Re: [Ontbirds] Fwd: Brown Pelican

2019-05-22 Thread KM Thomas via ONTBIRDS
Thanks Garth that is correct - seen at approx. 7 pm. > On May 22, 2019, at 7:35 PM, Garth Riley wrote: > > Just noticed time seen was actually 7:04 PM. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Wed., 22 May 2019 at 7:14 p.m., KM Thomas via ONTBIRDS > wrote: &

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Brown Pelican

2019-05-22 Thread KM Thomas via ONTBIRDS
Posting for Dave Beadle: He just saw the Pelican heading west at Ashbridges Bay at 17:00. Ashbridges Bay is located at 1561 Lakeshore Blvd in the east end of Toronto. Katie Thomas Begin forwarded message: > From: Stuart Williams via ONTBIRDS > Date: May 22, 2019 at 4:10:05

[Ontbirds] Least Bittern continuing Colonel Sam

2018-05-21 Thread KM Thomas via ONTBIRDS
Least Bittern currently being observed just east of the south parking lot in the duck pond. Cracking views. Displaying nicely. Colonel Sam Park can be reached at the foot of Kipling Ave in Toronto. Katie Thomas kmthomas.em...@gmail.com ___ ONTBIRDS

Re: [Ontbirds] Wilson’s Phalarope @ Blenheim Sewage Lagoons May 10

2018-05-10 Thread Thomas Jackman via ONTBIRDS
Bird present at 8:30am, same location. North east flooded bed. On Wed, May 9, 2018, 2:20 PM Lev Frid via ONTBIRDS wrote: > Beautiful female walking on the ground in the Central been between the > cells with several Lesser Yellowlegs, just as soon as you get past the >

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Teal At Hillman Marsh

2018-03-27 Thread Thomas Hurst via ONTBIRDS
The Common Teal was seen last evening at 6:30 PM in the shorebird cell at Hillman Marsh, north of Pt. Pelee National Park. Tom Hurst ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds] Barnacle Goose - Schomberg - 9:55am at Trisan Centre - YES

2018-03-20 Thread Thomas Jackman via ONTBIRDS
The Barnacle Goose is present in the Tristan ponds in Schomberg now at 9:55am. Took off once in last 30 minutes but came back. Directions as per Geale email below. -- Forwarded message - From: John Geale via ONTBIRDS Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2018, 11:17 PM

[Ontbirds] Gryfalcon near Warwick: address correction: 6380 Brick Yard Line

2016-03-15 Thread Thomas Hurst
At 1:45PM Tom Bolohan pointed out the bird feeding on a carcass about a 100 yards off the road in the field directly across from 6380 Brick Yard Line. It flew about 20 minutes later. Tom re-found it perched in the tree that stands beside the sign for 6589 Elarton Road. It was still perched

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon near Warwick

2016-03-15 Thread Thomas Hurst
At 1:45PM Tom Bolohan pointed out the bird feeding on a carcass about a 100 yards off the road in the field directly across from 6830 Brick Yard Line. It flew about 20 minutes later. Tom re-found it perched in the tree that stands beside the sign for 6589 Elarton Road. It was still perched

[Ontbirds] Summary of the 2014 H.C.B.C (subject to minor changes)

2015-01-02 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, The weather for the bird count this year couldn’t have been better, mild temperatures, with a low of 0.6 C to a high of 8.3 C and little breezy at times from the west. It was crisp under foot early on, but soon turned soft as the conditions warmed up. Lakes and ponds were

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon, Amherstburg

2014-03-05 Thread Thomas Hurst
Yesterday at 5:20 PM Carl Miolanni I saw a white morph Gyrfalcon at Pointe West Golf Course which is just north of the town of Amherstburg. The bird was patrolling the drain on the north side of the clubhouse. We saw it while at the corner of Golfwood Drive and Fairway Cresent. The

[Ontbirds] NO GYRFALCON

2014-03-05 Thread Thomas Hurst
Disregard previous posting. Carl found the bird this morning and it turned out to be a N. Harrier. With apology, Tom Hurst ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Summary of the Hamilton Christmas Bird Count

2014-01-03 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, This is the summary of the 2013 Hamilton Christmas Bird Count, held on Boxing Day December 26th. 99 enthusiastic birders set off in great anticipation, either to count birds in the field, or watch birds coming to they're feeder. Some were out in the very early

[Ontbirds] O.F.O. Hamilton/Burlington field trip Oct. 5th. 2013

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, A large group of enthusiastic birders (40+) showed up at Hutches' On The Beach, for what turned out to be a pretty good day of birding. Conditions were overcast, mild, and a good east wind was blowing in from the lake. We counted a conservative estimate of 84 species, but not

[Ontbirds] White-winged Dove, Rondeau

2013-01-29 Thread Thomas Hurst
Greetings: The White-winged Dove was at the Visitor Centre feeder or perched low in the trees just beyond the fence around the feeding area from 3:45 to 4:35P.M. today January 29th. Tom Hurst As per previous directions, take the 401 exit 101 and follow Kent Bridge Rd 15 all the

[Ontbirds] (no subject)

2012-12-30 Thread Tom Thomas
, Horned Lark, Bohemian Waxwing, White-winged Crossbill, and Evening Grosbeak. A full report with all the numbers and participants will be made available soon. Many thanks to all the counters, you did a great job in tough conditions. Cheers..Tom Thomas

[Ontbirds] White-winged Crossbill in Essex County

2012-11-03 Thread Thomas Hurst
One bird feeding with 50+ Pine Siskins, 3 Purple finches,Red White-breasted Nuthatches, several Goldfinches and House Sparrows at the feeders and mostly on the ground directly across the street from Pelee Wings Nature Store. The (juvenile) Crossbill is heavily streaked with a wash of red on

[Ontbirds] 2012 O.F.O. Hamilton/Burlington field trip.

2012-10-07 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, Approximately 30 plus birders arrived at Hutch's On The Beach for what was to prove a chilly but exiting day of birding in the Hamilton/Burlington area. A fairly strong wind was blowing off shore, and the lake was calm, and other than the usual Ring-billed Gulls and

[Ontbirds] American White Pelican near Sky Lake on the Bruce P.

2012-06-18 Thread Tom Thomas
From: Tom Thomas [mailto:ttho...@cogeco.ca] Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 7:54 PM Subject: American White Pelican near Sky Lake on the Bruce P. Hello, I'm not sure if the O.F.O. members field trip to the Bruce Peninsula this weekend was able to see this bird, but it was soaring

[Ontbirds] FW: Hamilton C.B.C. results

2012-01-05 Thread Tom Thomas
From: Tom Thomas [mailto:ttho...@cogeco.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 10:40 AM To: 'Tom Thomas' Subject: FW: Hamilton C.B.C. results Hello, The Hamilton C.B.C. took place on Boxing Day December 26th 2011. A perfect day for counting birds

[Ontbirds] O.F.O. Hamilton/Burlington 2011 field trip report

2011-10-09 Thread Tom Thomas
From: Tom Thomas [mailto:ttho...@cogeco.ca] Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 8:17 PM T Subject: O.F.O. Hamilton/Burlington 2011 field trip report Hello, On Saturday October 8th 2011, 23 avid birders met at Hutches on the Beach Strip, on what was a perfect day to look for birds

[Ontbirds] Results of the 2010 Hamilton Christmas Bird Count

2011-01-05 Thread Tom Thomas
- Original Message - From: Tom Thomas Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:21 PM Subject: [hamiltonbirds] Results of the 2010 Hamilton Christmas Bird Count Hello, On Boxing Day December 26th. 2010, a total of 57,194 individual birds and 98 species were recorded by 80

[Ontbirds] O.F.O's field trip to the Hamilton/Burlington area

2010-10-10 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, For the 40 or so members that showed up at Van Wagner's Beach on a picture perfect Saturday morning, it was a question of quantity of birds over quality. The winds were perfect for Jaeger watching, but unfortunately we were looking into the early morning sun, and all the

[Ontbirds] Hamilton CBC

2010-01-05 Thread Tom Thomas
Thomas. ___ 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 visit http://www.ofo.ca/

[Ontbirds] O.F.O. Hamilton/Burlington field trip report

2009-10-11 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, First of all I would like to thank the many participants of today's trip, for a very enjoyable and memorable outing. Approximately 40 birders were at Hutches at Van Wagner's Beach for the 8:am start. A couple of lucky birders who where early arrivals had the chance to see a

[Ontbirds] Results of the Hamilton Christmas Bird Count

2009-01-02 Thread Tom Thomas
Gray Catbird Yellow-rumped Warbler. Best Regards and a Happy New Year.Tom Thomas. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds]OFO - Hamilton / Burlington area field trip report

2008-10-12 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, The OFO's annual field trip to the Ham/Burlington area was enjoyed by a small but enthusiastic group of birders. It was not surprising that with the OFO convention held in Hamilton barely a week ago, and the fact that was a Thanksgiving weekend, I did not expect the usual

[Ontbirds]Black Vulture at Tobermory

2008-06-23 Thread Tom Thomas
Hello, Yesterday afternoon while birding the Garbage Dump near the airport at Tobermory,Tim King and I along with Gill Arden and Bob Zarnke spotted a Black Vulture. We were scanning the birds foraging in the garbage piles, when two of us saw this large bird coming in to land,

[Ontbirds]Fw: Hamilton CBC preliminary results

2008-01-06 Thread Tom Thomas
- Original Message - From: tom thomas To: Subject: Hamilton CBC preliminary results Hello, Here are the preliminary results of the 2007 Hamilton Christmas Bird Count, held on December 26th. 2007. On a cool -4 degrees C, relatively calm but foggy morning, 85

[Ontbirds]Black-headed Gull still on the Niagara River.

2007-12-06 Thread tom thomas
Hi, Today while birding in the Niagara area with Peter Booker, Brian Mishell and Sean Ella, we re found the Black-headed Gull on the shoreline opposite house # 455 Niagara Blvd. This is just up river from an old railway bridge that crosses the river, and there is a no dumping sign at

[Ontbirds]2007 Hamilton/Burlington field trip report

2007-10-07 Thread Thomas
Hi, Once again this field trip proved very popular, with 48 participants at the start, and despite moments of fierce thunder and close lightening strikes during the morning stretch, we still had 25 semi-wet people for the latter part of the day. We found 73 species, which was

[Ontbirds]2006 Hamilton C.B.C.

2007-01-06 Thread Thomas
report will be submitted to the Hamilton Naturalist's Clubs publication The Wood Duck and to Audubon. Tom Thomas -Hamilton C.B.C.compiler.

[Ontbirds]Hamilton / Burlington field trip

2006-10-08 Thread Thomas
On Saturday October 7th. 2006.twenty one birders attended the O.F.O's. Hamilton / Burlington field trip. It was a glorious early Fall day, and as it usually happens, the better the weather, it seems there are fewer birds to be seen. We spent the first hour or so, at Van

[Ontbirds]Interesting Red-tailed Hawk at Beamer

2006-04-10 Thread Thomas
Rough-legged Hawk, and a Red-tailed Hawk. Don't forget the N.P.H.open house is this Friday April 14th. Good birding...Tom Thomas Beamer is located at the Town of Grimsby - exit at Christie St and go up the mountain to the first road on the right and follow the signs

[Ontbirds]Hamilton Christmas Bird Count Report

2006-01-06 Thread Thomas
one new bird for the count list and that was a lone Turkey Vulture. There were no count week species that could be added to the final tally. I would like to thank Mike Street and Rob Dobos for their help on this year's count. Regards Tom Thomas - Compiler January 5, 2006 From [EMAIL

[Ontbirds]Hudsonian Godwits at The Willows

2005-10-10 Thread Thomas
between the the west pond and the marsh itself. Good luck..Tom Thomas. DIRECTIONS: Exit highway 8 West from the 403 in Hamilton, turn west onto 8 (Main Street West) and pass McMaster University. Turn right onto Cootes Drive at the end of the University. Turn right

[Ontbirds]Great day at Hawk Cliff

2005-10-09 Thread Thomas
if this bird shows up at Holiday Beach, or Metro Park. Another surprise was the sighting of a Common Raven, and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo flew in to the watch site, late in the afternoon. Good Birding.Tom Thomas.

[Ontbirds]Directions to Hawk Cliff

2005-10-09 Thread Thomas
I forgot to include directions for Hawk Cliff...Tom T. Hawk Cliff is - located just east of Port Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie Directions to site: From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury (Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes

[Ontbirds]THE bird

2004-12-31 Thread thomas hayman
. The field is south of the house. Greg Stuart Berrot Consulting Toronto, Ontario Original Message Follows From: thomas hayman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ontbirds]THE bird Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:09:17 + Hi Ontbirders Latest

[Ontbirds]Pyrrhuloxia

2004-12-28 Thread thomas hayman
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Re: [Ontbirds]Selasphorus Hummingbird in Niagara Falls

2004-11-18 Thread Thomas O'Donnell
Just a quick note that the hummingbird continues to be seen today (Thursday, November 18) by many including us. Kayo's directions are below. Tom Thomas M. O'Donnell Susan M. O'Donnell Niagara Falls, New York [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions: Take the QEW to the Thorold Stone Road exit in Niagara

[Ontbirds]Broad-wings over Hawk Cliff

2004-09-10 Thread Thomas
Hi, Further on Bruce and Bea Patterson's observation of Broad-winged Hawks over Wheatly, today at Hawk Cliff we counted over 6,400 Broad-wings. Cheers...Tom Thomas. Hawkcliff is just east of Port Stanley on Lake Erie.

[Ontbirds]Hudsonian Godwits in north Oliphant

2004-09-07 Thread Thomas
at Oliphant, then continue as outlined in the previous directions. Cheers.Tom Thomas.

[Ontbirds]Painted Bunting - Normandale/ yes

2004-08-06 Thread Thomas
, and marveled at it's array of colors. Cheers...Tom Thomas. Directions as per Ron Ridout. Directions to the Hidden Valley campground are: Highway 24 south through Simcoe, bearing west around the curve at Young's Creek. Travel west on 24 to Regional Rd. 10. Turn south (left from the east

[Ontbirds]Spooky Hollow, not so spooky.

2004-07-11 Thread Thomas
Hamilton On l8s 4r5 905 381 0329 www.hwcn.org/link/hamnature There's no better reason to join the H.N.C. Cheers .Tom Thomas.

[Ontbirds]Black-necked stilt at Townsend update

2004-05-19 Thread Thomas
Thomas. The Townsend sewage lagoons can be found by following the sign for Townsend, which is on #6 highway south of Hagersville, turn left on Keith Richardson Parkway, and continue to the second turning on the right, which is County Rd.14. The Lagoons are just up the road on your right, park

Re: [Ontbirds]Townsend Sewage Lagoons - open or closed?

2004-05-19 Thread Thomas
are discrete, and don't get in the way of trucks , and park away from the gate, I see no problem with the occasional visit. Regards, Tom Thomas. - Original Message - From: Stephen Cheesman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: [Ontbirds

[Ontbirds] Prothonotary Warbler in Dundas.

2004-04-30 Thread Thomas
in the week, but that location was perhaps four to five kilometers away. I would like to think that this is a second male on breeding territory. Cheers Tom Thomas. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 30 16:41:12 2004 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from

[Ontbirds] Prothonotary warbler in Dundas

2004-04-30 Thread Thomas
Oops ..sorry the date should have said April 30th. Cheers Tom. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 30 20:17:13 2004 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp-04.primus.ca (mail.tor.primus.ca [216.254.136.21]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with

[Ontbirds] American Pipits, Mountain Rd. Grimsby

2004-04-17 Thread Thomas Crooks
Birding with Dave Don after a visit to the Beamer Hawkwatch; at about1:15 pm, we came across 30 plus American Pipits in a field on the West side of Mountain Road, between Kemp Rd and Mud Rd.; 0.5 km north(lakeside) of Mud Rd. / tac Thomas Allan Crooks 489 Forestwood Court Burlington, Ontario L7L

Black Vulture over Townsend sewage lagoons

2003-09-08 Thread Tom Thomas
own risk. Keep looking up -Tom Thomas. Tom Thomas [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.

Whimbrel update

2003-05-23 Thread Thomas Crooks
/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines. Thomas Allan Crooks 489 Forestwood Court Burlington. Ontario, Canada L7L 4K6 (905) 634-1178 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas Crooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm

Cerulean Warbler at Shell Park Burlington.

2003-05-06 Thread Tom Thomas
Burlington, just East of Burloak Dr. Regards Tom Thomas. Tom Thomas [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.

N Hawkowl, Campbellville/Guelph Line

2003-01-21 Thread Thomas Crooks
to the railtracks off Guelph Line (street numbers in the 80's) /tac Thomas Allan Crooks 489 Forestwood Court Burlington. Ontario, Canada L7L 4K6 (905) 634-1178 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas Crooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Snowy Owl/Brown Trhrasher, Hamilton/Burlington

2003-01-18 Thread Thomas Crooks
403 exit onto Hwy 6 Northturn right at the first lights and travel down to Plains road. ...turn right and look for the Valley Inn road sign on your left./tac Thomas A. Crooks 489 Forestwood Court Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 4K6 Tel: 905-634-1178 Fax: 905-634-9616 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Yellow-breasted Chat still at LaSalle Park, Burlington.

2002-12-30 Thread Tom Thomas
Thomas. Tom Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]