[Birdnews]Holiday Beach CBC results

2022-12-28 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
The Holiday Beach CBC took place on Tuesday, December 27th. The count includes Holiday Beach Conservation Area, Big Creek, the Lower Detroit River north to LaSalle (Lower Detroit River IBA), Boblo Island and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, Boblo Island continues to be inaccessible due to const

[Birdnews]OFO Trip Report: Detroit River and Ojibway Park

2023-01-09 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
Yesterday, January 8th, eight participants joined Kory Renaud and me for the Detroit River and Ojibway Park OFO Outing. We finished w/ a total of 48 species w/ stops at Lakeview Park Marina, Little River Corridor Park, and Ojibway Park, as well as a bonus trip to Memorial Forest in Amherstburg f

[Birdnews]Holiday Beach CBC 2023 Summary

2023-12-29 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
The Holiday Beach CBC took place on Wednesday, December 27th. The count includes Holiday Beach Conservation Area, Big Creek, the Lower Detroit River north to LaSalle, Boblo Island and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, Boblo Island continues to be inaccessible due to construction on the island bu

[Birdnews]Birding With Pride at Point Pelee National Park - May 4

2024-04-24 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
This post has been approved by the administrators. Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) is excited to hold its second annual Birding With Pride event at Point Pelee National Park! Join OFO at Point Pelee National Park on May 4th for the Birding With Pride open house during the Festival of Birds!

[Birdnews]Preliminary results for Holiday Beach CBC

2024-12-29 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
The 20th Holiday Beach CBC took place yesterday under unseasonably warm weather w/ temperatures ranging from 9C in the morning to 13C in the afternoon. The sky was sunny all day and winds were moderate 20-27km/hr SW. Mild temperatures meant that waterfowl were in high number due to having the H

[Birdnews]Winter Birds of the Detroit River OFO Outing - January 11, 2025

2025-01-11 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
Eleven birders enjoyed near perfect conditions today for the Winter Birds of the Detroit River OFO outing. Subzero temperatures left Lake St. Clair completely frozen, which concentrated many waterfowl at the Detroit River mouth at Lakeview Park Marina where the outing started. Large numbers of C

[Birdnews]Comber CBC results

2024-12-23 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
The first ever Comber CBC took place yesterday, December 22nd, w/ 16 keen and enthusiastic volunteers. I am grateful for their participation in the inaugural Count. A total of 22.75km were walked for 10 hours and 583km driven for 32.75 hours and one hour of owling. The Count was one of the colde

[Birdnews]Birding With Pride at Point Pelee National Park

2025-04-21 Thread Jeremy Hatt via birdnews
Birding With Pride at Point Pelee National Park May 3rd from 9:00am to 2:30pm Join the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) at Point Pelee National Park for the third annual Birding With Pride open house during the Festival of Birds! Join us at the Northwest Beach pavilion for refreshments and to m