[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl Sombra Dec 18

On south side if Bentpath Line about a km east of Sombra. Bird was quite dark and sitting in the middle if a large solar panel array. Tom Hince PO Box 281 Wheatley, ON Canada N0P 2P0 pelee...@netcore.ca ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Murre clarification please

positively see the murre today I am sure we would all greatly appreciate a post. Thank you. Tom Hince PO Box 281 Wheatley, ON Canada N0P 2P0 pelee...@netcore.ca ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck St Clair River (MI)

gas station a bit farther north on the parkway). Tom Tom Hince Wheatley, ON Sent from my iPad ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] SLATY-BACKED GULL - St. Clair River - Jan 23, 2013 LOCATION INFO

This bird was seen approximately 4 miles north of Marine City/Sombra on ice floes in the St. Clair River. Almost all the gulls were floating on the river and not taking flight often, so the bird could be in a large stretch of the river. G. Tom Hince P.O. Box 281 Wheatley, ON N0P2P0 Canada

[Ontbirds] SLATY-BACKED GULL - St. Clair River - Jan 23, 2013

. Also please get photos. Good birding! Tom G. Tom Hince P.O. Box 281 Wheatley, ON N0P2P0 Canada pelee...@netcore.ca 586 839-7482 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] WESTERN GREBE - SARNIA

tailed ducks feeding north of the bridge. Also present were 28 white winged 1 surf and 1 black scoter (far to the north) and an adult Iceland Gull on the US side at the parking lot by the bridge (attacking some discarded garbage!). Tom Hince G. Tom Hince P.O. Box 281 Wheatley, ON N0P2P0 Canada

[Ontbirds] Northern Waterthrush and adult kittiwake Windsor

the path that says "3km" and also next to the only white cedar on the west side of the path (lots of pines). I managed to return and get a few record shots. Good birding. Tom Hince Sent from my iPad ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ont

[Ontbirds] BOREAL CHICKADEE - Holiday Beach Nov 1

down the boreal before the flock moved west along the lakeshore. Holiday Beach Conservation Area is just south of the town of Malden Centre in southern Essex County. Tom Hince P.O. Box 281 Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 tomhince.blogspot.com ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Long-billed Dowitchers, Marbled Godwit at Blenheim

Early this afternoon, there were two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS in breeding plumage, and a MARBLED GODWIT at Blenheim lagoons. Good birding. Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada home: (519) 825-9070 mobile: (519) 981-5994 E mail: pelee

[Ontbirds] Common Loon other spring migrants Wheatley

up to Greenway Road near Grand Bend to photo the Tundra Swans reported by Alf Ryder (a great spectacle see images in my blog below). In addition to the swans I heard my FOS GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and had about 100 LAPLAND LONGSPURS moving north in small groups. Cheers, Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose

[Ontbirds] Snow and Ross's Geese at Pelee

the birds in flight which are on my blog (including comparisons of Ross's and Snow). The link is below. Good birding. Tom G Tom Hince RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada home: (519) 825-9070 mobile: (519) 981-5994 E mail: pelee...@netcore.ca Web: www.netcore.ca/~peleet

[Ontbirds] CROSSBILL movement Wheatley

r the yard! Good Birding! Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada home: (519) 825-9070 mobile: (519) 981-5994 E mail: pelee...@netcore.ca Web: www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/webdoc11.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is present

[Ontbirds]Cave Swallow, Brant, Sandhill Cranes - Pelee

This afternoon (Nov 9th) at the Tip of Pelee there was one Brant feeding on the tip and a single Cave Swallow at around 3:15 pm. Also four Sandhill Cranes on Conc D north of the park. Good birding. Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada

[Ontbirds]FRIGATEBIRD & BARN OWL in ESSEX COUNTY

Beach Conservation Area, Essex County, I heard a BARN OWL call three times as if flew west over Big Creek Marsh around 6 am. I suspect this bird was a migrant. Good Birding. Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada home: (519) 825-9070 mobile

[Ontbirds]Worm-eating Warbler - Wheatley, ON

the privacy of our guests. Good birding! Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada home: (519) 825-9070 mobile: (519) 981-5994 E mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/webdoc11.htm

[Ontbirds]MISSISSIPPI KITE, etc at Hillman Marsh

Good birding! Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada home: (519) 825-9070 mobile: (519) 981-5994 E mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/webdoc11.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the On

[Ontbirds]Chimney Swift - Wheatley, ON

to my home, please see the link below. Good birding. Tom G Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR 1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada home: (519) 825-9070 mobile: (519) 981-5994 E mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/webdoc11.htm

[Ontbirds]Cave Swallows, Purple Sandp. - Pelee

Good Birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P2P0 Canada (519) 825-9070 (office) (519) 981-5994 (mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.wincom.net/~peleetom/webdoc11.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds]Cattle Egret - Hillman Marsh - Sun

As I was driving into Leamington, I noted a single Cattle Egret flying northwest over the bridge at northwest Hillman Marsh Conservation Area around 1 pm Sunday afternoon. Hillman Marsh is located about 5 km east of the town of Leamington in southwestern Ontario. Good birding. Tom Tom

[Ontbirds]Black-throated Green Warbler - Leamington

is still an unusual species here in summer. In the yard in Wheatley, the resident Carolina Wrens now are feeding young in the geranium pot on the back deck. Good birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jun

[Ontbirds] Purple Sandpiper - Wheatley Harbour - still present 3:45 pm

about 250 metres east of the harbour at 3:45 pm. Good birding. Tom Tom Hince RR1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 ph (519) 825-9070 cell (519) 981-5994 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 29 16:08:37 2006 Return-Path: <[EM

[Ontbirds]Potential field biologist employment

Hi Folks Just passing on the following message from a friend in Quebec. Please respond directly to Sebastien. [BTW - This has been approved by the list moderator.] Hope someone can take advantage of this opportunity. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road

[Ontbirds]Baird's Sandpiper - Hillman Marsh shorebird habitat

tanding water. The Bairds was by the first bench as you enter the habitat. Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) (519) 825-9169 (fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom

[Ontbirds]NEOTROPIC CORMORANT - WHEATLEY HARBOUR MAY 4TH 11 AM

and getting the word out so fast. It sure made a quiet day into an outstanding one! If you want to check out some images, please go to http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/webdoc24.html Cheers and good birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada

[Ontbirds] Black-thr. Gray Warbler still at Pelee April 18th pm and photo

/~peleetom/webdoc24.html Thanks Alan and Steve for this great bird. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) (519) 825-9169 (fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http

[Ontbirds]FOS Turkey Vultures - Wheatley - Mar 12

another sign that the thin wedge of spring is surely here. Good Birding. Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) (519) 825-9169 (fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca

[Ontbirds]Pine Siskin, Red-br. Nuthatch - Wheatley, ON

-HEADED COWBIRDS taking over the ground feed. Good Birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [near Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom

[Ontbirds]SANDHILL CRANE - COMBER - MAR 11, 2005

alternate/breeding plumage, and loads of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, COMMON GRACKLES AND BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS at the feeders. We also have an EASTERN SCREECH OWL using a box just twenty feet from the kitchen window almost every day for three weeks now. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298

[Ontbirds]Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Wheatley, ON

species in the yard in winter. Also two COOPER'S HAWKS (appeared to be an adult male and a first winter female) fighting over rights to the myriad of house sparrows at the feeder. They sat and eyed each other from about fifty feet for about five minutes. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest

[Ontbirds]Brown Thrasher - Wheatley, ON

e may have guests). Directions to our home in Wheatley, ON are available on our website link below. Cheers and happy new year to all. Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) (519) 825

[Ontbirds]Northern Shrike - Wheatley, ON

our yard. Good birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [15 minutes from Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) (519) 825-9169 (fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom

[Ontbirds]Acadian Flycatcher, Wheatley

Hi Folks On August 16th I had an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER in the backyard along with a number of other migrants (five warbler, two vireos, two other empids). This is only the third time I have had this species in the yard and the first fall record. Good birding. Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House

[Ontbirds]White-winged Crossbill, and others - Point Pelee

f breeding season still in high gear - a pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES feeding a cowbird, a male INDIGO BUNTING also feeding a cowbird, and three different CEDAR WAXWINGS building nests. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from P

[Ontbirds]PRAIRIE WARBLER at Wheatley - CORRECTION TO URL

Hi Folks I gave the wrong web address for the PRAIRIE WARBLER photo: it should have been http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/webdoc5.html Sorry for any inconvenience. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from Point Pelee National

[Ontbirds]PRAIRIE WARBLER - Wheatley, ON - July 16th, 2004

warbler. Most surprising was the date, and the fact that the bird was singing! I managed to get a few photos of the bird. If anyone is interested just go to http://www.wincom.net/~peleetom/webdoc5.htm Good birding, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada

[Ontbirds] Lesser BB Gulls (2) & FOS alder flycatcher Wheatley

at Pelee over the past two weeks. Cheers and good birding, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) (519) 825-9169 (fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom

[Ontbirds] FOTS - yellow-rumped warbler - Wheatley

). Lastly, a pair of WOOD DUCKS were investigating the screech owl box right beside the pool, much to the annoyance of the starlings. Guess the great flood of songbirds is just around the corner. Good birding. Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada

Demoiselle Crane Holiday Beach

some more to the total. Good birding! Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT. (gateway to Point Pelee National Park) N0P 2P0Canada (519) 825-9070 (phone/voice)(519

Black-backed Woodpecker - Wheatley

long before it! Cheers, Tom p.s. directions to our house are on our website below under our home page. p.s.s. lots of other birds in the yard today including a nice perched COMMON NIGHTHAWK Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbou

Longspurs, etc north of SSMarie

along the roadsides feeding in groups of half a dozen to thirty birds. Most of the birds were of course, right beside the highway. By the way, much of the drive was done in snow squalls! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour

Hillman Marsh & fall birding in Essex Co

directions please visit the ERCA website at www.erca.org Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT. (gateway to Point Pelee National Park) N0P 2P0Canada (519) 825-9070 (phone

Wilsons Warbler at Pelee

YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS in Delaurier fields and a nest of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO with two chicks and one egg (plus lots of other heard YBC). Good Birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT

RUFF in Wheatley Prov Park

Hi Folks At 4pm this afternoon (May 7th) we found a nice orange male RUFF at campsite 192 in Wheatley Provincial Park in Essex County. Also present were a STILT SANDPIPER, lots of yellowlegs and dunlin, and a good selection of warblers (Orange-crowned and Parula). Good birding! Tom Tom Hince

Wheatley migrants

... WARBLING VIREO (2) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (3) BALTIMORE ORIOLE (2) ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (3) INDIGO BUNTING (male) LEAST FLYCATCHER (1) GRAY CATBIRD (1) WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (20) LINCOLNS SPARROW (4) BOBOLINK (flyover) GREEN HERON Its a great day to be a birder! Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose

Hillman Marsh shorebirds update

dment is about 300 yards/metres ahead of you and is accessed by a dike. Good birding! Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT. (gateway to Point Pelee National Park

HILLMAN HABITAT UPDATE

t enough water in the cell. In future years, the level will be raised much earlier. Thanks to everyone for their support. Good Birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT.

Sapsucker & Mourning Cloak - Wheatley Mar25

Again in the yard here in Wheatley I had my FOS - YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (male) and a MOURNING CLOAK. Good Birding. Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT. (gateway

Savannah Sp & Garter Snake - Wheatley

enjoyed listening to the songs of the fox sparrows - a beautiful and short lived song in these parts. Good Birding! Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT. (gateway to Point

WOODCOCK& migrants in WHEATLEY

, robins, song sparrows and blackbirds everywhere. Its great to see after a long winter. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House On the web at: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom RR#1 (21298 Harbour Rd.) Wheatley, ONT. (gateway to Point Pelee National Park

NEW shorebird habitat at Pelee!

Ontario Birders: This message has the listowners approval. If you have comments, please direct them to either ERCA or Tom Hince (contact info below), NOT to Ontbirds. - Pelee region scoops new shorebird habitat! Tens of thousands of birders visiting the