[Ontbirds] Wilson's Phalarope - Reesor Pond

27.05.12 - 9.15 am : newly arrived female Wilson's Phalarope - breeding plumage not quite complete - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - cheers - Stan Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented b

[Ontbirds] Rod Lee update

I just received this update Keith Greetings: I just spoke to Rod. He will be transported back to Northumberland Hills Hospital either today or tomorrow. The doctors put in another stent last night. He is tired but feeling much better. The nurses and doctors told him he has tempted fate for the

[Ontbirds] Rainy River Worthington Rd#3

Western Meadowlarks at the corner of Worthington #3 and Byrnes Rd. Black-billed Magpies, Sedge Wren, 2 Sandill Cranes. Lots of Clay-coloured Sparrows. Iain Wilkes, Ric Muise, Bruce Brydon and Kevin Shackleton Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon

[Ontbirds] Rainy River Wilson Creek Road west of Hwy 600

11a.m. 3 Sharp-tailed Grouse along the roadside, 3 Short-eared Owls along the three line to the east. Sedge Wrens calling all along the road. A pair of Sandhill Cranes. One singing LeConte's Sparrow. Iain Wilkes, Ric Muise, Bruce Brydon and Kevin Shackleton Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry d

[Ontbirds] nest-building Trumpeter Swans, Markham

Talk about (sub)urban wildlife. There is a pair of Trumpeter Swans in a small, stale-looking cloverleaf catchment, or run-off, pond at the south-east quadrant of the intersection between (toll) Highway 407, and 9th Line. They aren't visible from any road. I was on foot, no binocs, but could s

[Ontbirds] Rainy River sewage lagoons, 60 Wilson' Phalaropes

9:30a.m. The 3 lagoons on the first dirt road to the left off Government Rd north of Hwy 11 held approximately 60 Wilson's Phalaropes, Common Goldeneye with ducklings, Northern Shovelers, Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, one Black Tern, Barn, Bank, Cliff and Northern Rough-winged S

[Ontbirds] Curlew Sandpiper at Hillman Marsh

Ontbirders, the bird IS still present! Near back mid section among dunlin, not plovers. Cheers. Sent from Andrew's iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdale

[Ontbirds] Curlew sandpiper hillman marsh.

The curlew sandpiper is still being seen at the hillman marsh shorebird cell. Dean Ware Sent from Samsung Mobile ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbir

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl - Oliphant

I apologize for the late post, however I was unable to post this yesterday from my 'smartphone' for reasons beyond my comprehension. We observed a Snowy Owl yesterday at 1015am perched on a rock 100 meters offshore of Shoreline Avenue near Spry Lake Road, Oliphant. Directions: From Road 13 t

[Ontbirds] Colonel Samuel Smith Park: Day 9 of Toronto Ornithological Club Whimbrel watch results

Don Barnett, Tim McCarthy and I spent 9.5 hours on site and only recorded one flock of 9 Whimbrel (fly by at 7:00 am) and no other migrant shorebirds were seen. Common Loons totaled 5. The watch continues until 30 May but only very small number are expected. The actual total for yesterday i

[Ontbirds] Canada Geese at Townsend Sewage Lagoons

Hi Folks, I have been very surprised today by the numbers of Canada Geese around the Townsend Sewage Lagoons. Groups of 10 to 50 birds are flying out from the ponds and returning later. When you put the groups together you have a flock of a couple of hundred birds. I am assuming that the f

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel at The Spit.

Spent the day birding with Charlotte England at Tommy Thompson Park. As spring migration slows down we focused on shore birds. We saw quite a few Dunlin, assorted Sandpipers and Semi' Plovers. Also had beautiful pair of Ruddy Turnstone. Ended the day on a high note with two Whimbrel who sat on