[Ontbirds] White-fronted Goose, Amherstburg

This afternoon at about 4pm Shane Butnari and I scoped out a white-fronted goose amongst several dozen Canada geese on Big Creek in Amherstburg. Head south on County Road 20, follow it past "Ducks on the Roof" restaurant and until the road turns east.The goose was on the north (left) side of the

[Ontbirds] Cackling Geese in River Canard

I spotted 3 cackling geese amongst hundreds of Canada geese this afternoon in River Canard. Directions: from Windsor, go south on Malden Rd. to Canard Drive, turn left on Canard Drive and look for all the geese on the right. Cheers, Russ Sent from my iPhone _

[Ontbirds] American Bittern, Holiday Beach Amherstburg

I didn't see it mentioned on Stephens HBMO report, an American bittern flew by the trout pond at about 1pm. Cheers! Russ Jones Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organiz

Re: [Ontbirds] Migration report from Windsor

This is in addition to Paul's earlier post. Between 3 of us at Spring Garden this morning we recorded 23 warbler species, including golden-winged, blue-winged, parula, bay-breasted, cape may and wilson's. The highlight of the day for me though was a terrified green heron that came squaking out

[Ontbirds] Snowy egret in amherstburg

at the southwest corner of Essex County. Cheers, Russ Jones Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] Northern Shrike in Amherstburg

326 Texas Road, Amherstburg. Directions: Go south on County Road 20, turn left (East) on Texas Road. I'm probably about 1km up. Cheers! Russ Jones ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornitholo

FW: [Ontbirds] Ibis at Harrow (Amhersburg actually)

I also saw the bird at very close range this morning when I was on my way to Pelee and agree that it is a white-faced ibis, based on the same field marks mentioned by Michael. It was not there on my way back at 3pm Cheers, Russ > To: ontbirds@hwcn.org > From: t...@rogers.blackberry.net >

[Ontbirds] cattle egret in Amherstburg

This morning on the way to dropping my boy off at school I spotted a small egret in a field in Amherstburg. Closer inspection revealed it to be a cattle egret. To get to the spot take County Road 20 South until you reach Alma St. Go left (East) on Alma approx 2km until you reach Meloche R

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon in Amherstburg

. Cheers! Russ Jones www.russ-jones.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org

[Ontbirds] Snow and Cackling Geese at River Canard in Essex County

seen from Malden Road near the bridge and church. Directions: Take Front Road south to Malden Road, go East on Malden. River Canard is on the right and there is a gravel shoulder to pull over and view. Russ Jones www.canadiankayaka