[Ontbirds] Pelee - Yellow-breasted Chat

2014-05-12 Thread Steve McAllister via ONTBIRDS
Just before the rain returned around 6pm. Sitting right out in the open at Dunes. Just behind the washroom.  Steve and Michael McAllister Sent from Samsung Mobile ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Baltimore Oriole back - Newmarket

2013-11-27 Thread Steve McAllister
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[Ontbirds] Newmarket - Baltimore Oriole

2013-11-26 Thread Steve McAllister
house is in the south end of Newmarket. If anyone would like to see the photos, please email me privately. Steve McAllister www.swiftbirder.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck off Cranberry Marsh

2013-11-03 Thread Steve McAllister
meets the lake and he continued swimming west, diving frequently. Good birding! Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. Path to the lake veers off to the right. Steve McAllister http

[Ontbirds] Red-shouldered Hawk at Pelee

2013-01-01 Thread STEVE MCALLISTER
Snowy Owl that flew across the road in front of us, right at Erie Shores golf course. Also many Great Black-backed gulls at the tip, we counted at least 12.   Happy New Year!   Steve McAllister www.swiftbirder.com     ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the On

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl - Point Pelee

2012-01-02 Thread STEVE MCALLISTER
south of Road C (where the concrete blocks line the road).  Many harriers and one Cooper's Hawk in the area as well.  A great start to the birding year!   Happy New Year to all!   Steve McAllister www.swiftbirder.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented b

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

2011-12-22 Thread Steve McAllister
earby feeding low on the slope by the pathway. Also saw a Carolina Wren at the north end of the trail, just short of the high bridge. Steve McAllister www.swiftbirder.com Directions: From the QEW take exit 90 for Burlington Street. Follow Burlington Street East (6.9 km) to James S

[Ontbirds] Razorbill still being seen - Niagara-on-the-Lake

2011-11-26 Thread Steve McAllister
k and Queenston boat launch, we returned shortly after noon and the Razorbill was being seen. As many others have reported, the bird was at a fair distance, straight off of the fort, feeding actively. Takes some persistence to find him but he is still there! Good luck! Steve McAll

[Ontbirds] King Eider still at Leslie St Spit

2011-04-02 Thread Steve McAllister
re Blvd in Toronto. Steve McAllister Newmarket www.swiftbirder.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - late Sunday

2010-08-23 Thread Steve McAllister
rough the small tree line, the Scissor-tailed flew directly past us! It perched right in the open for a good 5-10 minutes, then flew further east, back close to the rise in the path. We had great looks, saw it catch and eat a very large dragonfly. Steve McAllister SWIFT Birding Sof

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe @ 10:30 - Saddington Park

2010-03-20 Thread Steve McAllister
our first Catbird of the year. We gave directions to the Grebe to a large group of birders on our way out, hopefully they were also successful in locating it! Directions as per the earlier posts.. Steve McAllister Newmarket ONT

[Ontbirds] Wilson's Warbler in Newmarket

2009-08-27 Thread Steve McAllister
This afternoon in Newmarket, we had a first (for our backyard), a beautiful male Wilson's Warbler feeding in our cedar hedge. Close by were a Red-Eyed Vireo and a couple of Magnolia Warblers. We live in the south end of Newmarket. Steve

[Ontbirds]Glossy Ibis in Brighton

2007-06-17 Thread Steve McAllister
Black-crowned Night Heron being harassed by RW Blackbirds as it flew over. Steve McAllister From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jun 17 17:56:46 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from web51804.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web51804.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206