[Ontbirds] Carp : Ross's goose, Greater White-fronted Geese, Cackling Geese

Hi Everyone  This morning with checking over the Canada Geese that were resting on the ice covered Carp River Flood plain I observed two adult Ross's Geese, 2 adult Greater White-fronted Geese and up to 7 Cackling Geese among the 800+ Canada Geese. The geese were very nervous and flushed a c

[Ontbirds] 37th Dunrobin, On.-Breckenridge P.Q. CBC 30 December, 2017

Hi Everyone The 37th Dunrobin-Breckenridge CBC took place on December 30,2017. A total of 43 species were recorded by 50 field observers. Due to the frigid weather this is below the count average of 50 species. A total of 4,612 individuals were recorded. The record high is 12,884 in 1985/86.

[Ontbirds] F. Monty Brigham 1944-2017

Dear Birders, It's with great sadness that we report the passing of F. Monty Brigham of Ottawa on November 10, 2017. Monty's birding interest began in the mid-1950s. During the 1960s and early1970s, he was a top field birder in a group that included Ron Pittaway, Dan Brunton, Don Lafont

[Ontbirds] Raymond Holland 1944-2017

Hello Everyone  It is with great sadness I report the sudden passing of Raymond Holland of Pakenham on August 10, 2017. Ray was an active birder in the Ottawa region since the early 1980s and shared numerous bird sightings with Ottawa birders. One recent highlight was the Bullock's Oriole wh

[Ontbirds] Amherst Island birding Jan.23,2010

Hello Ontbirders It was a great day both weather wise and owling today on Amherst Island. After missing the Boreal Owl yesterday, it was out in the open today in the Jack Pine Plantation and a lifer for many birders. At least 3 Northern Saw-whet Owl and 1 Barred Owl were present in the "Owl Wo

[Ontbirds] Amherst Island Birding

Hello OntBirders, Late this afternoon, Ben and I spent a few hours birding Amherst Island. We managed to see 5 species of owls, 1 Boreal, 3 Northern Saw-whet, and 5 Long-eared Owls in the "Owl Wood's". It was interesting towards dusk, when the Boreal Owl started to become more active and movin

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario- Bohemian Waxwings and Northern Shrike

Hello Ontbirders, Along HWY 7 at Kaladar, around 8 a.m. this morning, we had a flock of 100+ Bohemian Waxwings and a Northern Shrike near Tweed. Later we went to Brampton to look for Mr. P and had great views of the Phainopepla at 11:15 a.m. At Niagara-on-the-Lake fly-by, we observed 6000+ Bon

[Ontbirds] Chaffeys Lock: Cerueal Warbler & Golden-winged Warbler

Hi Everyone Today, May 3rd, birded along Chaffeys Lock Road and Opinicon Road. There was a definite increase in bird activity since my earlier visit on April 29th. We had 1 Cerulean Warbler, 1 Golden-winged Warbler, 1 American Redstart, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and 3 Yellow-throated Vireo. Othe

[Ontbirds] Amherst Island birding

Hi Everyone Birded Amherst Island late afternoon today. After a brief search of the "Owl Woods" I located the elusive Boreal Owl in the southwest section of the Jack Pine Plantation. Also, located 2 Northern Saw-whet Owl and 1 Long-eared Owl. Towards dusk did a quick run around the island and o

[Ontbirds] Ottawa Area: Great Gray Owls

Hi Everyone At dusk today 3 Great Gray Owls were observed along March Valley Road and 3 along Greenland Road NW of Thomas Dolan Parkway. Good birding, Bruce Directions: GGOwls: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to March Road exit. Follow March Road to Dunrobin Road and turn right. Follow Dunrobin

[Ontbirds] Amherst Island birding

Hi Everyone Birded Amherst Island today. Despite the -20 C temperature this morning, birding was good. Due to snow conditions,we parked along the South Shore Road and walked in to the "Owl Woods". We observed 5 Northern Saw-whet Owls and 6 Long-eared Owls. On our walk out we observed one Northe

[Ontbirds]Amherst Island birding

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[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile P.P. Birding

Hi Everyone Spent the weekend birding Presqu'ile P.P.. Overall it was a interesting weekend. On September 27th had a good movement of land birds during the afternoon, 17 species of warblers were observed around the lighthouse area including Wilson's, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Northern Parul

[Ontbirds]Northern Ontario: Moosonee/Shipsands Island

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[Ontbirds]Hillmans Marsh: Mottled Duck

Hi Everyone The Mottled Duck was still present at Hillmans Marsh in the shorebird and waterfowl habitat between 2:00pm-3:00pm, just before the heavy rains!. It was resting/feeding in a flock of 7 drake Mallards, 2 Gadwall and 2 American Wigeon. Also present were 3 Willets, 1 Stilt Sandpiper,

[Ontbirds]Chaffeys Lock: Cerulean Warbler & migrants

Hello Ontbirders Today, May 4th my son Ben and I birded the Chaffeys Lock area, Presqu'ile and Rondeau enroute to Pelee. There was a noticeable increase in bird activity at Chaffeys Lock since my visit Thursday including 1 Cerulean , 5 Golden-winged Warbler, 3 Yellow-throated Vireo, 4 Blue-gray

[Ontbirds]Kingston Area Birding

P.O.Box 538 Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0 (613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/ Directions: From Highway 401 take exit 617 Division Street south and left onto Queen Street to Ontario Street. Turn left on Ontario Street