[Ontbirds] Niagara River- Trumpeter Swan, Merlin, N. Shrike, N. Pintail, Am. Wigeon

2006-01-13 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
On the Niagara River at Fort Erie there were: a total of 161 Redhead in the vicinity of Service Rds. 6 & 7 a Northern Shrike near the snack bar of the marina, a mile north of the marina there were 2 Mute Swans, 3 Tundra Swans, and a mature and an immature TRUMPETER SWANS (the adult had wing

[Ontbirds]LOOK FOR BANDED GREAT EGRETS

2006-07-19 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
On June 12, 2006, twenty-two nestling Great Egrets were color-banded at the heron colony on Motor Island in the Niagara River by Chip Weseloh, Dave Moore and Richard Joos (Canadian Wildlife Service-Ontario Region ) , Connie Adams, Senior Wildlife Biologist, John Curtis, Senior Wildlife Techni

[Ontbirds]Success with Great Egrets with red leg bands!

2006-07-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Birders, PLEASE SAVE THE INFORMATION IN THIS EMAIL. We have had already two surprising early successes. One at Columbia lake in Waterloo and may have been banded Nottawasaga Island, and one near Bobcaygeon where the Hartleys were successful in reading the band number! The Bobcaygeon Great

[Ontbirds] Tricolored Heron -Niagara Falls, Ontario, Whip-poor -will - Wainfleet, Ont.

2006-08-07 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
August 6 - Observed the Tricolored Heron in Niagara Falls, Ontario, from 6:45 to 7:35 PM this evening. It was about a mile upstream from the Horseshoe Falls and 120 meters upstream of the Engineerium Building. It was on a small (about a meter in diameter) rock about 5 feet from the shoreline

[Ontbirds]Great Egrets with red leg bands in Ontario

2006-08-13 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
PLEASE SAVE THIS EMAIL Ontario Birders, In addition to the 22 Great Egrets banded at Motor Island in the Niagara River over 100 Great Egrets were banded this year on Nottawasaga Island at Collingwood. Birders should look for Great Egrets with RED BANDS WITH WHITE LETTER-NUMBERS ABOVE THE “

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2006-09-17 Thread WilliamWatsonSr

Re: [Ontbirds]Tri-colored Heron, Pt. Abino, October 11, Ft. Erie, Ont.

2006-10-11 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
September 11 - The Tricolored Heron was observed from 3:20 to 3:50 PM at Point Abino, Ontario. Between Rock point Provincial Park and Point Abino (in the town of Ft. Erie) seven shorebird species were observed including 30 Sanderlings and four Black-bellied Plovers at Rock point and a Grea

[Ontbirds] NE shore of Lake Erie, 9 Shorebird Species -Sanderlings, Pectoral, Dowitchers

2007-07-19 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 19 - At Rock Point Provincial Park (which is on the north shore of Lake Erie 50 km west of the source of the Niagara River and Fort Erie, Ontario) there were 8 Shorebird species as well as good numbers of shorebirds. SANDERLINGS 3 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 28 Semipal

[Ontbirds] Brown Pelican - Lake Erie, Western New York, USA

2009-07-08 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Today and yesterday a Brown Pelican has been seen in Dunkirk, New York. It is usually seen near the west end of the far break wall. Also a first summer alternate plumage Lesser Black-backed Gull (rare in July) was found on the docks about a 100 yards west of Dunkirk Pier. Directions: Mak

[Ontbirds] LOOK FOR GREAT EGRETS WITH RED LEG BANDS

2009-07-18 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Dear Birder, Immature Great Egrets have been fledging and adult Great Egrets have been leaving their nesting colonies. at Reesor Pond, Markham, Winnie Poon and Roy Smith and were able to obtain the band number and a photograph on one egret, observed on 5 July 2009 noon, at the pond with 6 oth

[Ontbirds] PLEASE LOOK FOR GREAT EGRETS WITH COLOR BANDS

2009-09-09 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
PLEASE SAVE THIS EMAIL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE PLEASE LOOK FOR GREAT EGRETS WITH COLOR-BANDS ON THEIR LEGS This breeding season over 300 Great Egrets were banded at their colonies in western Lake Erie (Middle Sister Island) in Georgian Bay (Nottawasaga Island and Chantry Island) and Motor I

[Ontbirds] Red-shouldered Hawk - Fort Erie - on Buffalo, NY CBC

2009-12-21 Thread williamwatsonsr
Sunday, December 20 - Nadine Litwin and I had a wintering Red-shouldered Hawk in a small wood lot on Sherk Road about 50 meters west of the Niagara Parkway (that goes along the west side of the Niagara River). Sherk Road is between Black Creek and the Chippawa River and across from Navy Islan

[Ontbirds] Ducks at Fort Erie

2010-01-17 Thread williamwatsonsr
January 17 - The results of the January Waterfowl Count and mid-winter Bald Eagle Survey at Fort Erie at the source of the Niagara River between the ice boom and the Peace Bridge there were: Canada Geese 43 Mallard 54 American Black Duck20 Bufflehead

[Ontbirds] Dunnville -10 Short-b. Dowitchers, 2 Gtr. Yellowlegs, 19 Least Sandpipers

2010-07-09 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 8 - At Rock Point Provincial Park (which is 50 Km. west of Fort Erie on the north shore of Lake Erie) there were: Least Sandpiper 15 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Caspian Terns 6 Double-crested Cormorants about 600 on Mohawk Island and in the nearby water At Mozaic Ponds there were: Short-billed

[Ontbirds] Long-tailed Jaeger, Niagara County

2010-08-16 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
August 16 - Jim Pawlicki and David Wheeler just called to report they saw a intermediate juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger at Fort Niagara State Park between 9:50 and 9:55 PM. The bird was observed from the lawn near the big Parking lot at Fort Niagara. It was over Lake Ontario. Also: 120 Common

[Ontbirds] Western Sandpiper - Rock Point P. P.

2010-09-02 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Peter Yeorg called at 1:40 and reported that he has a Western Sandpiper at Rock Point Provincial Park. Rock Point P. P. is on the north shore of Lake Erie in Ontario 25 miles west of Buffalo, New York. Bill Watson ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by t

[Ontbirds] Section B - BOS Xmas Count - Fort Erie

2010-12-21 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Sunday on the Buffalo Ornithological Society Christmas Count in Section B, which is bordered on the north by Chippewa and Lyons Creeks, on the east by the Niagara River, on the south by Black Creek, and on the west by the Queen Elizabeth Way, Nadine Litwin and I had 35 species and 1848 indivi

[Ontbirds] Jan. Waterfowl Count-Fort Erie, Niagara River

2011-01-16 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
January 16 - On the January Waterfowl Count at Fort Erie, Ontario, between the Peace Bridge and the Ice Boom there were: 6,823 Greater Scaup 346 Lesser Scaup(unusually high) 79 Redhead 41 American Black Ducks 1 Mallard X Am. Black Duck 3 Mallard 9 Canada Geese 763 Red-brea

[Ontbirds] Niagara River-Purple Sandpiper, eagles, waterfowl, GBHeron

2011-02-23 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
February 23 - Traveling along the Niagara River from Fort Erie to Niagara Falls I observed: In Fort Erie: Red-breasted Merganser 1,700 Common Goldeneye 2,980 Long-tailed Duck 15 Bufflehead 2,850 Greater Scaup 580 American Black Duck 72 Mallard127 Redhead 305 Common Merganser 650 White-

[Ontbirds]Dunnville -

2008-07-15 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 15 - In Dunneville Ont., birding with Dave Gordon (on the north shore of Lake Erie 20 Km. west of Fort Erie at the source of the Niagara River)) at Rock Point Provincial Park 24 Least Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 8 Lesser Yellowlegs, 18 Killdeer, 19 Spotted Sandpipers (includin

[Ontbirds]Please Look For Great Egrets With Red Leg Bands

2008-08-01 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
PLEASE SAVE THIS EMAIL On June 13, 2008, twenty-two nestling Great Egrets were color-banded at the heron colony on Motor Island in the Niagara River by Dr. David Moore, of the Canadian Wildlife Service-Ontario Region, Connie Adams, Senior Wildlife Biologist, and Tom Summerville, summer i

[Ontbirds]Fort Erie - Great Egret with RED LEG BAND

2008-09-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
September 24 -- In the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario (Fort Erie is located at the source of the Niagara River) at Fort Erie Marsh ( the marsh is located from the International Rail Road Bridge to 2 mile south of the Bridge) 12 Great Egrets were observed and the band of one was read and sent to C

[Ontbirds]American Avocet - Niagara River

2008-12-08 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
They report a winter plumage, first winter, probably male American Avocet on Grand Island this morning. This bird is in New York waters near the south tip of Grand Island. The bird was viewed at the same location from 9:15 AM to 10:30 AM. The bird was found by a resident this past Saturd

[Ontbirds] Please Look for Great Egrets with Red Leg Bands NOW!

2009-04-09 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
The spring Great Egret migration is nearing its peak! Once again I will be asking for birders to look for Great Egrets with RED BANDS WITH WHITE LETTER-NUMBERS USUALLY ABOVE THE “KNEE” OF THE LEFT LEG AND THE TRADITIONAL ALUMINUM BAND ABOVE THE “ANKLE” OF THE RIGHT LEG. The band code on the red ban

[Ontbirds] Black Vulture - Hamburg Hawk Watch

2004-03-22 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
March 22 - A Black Vulture was seen at the Hamburg Hawk Watch (at Lakeside Cemetery off Rout 75 between Rts. 5 & 20) today from 11:15 to 11:17 AM. Hamburg NY is just south of Buffalo, NY hopefully this bird will be seen at the Beamer Hawk Watch in Grimsby, Ontario. Bill Watson From [EMAIL PROT

[Ontbirds] Tricolored Heron--Rock Point Provincial Park -NE Lake Erie

2004-05-22 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
May 22 - At Rock Point Provincial Park located on the northeast shore of Lake Erie 25 miles west of Fort Erie, Ontario, or 30 miles west of Buffalo, NY, this morning there was a TRICOLORED HERON, 2 WHIMBREL, ORCHARD ORIOLE, and a likely FORSTER'S TERN. The Tricolored was along the shoreline then

[Ontbirds] Ad. male White-winged Scoter E. Lake Erie & Semipalmated Sandpiper

2004-07-14 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 14 - A beautiful adult male in breeding plumage White-winged Scoter was observed this morning about 25 yards from the shore of Rock Point Provincial Park complete with distally orange and proximally yellow bill with a gray knob. Also five shorebird species including 7 Lesser Yellowleg

[Ontbirds] NE Lake Erie -Cattle Egret, 12 Shorebird sp. White-winged Scoter

2004-07-22 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 22 - About 3 miles east of Rock Point Provincial Park (Rock Point provincial Park is on the Northeast Shore of Lake Eire 25 miles west of Fort Erie Ontario, or 30 miles west of Buffalo, NY at the source of the Niagara River) was a CATTLE EGRET. At 10:00 to 10:11 it was seen about 40 met

[Ontbirds]Cattle Egret near northeast shore of Lake Erie

2004-07-25 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 25 - The Cattle Egret (found July 22 a few miles east of Rock Point Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada) was found again today. At about 9:30 AM it was found north of Regional Road 3 just west of King Road. From 11:50 - 12:40 PM it was observed on the Buffalo Ornithological Society Fie

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2004-11-06 Thread WilliamWatsonSr

[Ontbirds]Western Grebe,Grimsby Ontario, etc

2004-11-06 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
November 6 - After observing the Western Grebe (9:35 - 10:30 AM) at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario we went to Rock Point Provincial Park (on the north shore of Lake Erie about 30 miles west of Fort Erie Ontario) where there were 11 Sanderlings and 5 Dunlin, but NO Purple

[Ontbirds]Bald Eagle, King Eider, Niagara River, Strawberry Island

2005-02-21 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
February 21 (10:32- 11:30) - While looking at the Bald Eagle on Strawberry Island from Aqua Lane today, I observed a King Eider (first winter female?) in front of Strawberry Island. The eider would float passed the island until it was about half an island length passed the island and th

[Ontbirds]Dunville -Eurasian Wigeon yes, Marbled Godwit no, early Back-bellied Plover

2005-05-03 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
May 3 - In Dunville on Downy Road and Rt. 64 the Eurasian Widgeon was found intermittently from 9:50 to 11:25 and 12:50 to 1:00 when the rain made it difficult to see the ducks. The earlier than usual Black-bellied Plover was only seen between 10:28 and 10:33. The rest of the time it was hid

[Ontbirds] 11 Shorebird sp. Red Knots - NE shore Lake Erie- Rock Point PP

2005-05-25 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
May 25 This morning at Rock Point Provincial Park and Long Beach Conservation Area there were 11 species of shorebirds and at Rock Point PP there were 11 species of warblers. Highlights at Rock Point PP 640 Double-crested Cormorants on Mohawk Island Orchard Oriole 1 Caspian Terns 16 Dunlin 25

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret, 3 Least Sandpipers, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, NE Lake Erie

2005-06-22 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
June 22 - Rock Point Provincial Park there were 3 least Sandpipers, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, and a pair of Orchard Orioles feeding begging nestlings. Since Least Sandpipers are rare enough to require a written verification report between June 10 to 27, and June 22 is closer to June 27 these Least

[Ontbirds]Nestling Bald Eagles still on Navy Island, Niagara River

2005-06-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
June 24 - The two nestling Bald Eagles were still on the nest today at the north end of Navy Island in the Niagara River. The last time they were documented nesting on the Niagara River was 1946 (although several people have told me of later undocumented sightings that were told to them.) (I

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel & Pectoral Sandpipers Rock Point P. P., NE Lake Erie

2005-07-06 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
June 6 - Today at Rock Point Provincial Park 6 shorebird species: an earlier than usual Whimbrel Pectoral Sandpiper 13 Least Sandpipers 8 Lesser Yellowlegs, 11 Spotted Sandpipers, & 14 Killdeer At Morgan's Point Jim Pawlicki and I added a Short-billed Dowitcher for the 7th shorebird species. th

[Ontbirds]Stilt and Pectoral Sandpipers NE Shore Lake Erie

2005-07-15 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 16 - At Rock Point Provincial Park along the north shore of Lake Erie (about 30 miles west of Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo NY and the source of the Niagara River) there were 4 SWIMMING STILT SANDPIPERS, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, 10 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 8 Lesser

[Ontbirds] American Avocet St. Davids, Ontario-15 miles WEST of Niagara River

2005-07-20 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
I apologize that should have read 15 miles WEST (not east) of the Niagara River. Bill Watson From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jul 21 09:13:02 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]

[Ontbirds] New Egret colony, Harlequin Duck, Niagara Falls

2011-05-20 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
May 20 - While counting Double-crested Cormorant nests on the islands above the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, I also counted 12 Great Egrets (4 of which appeared to be in incubating positions). Observations were difficult because of the fog over the water. I also counted 168 Do

[Ontbirds] Northeast Lake Erie shore-Stilt Sandpiper-BOS Trip

2011-07-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 24 - Today was the Buffalo Ornithological Society July Shorebird Trip. From Fort Erie at the source of the Niagara River we traveled along the north shore of Lake Erie to Rock Point Provincial Park (about 35 kilometers west of Fort Erie). In Port Colborne there were two adult Black-c

Re: [Ontbirds] [GeneseeBirds-L] Northeast Lake Erie shore-Stilt Sandpiper-BOS Trip

2011-07-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
correction: That is 260 COMMON TERNS at Rock Point P. P., not Least Terns, as Chip Weseloh and Alan Wormington pointed out. In a message dated 7/24/2011 10:31:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, williamwatso...@aol.com writes: July 24 - Today was the Buffalo Ornithological Society July Shore

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls Great Egret Colony

2011-08-01 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Niagara Falls Ontario Great Egret Colony Since May 20th I have been monitoring the progress of the Great Egret Colony in the Niagara River on the small islands above Niagara Falls. On July 28th when I observed the Great Egret Colony above the Horseshoe Falls from Three Sisters Island, Goa

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls Great Egret Colony

2011-08-17 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
August 17 - There appears to be a disruption at the Niagara Falls Great Egret Colony. Today (between 10:00 AM and 10:40 AM) I again observed the Great Egret Colony from Three Sisters Island at Goat Island. I observed four egret on one nest ( based on previous observations one of the fou

[Ontbirds] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-bellied Whistling Duck- Cattaugus Co. New York

2011-08-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
This puts it about 70 miles south of Buffalo, NY and Fort Erie Ontario. From: williamwatso...@aol.com To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu CC: dfsu...@localnet.com Sent: 8/24/2011 2:30:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-bellied Whist

[Ontbirds] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-bellied Whistling Duck

2011-08-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
From: paco...@gmail.com To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Sent: 8/24/2011 2:30:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-bellied Whistling Duck >From Joe Mitchell: Joe called at 2:05pm 8/24 with a report of a black-bellied whistling d

[Ontbirds] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Randolph - Cattaraugus C...

2011-08-26 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
On August 25 the Black-bellied Whistling Duck was again seen at 8:15 to 8:30 AM and again at 3:24 PM near Randolph, NY. (about 70 miles south of Buffalo, NY and Fort Erie, Ontario) Bill Watson From: rhettbutle...@hotmail.com To: geneseebird...@gene

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls Egret Colony

2011-08-26 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
August 26 - I observed the Great Egret Colony above the Horseshoe Falls from Three Sisters Islands, Goat Island, Niagara Falls, New York. At 10:50 AM, I could see as many as eight in active Great Egrets. At 11:00 AM one had left, but I found two more to the far left (upstream) in front

[Ontbirds] NE shore of Lake Erie

2011-08-29 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
On Sunday, August 28th, eight well seasoned BOS birders met at 7:00 am at the Vermont and Busti staging area for the annual Buffalo Ornithological Society August Field Trip for Shorebirds and Early Warblers. After crossing the Peace Bridge, our more than competent leader, Doug Happ led us to

[Ontbirds] Fort Erie Advocet, Niagara Falls Great Egrets

2011-09-09 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Peter Yeorg just called at 4:45 PM that he has an American Avocet at Kraft Road in Fort Erie. Kraft Road goes south from east end of Dominion Road. (Dominion Road runs parallel to the north shore of Lake Erie.) Walk toward Lake Erie and west about a couple hundred yard. When he got to the

[Ontbirds] Pomarine Jaeger- Buffalo, LaSalle Park & Niagara River

2011-10-17 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
October 17 - Jim Pawlicki and I saw a Pomarine Jaegar at LaSalle Park in Buffalo at 1:48 PM and again at 3:05 PM. La Salle Park is about two mile south of the Peace Bridge. There were also 300 Double-crested Cormorants, 2 American Black Ducks, and a Common Tern. Near the north end of Squ

Re: [Ontbirds] American White Pelican Ontario Canada Niagara-on-the-Lake

2011-11-27 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
November 27 - My wife and I observed the American White Pelican was observed by me at Jack Custers Bird Sanctuary from 11:00 to 11:31 AM today. (Near the mouth of the Niagara River in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake SSW of Virgil.) Although the bird seemed tame, I could rule out possible ex

[Ontbirds] Niagra Falls-23 Great Egrets, 2 Harlequin Ducks, young Bald Eagles

2012-03-31 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
March 31 - Looking from Goat Island at Niagara Fall at the small islands above the Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls at the former Black-crown Night-Heron Colony there were: 23 Great Egrets - five were sitting on nests (probably too early for incubation since one stood up to copulate) possible ju

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls-Great Egret Chicks, Orange-cr., Raven,

2012-05-03 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
May 3 - Niagara Falls - Studying the Great Egret - Black-crown Night Heron - Double-crested Cormorant Colony (which is on the islands above the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls near the sunken Barge) I Was very surprised to see an Adult Great Egret feeding two nestlings !!! This colony produced

[Ontbirds] Laughing Gull - Waverly Beach, Fort Erie Ontario

2012-06-13 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
June 13 2:15 - 3:30 PM An an adult, breeding plumage laughing gull on Waverley Beach at the end of Helena Rd off Dominion Road. The bird presents with a charcoal gray mantle, black legs showing a little red in good light, black feet with some red, black primaries (no white but a little light

[Ontbirds] NE shore of Lake Erie- 6 shorebird species Gt Yellowlegs, Least Sand., Black-bel

2012-06-27 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 27 - Traveling from Fort Erie to Rock Point Provincial Park and back I had 50 species of which 6 were shorebird species. At Rock Point Provincial Park there were two Lesser Yellowlegs, four early Least Sandpipers, one Black-bellied Plover, 14 Killdeers, and five Spotted Sandpipers. Also

[Ontbirds] NE shore L. Erie 10 shorebird sp. Pectoral Sand. S-b. Dowitcher

2012-07-10 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 10 - A trip starting at Rock Point Provincial Park (which is on the north shore of Lake Erie 50 km west of Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, NY, at the source of the Niagara River) and traveling east ward to Fort Erie, resulted in 10 shorebird species. At Rock Point P. P. there were 8

[Ontbirds] NEshore L.Erie- R-n.Phalarope, Buff-breasted, Long-tailed, 7warbler sp.

2012-08-17 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
August 1,2012 - A trip from Fort Erie (Buffalo) (at the source of the Niagara River) 40 km to Rock Point along the northeast shore of Lake Erie and back resulted in a lot of birds. Traveling west along Highway 3 and turning south on Cement Road (Its in Port Colburn, the last road before e

[Ontbirds] Tundra Swan, Avocet, Dunnville, Ontario

2012-09-22 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
September 22 - Birding the north shore of Lake Erie today resulted in and very early Tundra Swan and an American Avocet. The AMERICAN AVOCET was in the Mosaic Ponds north of Rhymer Road. It took nearly a half hour to find it. It was loosely associated with 8 Northern Shovelers and a Blu

[Ontbirds] Pomarine Jaegers Fort Erie

2012-11-01 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
This morning Brandon Holden saw three Pomarine Jaegers fly past Fort Erie going down stream along the Niagara River. Bill Watson ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Gulls, Jaegers, Cave Swallow, Golden Eagle - Lake Erie ...

2012-11-01 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
From: jmpawl...@gmail.com To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Sent: 11/1/2012 7:25:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [GeneseeBirds-L] Gulls, Jaegers, Cave Swallow, Golden Eagle - Lake Erie shore in Erie County Simply an exhaustive day on the Lake Erie

[Ontbirds] Fwd:Tufted Duck at Bird Island Pier, Buffalo, NY, Niagara River

2013-02-18 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Here is some more on the Buffalo, NY Tufted Duck. The bird is very close to the New York side of the Niagara River. >From Ontario - after crossing the Peace Bridge go through the traffic light. This will put you on Baird Ave. At the end of Baird turn left on to Porter Ave. Go on Porter pa

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls-Great Egrets, Black-crown Night Herons, Gulls

2013-03-31 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
March 31 - This morning at the heron colony on Weseloh Rocks (the islands by the sunken barge) above the Horseshoe Fall, there were 5 GREAT EGRETS (two at nests) 28 Black-crowned Night-Herons, and 49 Double-crested Cormorants (about 20 on nests). Also seen were 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

[Ontbirds] Please look for a Great Egret with a satellite transmitter at Niagara Falls

2013-04-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Today I studied the Niagara Falls Great Egret Colony from 10:55 to 11:38 AM from Goat Island. This is the time when the light is best when observing from Goat Island. Using 60X I was unable to locate Mrs. Kelly. (Mrs. Kelly is a Great Egret with a satellite transmitter on it upper back th

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls-new Tern Colony, egrets, Night-Herons

2013-05-07 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
May 7 - The eagles at Strawberry Island in the Niagara River appear to have 2 nestlings. 84 Great Egrets at Motor Island in the Niagara River . There islands are south of Grand Island. >From Goat Island, Niagara Falls, 21 Great Egrets and 14 nests were observed on Weseloh Rocks (the larg

[Ontbirds] NE shore of L. Erie- 31Whimbrel, Eurasian Wigeon, Trumpeter Swan

2013-05-24 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
May 24 - Starting at Rock Point Provencal Park (which is 30 miles east of Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, NY, at the source of the Niagara River) and working along the North Shore of Lake Erie back to Fort Erie the following birds were observed: Rock Point P. P. EURASIAN WIGEON (paired

[Ontbirds] Niagara Fall -Great Egrets

2013-06-27 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
June 26 - In the evening from 8:50 to 9:09 PM, 32 Great Egrets were counted (nearly half were nestlings) on Weseloh Rocks (the islands above the Canadian Falls near the stranded barge). Also most of the Black-crown Night-Herons have left, and I only saw 10. There were 4 Common Mergansers

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls- 33Great Egrets, Common Loon, 71 Bl.-cr. Night-Herons

2013-07-02 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 2 - I observed the colony on Weseloh Rocks (the 3 islands above the Canadian Falls near the stranded Barge) today. There were 33 Great Egrets = 28 nestlings + 5 adults and 10 egret nests. 71 Black = 3 adults and 68 immature. There were 449 cormorants on the rocks plus 55 nearby. On th

[Ontbirds] Nertheast Shore of Lake Erie-22 Short-billed Dowitchers

2013-07-10 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
June 10 - A Trip to Rock Point Provincial Park tallied two immature Bald Eagles, 7 Mute Swans (near Mohawk Island) 1100 Double-crested Cormorants (mostly on Mohawk Island) 82 Bonaparte's Gulls, 22 Common Terns (including 10 fledglings) 5 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 5 Least Sandpipers. Rock Poi

[Ontbirds] Great Egrets -Niagara Falls

2013-07-17 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 16 - Counting Great Egrets on the colony on Weseloh Rocks (above the Canadian Falls) from Goat Island in the evening: 8:52 PM 42 Great Egrets -also 7 Black-crowned Night-Herons and numerous Double-crested Cormorants 9:03 PM +5 more Great Egrets 9:18 PM +0 Great Egrets 47 Great E

[Ontbirds] Look for Great Egrets with light Blue Wing-tags

2013-07-23 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Birders are once again being asked to be on the lookout for wing-tagged Great Egrets this summer-autumn. Great Egrets were tagged earlier this month at their nesting colony on Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, near Collingwood, Ontario (100 km NW of Toronto). This year flightless young birds were

[Ontbirds] NEshore L.Erie-Long-tailed Duck,Sanderling,Dowitchers

2013-07-31 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
July 31 - At Rock Point Provincial Park there were 900 Double-crested Cormorants, 4 Mute Swans (west end of Mohawk Island) a build up of many migrant Yellow Warblers, 4 Least Sandpipers, 14 Semipalmated Sandpipers, a SANDERLING, and a LONG-TAILED DUCK. Rock Point is on the north shore of

[Ontbirds] Niagara Falls-2 Lesser Black-b.Gulls,13Great Egrets

2013-08-01 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
August 1 - This evening viewing from Goat Island in Niagara Falls (above the Canadian Falls) there were two first summer Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 13 Great Egrets, and 8 Black-crowned Night-Herons. The first summer Lesser Black-backed Gulls were about 20 yards upstream from the furthes

Re: [Ontbirds] Shorebirds in numbers, mosaic lagoons, dunnville aug 4

2013-08-04 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Len, You can go in, if you first sign an "indemnity waiver". See George at the office. He drives a gray pick up truck. The waiver can be good for an extended period of time. He can unlock the gate, but does not work on Sundays. Best of Luck, Bill Watson In a message dated 8/4/2013 1

Re: [nysbirds-l] Buffalo Brown Booby

2013-10-08 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
October 8 - The Brown Booby was on the North end of Donnelly' Pier ( this is the only break wall that has a cobble beach at its north end) late this afternoon 2:25 to 5:40 PM. At 5:40 it flew south and quickly disappeared behind the Donnelly's Pier. It is best viewed from the square towe

[Ontbirds] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Buffalo Brown Boobie--YES at dusk

2013-10-11 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Today the Brown Booby was seen from NY in the morning and the late afternoon. From: jw...@cornell.edu To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu CC: nysbird...@cornell.edu Sent: 10/11/2013 7:28:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Buffalo Br

[Ontbirds] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Brown Booby - YES Saturday morning Update

2013-10-12 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
From: guthr...@gmail.com To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Sent: 10/12/2013 7:29:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Brown Booby - YES Saturday morning Update At 7:13 the Booby flew toward the Canadian shore and landed in the wate

[Ontbirds] Mohawk Point- Brown Booby

2013-11-02 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
Nov. 2 - The Brown Booby was found by Gerry Rising at 230 Mohawk Point Road in Lowbanks, Ontario. The Booby is not doing well and may need a wildlife rehibilitator. Mohawk Point is the point east of Rock Point P. P. and about 30 miles west of Fort Erie, Ontario. For more detailed directi

[Ontbirds] Tufted Duck, King Eider, Niagara River source

2014-01-09 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
January 9 - A female Tufted Duck was found about 150 yards before the end of Bird Island Pier (where it is elevated and the cable railings end. Initially it was seen at about 11:15 to 11:45 AM at the edge of the ice about 40 yards from the pier. It was close to the New York side and a li

[Ontbirds] Fort Erie - King Erider,REDHEADXSCAUP HYBRID, ducks

2014-01-19 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup, 1,824 Bufflehead, 1,166 Common Goldeneye, 8 Am. Black Duck, 3 Mallard, 10 Lesser Scaup, 4 White-winged Scoter, 20 Redhead, 3 Canvasback, 73 Long-tailed Duck, and

Re: [Ontbirds] [GeneseeBirds-L] Fort Erie - King Erider, REDHEADXSCAUP HYBRID, ducks

2014-01-19 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
sorry - that was a King Eider, not a Common Eider.. Bill In a message dated 1/19/2014 6:11:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, williamwatso...@aol.com writes: January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup, 1

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose-Port Colborne, Ontario

2014-01-26 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
January 26 - After Checking ducks near the ice boom on the Niagara River in Fort Erie, I went to Port Colborne to try for the Ross's Goose. The Ross's Goose flew in at 4:32 PM with about 60 Canada Geese and landed in the Welland Canal. Traveling back on Highway 3 as I entered the Town o

[Ontbirds] Buffalo-male Harlequin, King Eider, ScaupXRing-neck Hybrid Duck etc.

2014-02-20 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
February 20 - Buffalo, Niagara River -Today there was a beautiful breeding plumage male HARLEQUIN DUCK seen from the West Side Rowing Club (about 300 yards south of Peace Bridge). The immature male KING EIDER was about 600 yards north of Nickels Marine in Fort Erie or about 600 yar

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Red-n. Grebes, Black-cr. Night-Herons-Niagara Falls

2014-03-19 Thread WilliamWatsonSr
From: williamwatso...@aol.com To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu CC: dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org Sent: 3/19/2014 8:41:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Red-n. Grebes, Black-cr. Night-Herons-Niagara Falls March 18 - On Goat Island in the