Birders
Ontbirds is an effective resource for alerting other birders of rare and
noteworthy birds and exceptional activity.
You don't have to spent too much time in the field to notice the
changing seasons. New fall migrants are arriving daily. First of the
season can be of interest when it occurs outside of expected times. I
don't mean to be harsh but Dark-eyed Juncos have been wide spread in
southern Ontario for a least a couple of weeks. Check Ebird before
posting your next first of the season so that you can state with
confidence that your sighting is indeed note-worthy.
Ebird has excellent mapping tools for reviewing a sighting in context.
A mapping tool can be found on the ebird's home page under the View and
Explore tab at the top of the page. That tab will lead you to a link
for Range and Point Maps. This link lets you generate maps by species
and date. Zooming into the map will show specific sites where birds
have been found. If you click on the site balloon you can get details.
In the case of Dark-eyed Junco there are literally hundreds of reports
in recent weeks.
Make sure you add your sightings to Ebird but make sure you also post
the exceptional birds with directions on Ontbirds
For more information about Ontbirds including posting guidelines please
visit the Ontario Field Ornithologists at http://www.ofo.ca/
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Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, Ont.
[email protected]
905 279 9576
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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
