[Ontbirds] Mew Gull - Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill

2019-03-14 Thread Jeremy Hatt via ONTBIRDS
There is currently a Mew Gull at the Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill. It is in the fields south of the landfill and easiest seen from McCormick side road about 200m south of County rd 18. The Essex Landfill is south of the town of Essex on County Road 18 between McCormick Road and Coulter Sid

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (14 Mar 2019) Raptors

2019-03-14 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vult

[Ontbirds] Merlin, Herring Gull ,Sundridge

2019-03-14 Thread Stephen O'Donnell via ONTBIRDS
With todays warm temperatures there was a big increase in the number of Crows. A pair of very vocal Merlins most likely the local breeding pair arrived today. This warm weather also brought in the first of the year Herring gulls. There is approx. 90 to 120 cm of snow on the ground at present in

[Ontbirds] Spring arrivals Frankford Ontario

2019-03-14 Thread Michael Williamson via ONTBIRDS
Hello birders, Spring must just be around the corner. Today I had a invasion of Grackels, Red Wings and America Robins. It's about time :<)! Cheers and Good birding Mike Williamson ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - t

[Ontbirds] Red wing Blackbirds in Aurora...

2019-03-14 Thread Philippa Hajdu via ONTBIRDS
they seemingly arrived late yesterday or early today in our marsh ..the first sign of Spring for me.a little later this year .the Canada Geese are pairing off as well :) ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the

Re: [Ontbirds] Mew Gull - Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill

2019-03-14 Thread Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS
I just refound the Mew Gull at Cedar Beach, Kingsville, Essex County. I’m keeping this brief so that those searching can hopefully see it before dark. My current gps coordinates are (42.0104451, -82.7796576) and it is sitting on the ice on Lake Erie at the back edge of the open water at the mout

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau: recent sightings to March 14, 2019

2019-03-14 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 March 14, 2019 The highlight of the week was 2 (!) BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, which were seen briefly north of the Dewberry Trail on the 9th, but

Re: [Ontbirds] Mew Gull - Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill

2019-03-14 Thread Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS
Sorry for another email, but this is a pretty serious rarity in Ontario and a bunch of birders did not get to see it this afternoon. Since my last email the Mew Gull has flown out of sight with most of the Ring-billed Gulls it was with. It is also now pretty dark out so they likely went to roost

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 7 to 14 March 2019

2019-03-14 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
There were a few more signs of eventual spring this week. Temperatures were above freezing for at least part of most days. The average snow depth compacted and melted down to 80 cm from the 83 cm here three weeks ago (whoopee!). Crows are becoming widespread. Ravens were seen carrying nest mater

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