[Ontbirds] Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron - St. Jacobs

2017-08-31 Thread Brett Fried via ONTBIRDS
Yesterday evening between 6-8pm Erika Hentsch, Barb Charlton and I searched for the reported juvenile YCNH. After about and hour and half of searching the river the bird flew in from the north. It was actively feeding a few hundred meters west of the train bridge. It appears the bird frequents t

[Ontbirds] High Park Raptor Watch

2017-08-31 Thread Tim McCarthy via ONTBIRDS
From: Tim Mccarthy via Ontbirds Fellow Birders Its just around the corner. No, not Christmas. Its the High Park Raptor Watch. We need you to come out and give us a hand. If you're new to Raptorwatching do not despair. Spend some time with us and I guarantee you will become a good Raptor watche

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to August 31, 2017

2017-08-31 Thread Gregory Zbitnew via ONTBIRDS
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca August 31, 2017 The highlight of the week was a WHIMBREL seen and heard briefly at the Carp River Reclamation area. Also of interest at Embrun

[Ontbirds] Sabine's Gulls, Black Tern - Port Weller, St Catharines

2017-08-31 Thread Josh Vandermeulen via ONTBIRDS
Due to the onshore winds I decided to lakewatch this evening from the end of Port Weller east. I just had a group of three juv Sabine's Gulls and one Black Tern fly past at a fairly close distance, heading west. Worth doing a lakewatch this evening if you are in the Hamilton - Niagara area. To

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Loggerhead Shrike - Times Beach - Buffalo

2017-08-31 Thread Joseph Fell via ONTBIRDS
While not a sighting in Ontario, I thought this might interest our good neighbors: Shelley Seidman found a Loggerhead Shrike at Times Beach Nature Preserve in Buffalo. The bird was moving about a bit - during the time I was there it was anywhere from ground level to about 40'. Others who were able

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending August 31. 2017.

2017-08-31 Thread Fred Helleiner via ONTBIRDS
When several experienced birders spend the weekend at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, as happened this past week, the results make for such a wealth of sightings that winnowing them down to a report becomes a welcome challenge. As part of the forthcoming Migrants and Monarchs weekend, there will b

[Ontbirds] FOUND - SPOTTING SCOPE (West Perth Wetlands - Mitchell)

2017-08-31 Thread Dave & Tracey Brown via ONTBIRDS
Hey folks, Just a heads up... A scope was found at the West Perth Wetlands (Mitchell) sometime it sounds like last weekend and turned in to the Municipal office apparently. They then contacted me hoping I might know who it belonged to but I wasn’t able to help. SoIf you’ve been trying to