[Ontbirds] Laughing Gull - Port Dover

2014-10-04 Thread Tim Lucas
. The bird was in definitive basic plumage, perhaps just moulting into 3rd basic, with 3-4 outer primaries growing (P10 barely started). Places to check would be the pier itself, the beach, or the harbor. Good birding, Tim Lucas Waterford, ON Directions: Port Dover is located on the North shore

[Ontbirds] Kirtland's Warbler-Long Point New Provincial Park

2014-05-09 Thread Tim Lucas via ONTBIRDS
conifer stand where the road bends and is singing often. Good Birding, Tim Lucas Directions: The New Long point provincial park is located at the end of Hwy. 59. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Franklin's Gull-Niagara River

2013-11-09 Thread Tim Lucas
I am currently watching a Franklin's Gull from a small opening about 200m south down the river from the Sir Adam Beck Lookout. The bird appears to be in second basic plumage and is flying towards Adam Beck as I type. This group of rocks seems like a good spot for it to be hanging out if it isn't

[Ontbirds] Western Kingbird- Binbrook Area

2013-09-09 Thread Tim Lucas
The Western Kingbird was present at 7:20 pm today at the previously reported location.(Whitechurch and Miles Rd.) It was in one of the half dead trees along the railway track(walking trail)on the North side of Whitechurch Rd. for a while before flying to the other side of Miles Rd. This bird seems

[Ontbirds] Harris's Sparrow-Long Point

2013-05-05 Thread Tim Lucas
around the first clearing to the left. Good Birding, Tim Lucas Directions: Long Point is located on the north shore of Lake Erie and centered on Port Rowan. It can be accessed from highway 59. The New Provincial Park is at the end of Erie Ave

[Ontbirds] Western(calurus) Subspecies(Dark Morph) Red-tailed hawk Highway 6/county Rd. 29, Hagersville

2012-11-20 Thread Tim Lucas
OntBirders, Yesterday(Nov.18) at approx. 11:40 I observed a dark morph western(calurus) subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk. It was sitting on a hydro wire near the intersection of Highway 6/County Rd.29 about 5 minutes North east of Hagersville and after turning around I was able to get a couple of bad