[Ontbirds] Spotted towhee prince Edward point

2020-01-09 Thread rdmcrae--- via ONTBIRDS
Hi all The spotted towhee is feeding on the road at its usual spot in the bend if the road past the locked gate Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee: Prince Edward Point

2019-12-14 Thread Isabel Apkarian via ONTBIRDS
After waiting for about an hour and a half, the Spotted Towhee showed up and gave great views at about 12:30pm. Drive past Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory and park near the gate that blocks the road. Walk a couple hundred metres past the gate until you see some seed spread on the ground

Re: [Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee - Prince Edward Point

2019-12-11 Thread Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS
Tim and I had great looks at the Spotted Towhee about an hour ago (12:30 pm) after waiting nearly 2 hours. During those two hours it called a couple times, briefly flew by twice, and otherwise was completely out of sight. If still searching for it, bring warm clothes, some bird seed, and be

Re: [Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee - Prince Edward Point

2019-11-22 Thread Mark Read via ONTBIRDS
Just a quick update that the Spotted Towhee was seen this morning by the original finder Paul Jones at 7:20. I saw the bird yesterday at lunch time after just a few minutes but I'm hearing that it might take up to a couple of hours for the bird to show. Directions as above but to reach the

[Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee - Prince Edward Point

2019-11-21 Thread Anthony Kaduck via ONTBIRDS
After a long wait we "spotted" the bird at 10:55 in its usual location at the bend in the road on the way to the lighthouse. Drive past the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory until a gate blocks the road. Park there and walk down the road past the swamp. When the road turns left look for bird

[Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee Prince Edward Point

2019-11-20 Thread Brian Morin via ONTBIRDS
While searching unsuccessfully for the Harris's Sparrow this morning in Wellington (not seen for the last two days as far as we know) we learned about this bird and had it about 20 minutes after we arrived. The bird is coming to seed that has been scattered on the path (road) to the lighthouse

[Ontbirds] Spotted Towhee Prince Edward Point

2019-11-20 Thread Mark Read via ONTBIRDS
A Spotted Towhee is currently being seen at Prince Edward Point. It was found and photographed by Paul Jones earlier in the week. He posted to eBird last night: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61594758 Location details are in the checklist but after reaching the banding station, continue past the