[Ontbirds] Blue Winged Warbler - Philip Street, Waterloo, ON

2013-05-02 Thread Anupam Dash
I just saw a Blue Winged Warbler signing its heart out from top of a pine tree. The location is right near the plaza where there is a Tim Hortons. In front of BJ's Photo Lab. Its close to my office. You can actaully look for 468, Phillip Street, Waterloo ON. It was oppsite to that address on the p

[Ontbirds] red-necked grebe

2013-05-02 Thread Arthur Goldsmith
On the Ottawa River at Shirley's Bay (downriver)-can be seen from shoreline. Yesterday May 1 at 5 PM -- ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca Fo

[Ontbirds] Blue-winged Warbler near Lakeside Park, Mississauga

2013-05-02 Thread jimwatt
I found 1 on the waterfront trail just west of Lakeside Park near the Suncor Energy driveway at 2310 Lakeshore Rd West between Winston Churchill and Southdown Rd. Mississauga. It was in the dogwood on the west side of the driveway. Also present were a handful of White-crowned Sparrows and a War

[Ontbirds] Chimney Swifts Oakville

2013-05-02 Thread Rod Murray
Just after noon today 3 Chimney Swifts were circling around Knox Presbyterian Church in Oakville. Directions- QEW to Trafalgar. south to Lakeshore, west one block. The church does have an old chimney and a bell tower Rod Murray Sent from my iPhone ___

[Ontbirds] TorontoTommy Thompson Park: Eared Grebe

2013-05-02 Thread Robert Baumander
The Eared Grebe is present at1:20pm at the same previously reported location east of the Port Authority buildings, bobbing and diving on its own The Leslie St Spit is at the end of Leslie st in Toronto. Park and walk in taking the path along the east shore or enter through the wet wods, as I di

[Ontbirds] Orchard Orioles 2nd Marsh Oshawa

2013-05-02 Thread Stu Williams
Pair of Orchard Orioles on Woodland Trail - East from observation platform. 12:30 p.m. Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Sen

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Red-necked and horned grebes on Dow's Lake. Also, warbling vireo and swamp sparrow.

2013-05-02 Thread Howard Youth
This morning I saw one red-necked grebe with two horned grebes on Dow's Lake in Ottawa. The birds were near the little peninsula that juts into the lake and were visible from the Queen Elizabeth Driveway. (Although viewing was best from the peninsula, which is off the bike path.) Directions: Dow

[Ontbirds] Red-Necked Grebes-Shirleys Bay, Ottawa

2013-05-02 Thread Arthur Goldsmith
There were three Red-Necked Grebes visible from the shoreline of the Ottawa River at Shirley's Bay this morning (May 2) at 10:15 AM. Also, a Nashville Warbler and Blue-headed Warbler heard (others have seen it this morning) on the trail inside the National Defence property along the fenceline

[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland

2013-05-02 Thread Maureen Campeau
Greetings: A beautiful sunny day here in Brighton. The wetland is abuzz with noise and activity. The Osprey returned several weeks ago and are now incubating a future offspring(s). As I passed under the nest she began screaming and the male appeared. He kept a very close eye on me as I scurri

Re: [Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland

2013-05-02 Thread Henry Buckhalter
Dear Maureen, We were members but didn't renew as we weren't that enamoured by Tiny or whatever his name is. Does he still ride shotgun? I realise that this comment doesn't sound very friendly but we don't appreciate being patronized. Hope you appreciate our feelings, I expect others would sta

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 2, 2013.

2013-05-02 Thread Fred Helleiner
Most of the newly returned species of birds at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, too many to enumerate, have arrived on schedule. A few unexpected uncommon or rare birds have been among them. Almost all of the transient ducks have moved on, but this morning three scoters were off the lighthouse, two

[Ontbirds] Migration Update - Point Pelee National Park, May 2, 2013

2013-05-02 Thread Sarah . Rupert
Good late afternoon everyone! We've been busy all day getting things ready for the start of the Festival tomorrow, thus the delay for the report. Expect reports before noon for the duration of the Festival. It was a little bit slower today than yesterday, but there were still great birds to b

[Ontbirds] Garganey near Montreal

2013-05-02 Thread Paul MacKenzie
Ontbird readers might not be aware of a male Garganey near Mirabel airport present for at least 6 days. It was seen this morning by a group from Kingston: Erwin Batalla, Bud Rowe, Mark Read, and myself at 8.15-8.45 am. Directions and photos are on e-bird and Quebec rare bird website. There are

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 2 May, 2013

2013-05-02 Thread Ian Shanahan
GREAT GRAY OWL NORTHERN CARDINAL HOARY REDPOLL COMMON REDPOLL WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Opeongo Road-- closed at Costello Creek Picnic Area due to a washout caused by record high flooding-- is scheduled to re-open on May 3. All other roads off Hwy 60 in the Park-- Shall Lake Road, Basin Road, and Bar

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 02 May 2013

2013-05-02 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/02/2013 * NYBU1305.02 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- [The May BOS meeting will be on Wednesday, May 8, at 7PM, at t

[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetlands

2013-05-02 Thread Keith Lee
Hi everyone one from the Municipality of Brighton The 2013 season is upon us and I hope to see some of you this year at the BCW (Brighton Constructed Wetlands), I have dropped the water in the south cell to help with growth but also to help attract some shore birds. May I also request that when

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 02 Mayl 2013 - Recent Reports

2013-05-02 Thread Christina Lewis
Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 25 April 2013 Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler & transcr

[Ontbirds] Bobolinks-- Stefina Line,Blenheim, Chatham-Kent

2013-05-02 Thread Irene Woods
Ontbirders : A pasture field just to the East of Blenheim is home again to Bobolinks which have appeared each year, for many years, in the first week of May. Although I only saw the males today, there is certain to be others to come. They have successful hatches most years. The pasture is rarely

[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland (BCW)

2013-05-02 Thread Maureen Campeau
Greetings yet again: It has been so long since I did any report that I forgot to give some important details. PERMIT: You can get a permit application by going to brighton.ca - tourism - constructed wetand. Please print off the application and forward it to Pulbic Works, 69 Sharp Street,

[Ontbirds] Red Crossbill Confederation Park

2013-05-02 Thread Ellen Horak
Our third attempt to see this bird finally paid off - seen around 2:30 today Thursday May 4 at the East end of the Park near the Grays Road entrance - seems to be hanging around those first few pines way up at the top.  A number of birders were taking pics.  Other notables - purple finch, Forste