Markham Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Markham Woodcock

- cheers - Stan Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Whitevale Glaucous gull

Seen today, one adult Glaucous gull among a mixed flock of gulls, aggresively defending its knoll in a field 1km South of Whitevale, East side of Altona Road - seems like a late date to me - cheers - Stan Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for informat

York Region - shorebirds

the previous year's record - I assume that persistent North winds have held up the migration of these birds by more than one week cheers - Stan Long Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general

Coyote Pond - return migration

wy 7 1 km East of the Ninth Line in Markham cheers - Stan Long Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.

Coyote Pond: Wilson's phal, SB dow

At Coyote Pond 11am today - 1 Wilson's phalarope [adult non-breeding] + 2 SB dowitchers + Greater & Lesser yellow- legs, Kildeers & Least & Spotted sandpipers Coyote Pond lies 1 km east of the Ninth Line in Markham on the North side of Hwy 7 cheers - Stan Long Stan Long

Coyote Pond - Stilt SP

At 3pm Coyote Pond - 1 Stilt SP among 6 or so Lesser Yellowlegs at North end of pond Coyote Pond lies 1km East of the 9th Line on the North side of Hwy 7 in Markham - cheers - Stan long Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and j

Markham Cliff-swallows

An alternative route is to find Reesor Road [the Toronto Zoo road] on Steeles Ave East of Hwy 48 then proceed North to the 407 overpass. cheers - Stan Long Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list.

Coyote Pond - Upland SPs

For the record: Great sighting at the pond 5 Aug aft - a flock of 8 migrating Upland Sandpipers showed up darting every whichway & splitting into little groups - they stayed in the weeds for about 30mins before continuing on their way - cheers - Stan Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Coyote Pond - Snow goose

This am at Coyote Pond - 1 blue phase Snow goose with large flock of Canadas - Coyote Pond lies on the North side of Hwy 7 1 km East of the Ninth line in Markham cheers - Stan Long Stan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joini

[Ontbirds]Markham bluebirds

3pm today, in a wooded lot, West side of Reesor Road, .5 km North of Hwy 7 in Markham - a pair of high-color Eastern Bluebirds feeding on Staghorn Sumac berries - NW corner - cheers - Stan ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornitho

[Ontbirds]Markham birds

12.20pm today - 30+ Bohemian Waxwings feeding on Juniper berries SE corner intersection of Hwy 7 & Wootten Way 11am today Reesor Pond, about 3/4 free of ice, hosting a nice variety of birds - among them Bonaparte Gulls, Tree Swallows and 10 duck species __

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - Markham

3.30pm today at Reesor Pond : 1 adult Glaucous Gull + 1 adult Kumlien's Gull - also first Lesser Yellowlegs and one Northern Mocking Bird - first Ruddy Ducks etc - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on West side of Reesor Road in Markham _

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - WW Scoter

Reesor Pond at 4pm today, diving in company with Ring-necked Ducks, 1 female, White-winged Scoter - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial

[Ontbirds]WW Scoter - Retraction

Saw again, this morning, the bird I deemed a WW Scoter when viewing it against direct sunlight yesterday at Reesor Pond. It was a Canvasback, but as black a bird as a female WW Scoter tho it's very dark, chestnut head was evident in the morning sunlight - sorry about that -

[Ontbirds]re recent Reesor Pond duck sighting

What I first posted as a WW Scoter, then updated to a Canvasback at Reesor Pond, I believe now to be a hybrid - perhaps a Canvasback/Ring-necked Duck cross - cheers - Stan Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - note

Reesor Pond this morning: one Common Yellowthroat, pair of Spotted Sandpipers, pair of Northern Shovellers - Reesor Pond lies just North fo Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham-cheers - Stan Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond : Great Egret

7am today at Reesor Pond - 1 Great Egret, fine breeding plumage, no legbands - Reesor Pond lies just Norh of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - S Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - Dunlin

2pm today at Reesor Pond - 3 Dunlin - Reesor Pond lies just north of hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - Least Sandpiper

At Reesor pond today : 1 Least Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin and 5 Cackling Geese - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - [the resident Mockingbird has found a mate] ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Orni

[Ontbirds]Dunlin - Mersea Concession E

it unusual to see in shore birds, such as Dunlin? Cheers - Stan Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to

[Ontbirds]Reesor SB Dowitchers

At 3pm today, 9 Short-billed Dowitchers at Reesor Pond in Markham - the pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - S Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds]Reesor S-B Dowitchers

Noon today at Reesor Pond: 5 Short-billed Dowitchers [hendersoni] - 2 adults + 3 non-breeding adults - the pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - S Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the pr

[Ontbirds]Reesor shorebirds

One male Black-bellied Plover in breeding plumage + one Ruddy Turnstone this eve at 8pm - small flocks of Short-billed Dowitchers, Dunlin and peeps have been moving through this last week - the pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - cheers - S Lon

[Ontbirds]Reesor- Black Tern

6.30am at Reesor pond, one Black Tern - first I have seen in this area - stayed in flight during the 15mins while I observed it - the pond lies just north of Hwy 7 on Reesor Road in Markham - S Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Fiel

[Ontbirds]Reesor Dowitchers

4.30 pm at Reesor Pond today - 3 Short-billed Dowitchers [griseus] - Great Egret, Caspian Terns - 50-60 Semi-palmated Sandpipers - single Pectoral. A solitary Black-bellied Plover showed earlier today. 400 + DunlinshowedupThursday +flockof50-60 Semipalma

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond

Reesor Pond at 7am today : 4 southbound migrants - 1 Least Sandpiper and 3 Greater Yellowlegs - also 3 Great Egrets [unbanded] - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hyw 407 on Reesor road in Markham - cheers - S Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented b

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - SB Dowitchers

At 4pm today - 1 Great Egret, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers [hendersoni], 11 Lesser + 19 Greater Yellowlegs + 2 Least Sandpipers + 1 Belted Kingfisher, etc - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond

Reesor Pond today at 11am - 1 Sanderling - 4 Short-billed Dowitchers [hendersoni : 2 juveniles, 2 adults - one adult very bright plumaged] - also Least Sandpipers, Lesser & Greater Yellowlegs etc - Reesor Pond Lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ps - birds of note st

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond

7 am today at Reesor Pond - 1 Baird's Sandpiper and first Semi-palmated Sandpipers [3] + 6 Blue-winged Teal Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs have been present for weeks while up to 4 Great Egrets and 13 Great Blue Herons have been seen at one time. DC Cormorants, Caspian Ter

[Ontbirds]Reesor Dunlin

Reesor Pond - 9am today - first fall Dunlin - assumed juvenile: Rusty cap, prominent white eyebrow, buffy nape, mantle & upper breast - white belly - nice bird - also both Yellowlegs and three Least Sandpipers - first Solitary Sandpipers showed up last week - Reesor Pon

[Ontbirds]Ross's Goose Markham

This afternoon at 6.30 pm in field; NW corner of Hwy 7 and Reesor Road : 1 Ross's Goose - also 1 Golden Plover on north spit in Reesor Pond - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontari

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond Ross's Goose

The Ross's Goose appeared at Reesor Pond today and this evening returned to the sod farm on the NW corner of Reesor Road and Hwy 7 with Canada Geese to feed on fresh grass. At the pond a juvenile male Peregrine Falcon took a couple of swipes at a Greater Yellowlegs high abo

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - BB Plovers

9.30 this am at Reesor Pond: 7 juvenile Black-bellied Plovers - the pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports

[Ontbirds]Reesor Retraction

The 7 plovers seen this morning are Juvenile Golden Plovers - they are difficult to tell apart from Black-bellied juveniles except when seen in flight - the black axiliaries that would identify them as Black-bellied Plovers were absent when I got a closeup of them in fli

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond

This am, the first Cackling Goose of the season appeared at Reesor Pond - there were also : 1 non-breeding adult Black-bellied Plover 11 juvenile American Golden Plovers 1 Semi-palmated SP + 1 Pectoral & 2 Spotted SPs 1 Lesser & 2 Greater Yellowlegs + 50 or so Killdeers 2 W

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond Plovers

The migration of juvenile American Golden Plovers continues at Reesor Pond, with 8 today, 10 on Friday, 3 Thurs + one non-breeding adult Black-bellied Plover also showing these last three days - it is great having a chance to distinguish the calls of these two plovers - 2 Rud

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Today, between 9 & 10 am on the east bank of Reesor Pond in the herbiage along the water's edge - 1 male Sharp-tailed Sparrow : grey ear-patch, blackish line drawn back from the eye, very buffy face, the upper breast of the same buff color and with light streaking. Light str

[Ontbirds]Brougham Scissor-tail Flycatcher

Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:24 PM Subject: Durham Bird Line Durham Rare Bird Line Sunday, October 5, 2008 Sponsored by Durham Region Field Naturalist Brougham: (Sun) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher- 1 (immature) sitting on a fence post Hwy 7- 600 meters east of Hwy 407 jct

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond's tiny goose

5-5.30 pm today at Reesor Pond, a Cackling Goose that fit the description "hardly bigger than a Mallard Duck" - its head was no larger - a very small dark Cackling Goose fitting the obsolete sub-species name minima - lots of 'regular' Cackling Geese about the Pon

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond Western SP

Today at Reesor Pond - 9am - 1 Western Sandpiper in winter plumage - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird r

[Ontbirds]Reesor Retraction

My humble apologies folk - the Western Sandpiper turned out to be a Dunlin - I blame this on my utter conviction it was a peep and the fact that my sense of proportion - ie: perspective - was completely out of whack - Stan Long

[Ontbirds]Reesor Geese

Noonish today, myself and others found a blue morph Snow Goose and a Ross's Goose at the Pond - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor road in Markham - one juvenile American Golden Plover was also seen. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - Snow Goose

12.30 today at Reesor Pond, tip of south spit: 1 juvenile, blue-morph Snow Goose, its plumage and legs generally brown with white patch under lower mandible and showing white- streaked primaries - an unusual [to me] looking goose. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on

[Ontbirds]Reesor Pond Snow Goose

Noon today - 1 adult white Snow Goose at Reesor Pond - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBI

[Ontbirds] Cackling Geese - Reesor Pond

This afternoon at 3pm, a flock of 9, vocalising, Cackling Geese flew in to join a much larger gaggle of Canada Geese on the ice at Reesor Pond and immediately went to sleep. The pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIR

[Ontbirds] (no subject)

The ice on Reesor Pond is still intact but the first Killdeer arrived this afternoon as well as a very pale juvenile, Norhern Shrike. A Northern Mocking Bird perched on a small spruce at the NE corner of the Ninth Line and Hwy 7. Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham.

[Ontbirds] Reesor Snow Goose

At Reesor Pond 11am today - 1 adult Snow Goose - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mai

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose - Reesor Pond

Went back 12.30 to double-check & scoped goose for a clear look and found it quite small compared to adjacent Canadas - I assume it is a Ross's Goose : it lacks the black grin patch while the greenish warty protuberances at the base of its bill are quite evident - Reesor Pond lies just north o

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Blue Morph

7am at Reesor Pond today - 1 Blue Morph Snow Goose - shortly it flew off with one of the many flights of Canadas heading for the fields - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Fie

[Ontbirds] Reesor Blue Morph goose

a blue morph Snow Goose continues to show up at Reesor Pond - it was there today at 7.30am - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding o

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Dunlin

After 7pm tonight - 1st Dunlin showed at Reesor Pond - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIR

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Iceland Gull

9am at Reesor Pond : one 3rd winter Iceland Gull - dark-eyed - bill black-tipped - almost adult plumage - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincia

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Great Egret

3pm at Reesor Pond today - 1 Great Egret & a pair of Ruddy Ducks - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird repor

[Ontbirds] Reesor Snow Goose

7.30 am today - 1 blue morph Snow Goose at Reesor Pond - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTB

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond whitewings

At Reesor Pond and typical of this last week, is today's movement of white-winged gulls with two 1st winter Iceland, one 1st first winter Thayers, one adult Glaucous and one 1st winter Great-blacked gulls - the Blue-morph Snow Goose continues to show up daily. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - 1st Least Sandpiper

7am at at Reesor Pond today - the first Least Sandpiper showed - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird report

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Shorebirds

This morning at Reesor pond : a pair of Semi-palmated Plovers and a flock of about 60 Least Sandpipers showed up along with a couple of Common Terns at 8am. E27, a Trumpeter Swan, has been around for a week. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - SB Dowitcher

At Reesor Pond 7am - 9 Dunlin showed & at 7.30am - 1 Short-billed Dowithcher [hendersoni] - also 18 Least Sandpipers + E27 Trumpeter hanging out with a male Mute Swan - usual resident Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeers ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by th

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - 24 SBDowitchers[assumed]

At 7.30 am a flock of 24 Short-billed Dowitchers flew in [assumed as I did not wait to thoroughly check them out but will return to see] - also a flock of 15 Dunlin - 6 Semi-palmated Plovers - 1 each of Least and Semi-palmated Sandpipers and 1 Greater Yelowlegs - Reesor Pond lies just North of

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Dowitchers [update]

At 10am, 24 Short-billed Dowitchers [hendersoni] - adults, including 1 non-breeding, were still there - also the numbers of Dunlin and Semi-palmated Plovers had doubled - seems with lower water levels the exposed mud is providing good feeding ground - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - A Gathering of Egrets

For the record - at Reesor Pond this afternoon : 12 Great Egrets - perhaps only one banded [previous sighting : yellow band on left leg above knee - another yellowish band on right ankle] - which raises the question of where are they coming from and where do the roost - Reesor Pond lies jus

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Gret City

For the record - today, by 8am, 13 Great Egrets had shown up at Reesor Pond - also Wilson's Snipe, 3 Least Sandpipers , lots of both species of yellowlegs, many out on the weed bloom feeding - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham _

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Whimbrel

At 11.15am - one Whimbrel at Reesor Pond + the usual L&G Yellowlegs and 11 Great Egrets - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding org

[Ontbirds] Reesor Peregrine

Found a juvenile female peregrine [by size] and banded - on a spit at Reesor Pond at 7pm tonight and watched it fly and scatter ducks and shorebirds and petrify six Great Egrets like I've never seen birds so scared before - in a group facing the raptor - these six rigid in strange upright post

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Merlin

Nothing much at the pond except a very dark juvenile Merlin keeps showing up - in certain light, looking like one big black rapacious swallow - also now and then a juvenile Peregrine shows and stoops at flying shorebirds and misses every time - but it's getting lots of practice - a juvenile

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Snow Geese

At 8am today at Reesor Pond - 4 Snow Geese meet 2 Great Egrets - Reesor Pond lies Just Norh of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Marham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincia

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Ross's Goose

At Reesor Pond: 7am - 4 Snow Geese Noon - 1 Ross's Goose Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 and South of Hwy 7 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornitho

[Ontbirds] Western SP - Reesor Pond

Today at 8.30am - 1 Western Sandpiper in winter plumage : black legs, long, down-curved, black bill - at Reesor Pond - also 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, both Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs 2 Coots - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Retraction - Reesor Pond posting

Forgive me folks, but my usual problem with perspective interfered with my calling a Dunlin a Western sandpiper. Though the hallmarks of a Western SP were apparent even to the fine rufous edging of the primaries, in juxtaposition with a Least Sandpiper, the bird was too large to be what I th

[Ontbirds] Baird's SP at Reesor Pond

This afternoon at 4pm - one Baird's Sandpiper at Reesor Pond; buffy head and breast, black beak, legs and feet - overshot wings, scaly patterned back, dark rump - in the company of two Dunlin - Reesor Pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Baird's SP

AM today at Reesor Pond - the first Baird's Sandpiper reported stayed two days and flew but another showed this morning - like the other it shows a slightly decurved bill but there is only a bit of buff around the head - all diagnostics fit including its call matched at a most useful site on

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Blue Morphs

7.30 am - today at Reesor Pond - a flock of 11 blue Morph Snow Geese - 2 of which were immature - Reesor Pond lies Just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] FW: Reesor Pond Blue Morphs

Further to first post - all 11 Blue Morph Snow Geese have returned - 11.45am and are sleeping From: stan.l...@sympatico.ca To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Subject: Reesor Pond Blue Morphs Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:02:58 + 7.30 am - today at Reesor Pond - a flock of 11 blue Morph Snow Geese

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Lesser Black-backed Gull

GUll and a Mink - open water 3 weeks ahead of last year - cheers - Stan Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - directions

darn! Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRD

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond

25.03.10 - 7am at Reesor Pond : 1 adult Blue-morph Snow Goose - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provin

[Ontbirds] Reesor blue morph

The blue morph Snow Goose showed up again today with Canada geese at Reesor Pond [morning and afternoon] - also a Cackling Goose and #126, a Trumpeter Swan - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___

[Ontbirds] Reesor goose to ponder

04.04.10 - 8 am at Reesor Pond - 1 juvenile blue morph Ross's Goose [it seems] + 1 adult blue morph Snow Goose against which to measure it - the pond usually empties of geese before 9am - Stan

[Ontbirds] directions ot Reesor Pond

[oops - there I go again] Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird re

[Ontbirds] Re Reesor Pond blue morph Ross's Goose

05.04.20 - 7am at Reesor Pond - though the adult blue morph Snow Goose over-nighted, the blue morph juvenile Ross's Goose did not - but if seen again, will be posted - 6 Cackling Geese were in the crowd of Canadas - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond blue morphs

06.04.10 - 7am at Reesor Pond - 1 juvenile blue morph Ross's Goose [absent yesterday] + 1 Adult blue morph Snow Goose, among the usual crowd of Canadas. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham [yesterday afternoon : 1 immaculate adult Iceland Gull]

[Ontbirds] Reesor goose

"concensus" is, the goose I listed as a blue morph Ross's Goose "seems" to be - because of its small size when compared to an adult Snow Goose - a blue morph Lesser Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens caerulescens - this goose, I believe, whose genus is still a bone of contention - showed again thi

[Ontbirds] note re boundaries

Please note - re Bluebird posting - : Markham's southern boundary is Steeles Avenue. : Steeles Avenue is the northern boundary of Toronto. The Bluebirds were found in the Toronto area. ___ ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond

Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor road in Markham 14.04.10 - at Reesor Pond 7.30am - 1st Greater Yellowlegs - [1st Caspian Terns - a pair - arrived 11.04.10] - [17 duck species to date] Total species : 43 so far this spring

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Great Egret

17.04.10 - 7am at Reesor Pond - 1 Great Egret - fine feathered in breeding plumage - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornitho

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Least Sandpipers

03.05.10 - 8am - first Least Sandpipers - 5 showed this am at Reesor Pond - right on schedule - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario F

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Wilson's Phalaropes

04.05.10 - A male/female pair of Willon's Phalaropes in breeding plumage showed at Reesor's Pond 6.30 am - Reesor Pond lies just north of hwy 407 on Reesor Rd in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the

[Ontbirds] Wilson Phalaropes

04.05.10 - Reesor Pond at 1.30pm - the pair of Wilson's Phalaropes are still there probably windbound by a strong norhwesterly - female in fine high plumage - they seem to have taken to feeding in the NE corner -approach warily - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markha

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - 2nd Wilson's Phalarope

06.05.10 - 4.30pm - another Wilson's Phalarope - female in breeding plumage - showed this afternoon - Common Terns, Dunlin, Solitary and Pectoral Sandpipers and American Pipits have shown and flown in recent days - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reeor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - 3rd Wilson's Phalarope - female

08.05.10 - 3.30pm - What I believe to be a 3rd female Wilson's Phalarope has shown at the pond - lee of west shore - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is prese

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Dowitchers

15.05.10 - 10.30am - 8 Short-billed Dowitchers on north shore of Reesor Pond - earlier one Black-bellied Plover and one Dunlin showed - lots of Least Sandpipers and a Solitary - Reesor Poind lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham _

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond shorebirds

23.05.10 - 8am - at Reesor Pond : 1 Short-billed Dowitcher - hendersoni, 7 Dunlin - 10 Semipalmated Plovers and lots of Least Sandpipers - all flew before 9am. 2.30pm - 1 Short-billed Dowitcher - griseus Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - Black Scoter

24.05.10 - 1.30pm - since early morning, one female Black Scoter seen at Reesor Pond - the Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithol

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