Re: [Ontbirds] Barrows Goldeneye at Leslie Street Spit

2015-11-08 Thread elias . j . takacs
Bird just refound same location as reported by Henrique. Very distant views. Sent from my BlackBerry Passport.   Original Message   From: Henrique Pacheco Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2015 10:11 To: olivesided Cc: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] Barrows Goldeneye at Leslie Street Spit

Re: [Ontbirds] Chukars Don Mills and Steeles in Toronto

2015-04-26 Thread elias . j . takacs
‎Please note that Chukars are not countable in Ontario. Apologies for the confusion. Sent from my BlackBerry Passport.   Original Message   > On 26/04/2015 9:44 AM, elias.j.tak...@gmail.com wrote: >> ‎There are currently two Chukars in the Food Basics parking lot at Don >> Mills and Steeles. The

[Ontbirds] Chukars Don Mills and Steeles in Toronto

2015-04-26 Thread elias . j . takacs
‎There are currently two Chukars in the Food Basics parking lot at Don Mills and Steeles. They are roosting under a small rusty coloured pine tree beside the fence bordering the Steeles 404 off ramp. One appears to have a right broken leg as it was hobbling on one foot. Both birds can likely fly a

Re: [Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon-Bannister Lake near Ayr

2015-04-25 Thread elias . j . takacs
Eurasian Wigeon still being seen. Exact location as Dave Don's email, directly across from tower. Scope or superzoom camera (at least 50x) is necessary. Directions as per Dave: Bannister Lake is located on Wrigley Road, just West of Spragues Rd (Hwy 24A). From the parking lot, follow the trail a

[Ontbirds] American Avocets at Bronte Harbour in Oakville

2015-04-20 Thread elias . j . takacs
‎24 American Avocets are being seen currently on the pier at Bronte Harbour in Oakville. They appear to be resting.Take Bronte Road south from the QEW to Lakeshore Road West and go west to W River Street and then use Seneca Drive to enter Bronte Beach Park. Look for the pier from thereSent from my

[Ontbirds] Fish Crows Lakeside Park St. Catherines

2015-04-12 Thread elias . j . takacs
‎5 Fish Crows were seen just a few minutes ago at Lakeside Park in St. Catherines. They're actively flying around throughout the park so a bit of patience may be required. There are also a few Am. Crows around so differentiation by call is key.Directions as per Len Manning's post:Qew Niagara exit

[Ontbirds] Glaucous Gulls, Snow Geese @ Reesor Pond

2015-04-05 Thread elias . j . takacs
There are two Glaucous Gulls, two ‎Snow Geese at Reesor Pond. Also N. Pintail, Wood Duck, Cackling Geese and more.Reesor Pond is just off Reesor Road between highways 7 and 407 in Markham Ontario.Sent from my BlackBerry Passport ___ ONTBIRDS is presente

Re: [Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant Hamilton

2015-04-04 Thread elias . j . takacs
Bird still here. Currently resting.  Tollgate pond just off eastport drive about 1 km south of the raise bridge Sent from my BlackBerry Passport.   Original Message   From: Phil L. Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2015 10:21 To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: [Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant Hamilton Bein

Re: [Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - returning Migrants :

2015-03-31 Thread elias . j . takacs
Snow Geese still present as of 5:45 pm as well as most other birds. Directions as per Stan's email Sent from my BlackBerry Passport.   Original Message   From: Stan Long Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 18:36 To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: [Ontbirds] Reesor Pond - returning Migrants : 30.03.15 :

[Ontbirds] Hoary Redpoll at JC Saddington Park Mississauga

2015-03-08 Thread elias . j . takacs
‎Hoary Redpoll still being seen at JC Saddington Park in Mississauga. It is actively feeding throughout the park with about 20 Common Redpolls. Also present are a few Pine Siskins.JC Saddington Park is located ‎at the southern tip of Mississauga Road in Mississauga about 10 minutes south of the QE

[Ontbirds] Harlequin, surf scoter,white winged scoter Sam Smith

2015-03-01 Thread elias . j . takacs
‎Male breeding plumage harlequin duck continues to be seen at colonel Sam smith park. Associating with buffleheads. Also fairly close to shore are a couple of surf scorers male and female and a dozen ww scorers plus many more waterfowl.Sam smith is at the bottom of islington avenue in toronto just