[Ontbirds] 100 + tundra swans Cookstown

Hi, More than 100 tundra swans flew over the Cookstown Bruce trail at 6:00 pm this evening with one calling pretty much continuously. Diana Go to highway 89 just past Hwy 27. Take the trail going south across Hwy 89 from Tim Hortons. The swans flew over the trail going southeast. Se

[Ontbirds] Ruby throated hummingbird

There was a ruby throated hummingbird in my garden on Albert St in Cookstown a few minutes ago. Diana Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to b

[Ontbirds] Cranes over junction hwy 27 & 89

On Friday around 2 PM, there were two groups of cranes - one clearly seen with my binoculars in a formation of 5. They were not close enough to see crane species - whooping and sandhill sound similar and I could not identify them - too far away. One or two were calling with the distinctive cran

[Ontbirds] Red Tailed Hawks - 5th Sideroad, Bradford West Gwillimbury

This morning I saw two Red Tailed Hawks on 5th Sideroad - one just north of highway 88 and the other just north of Holland Marsh. I travel this way every morning and this is the first time I have seen them - perched high in a tree - a foretelling of early Spring? Take highway 88 West of highway

[Ontbirds] Red-tailed hawks 5th sideroad

At 7:30 this morning I saw two adult light morph Red-tailed hawks on 5th sideroad, Bradford East Gwillimbury just south of 5th Line. One was perched in a tree and the other in flight. Take 400 North to hwy 88, go East to 5th sideroad, turn left and drive south. Spring is coming!!! Diana Sent

[Ontbirds] male hooded merganser lake couchiching

Around 4 p.m. today there was a male hooded merganser near the shore of Old Brewery Bay, Lake Couchiching. He swam alone but kept company with the Canada Geese and Mallards. Happy Birding Diana ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornitholog

[Ontbirds] Juvenile Green Heron in Cookstown

Hi All, This evening, I saw a juvenile Green Heron in a tree overlooking the stream on the Thornton Cookstown Trans Canada Trail. The heron listened, fascinated for a while while I talked and whistled bird like sounds. Take highway 89 west of the 400 to highway 27, head south on 27 to 15th line

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese Ile d’Orleans Quebec

I know this is not Ontario but it is a wonderful significant sighting in Quebec on the St Lawrence River. Today at 6 pm we saw over 1,000 Snow Geese in a field on Ile d’Orleans just outside Quebec City. They took flight to the Northeast at dusk in one large and several small groups. Happy bid

[Ontbirds] Privacy

The bird doesn’t like it and the home owners don’t like it. I would like to think that you could see that it is time to respect their privacy. Respectfully, Diana Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO)