http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/ A forum to discuss anything related to birding in Ontario; intended to complement Ontario Field Ornithologists' ONTBIRD listser Mon, 11 May 2009 23:03:57 GMT peri http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1213 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1213 Forgot to mention here on the list. May 8 friday, around 17:30 I saw my first female oriole she was very timid and hid in the bushes near the feeder for quite Thu, 07 May 2009 19:04:12 GMT Kennabi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1212 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1212 Saw my first rose breasted grosbeak of the season today - a male. David Innisfil Thu, 07 May 2009 13:58:29 GMT peri http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1211 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1211 On May 5, at 16:25 I saw my first male oriole at the grape jelly feeder. Peri - Sun, 03 May 2009 20:35:47 GMT peri http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1210 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1210 I just spotted the first ruby hummingbird of the season, a lovely male at 16:15 EST . Peri Sun, 03 May 2009 13:53:18 GMT Kennabi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1209 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1209 And today, my first Oriole of the season, a beautiful Male. Ah - the proof of spring is finally here. David Innsifil Sat, 02 May 2009 20:22:47 GMT Kennabi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1208 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1208 Have just seen my first ruby throated hummingbird of 2009 - a male. David Innisfil Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:16:11 GMT xoobee_2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1207 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1207 Been seeing some HUGE crows around here lately, and they're so bold! Kinda creepy. I saw a few red winged black birds on Saturday at a local park, and I saw Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:32:24 GMT Kennabi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1206 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1206 And now there are a multitude of robins around here today. So my first of the year and probably up to ten now. Also.... last night on the way home, the other Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:51:54 GMT shaaron@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1205 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1205 woke up to the sound of my first peewee, this morning. Anne & Dunlop area Barrie Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:04:26 GMT peri http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1204 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1204 Just saw my first for season: 2 male red wing blackbirds, looking for food.... Yippee - Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:09:13 GMT shaaronkirkwood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1203 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1203 I stepped out my back door  on Sunday last and heard the (I think) first robin of the year. Redwinged blackbird today. Shaaron and the furbabies Barrie Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:47:02 GMT Kennabi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1202 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1202 And today - the First Red Wing Blackbird of the year on my deck - 13 days ahead of 2008. David Innisfil, ON Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:17:11 GMT Kennabi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1201 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1201 The first grackle that I have seen this year showed up today. Eights days ahead of my first sighting in 2008. Roll on the others. David Innisfil, ON Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:39:34 GMT Mark Cranford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1200 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1200 It's always a great debate whether an unusual bird in late winter is an early migrant or have been here all along. I would suspect that your bird is trying to Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:13:09 GMT shaaronkirkwood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1199 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OntarioBirding/message/1199 I thank you for welcoming me to this group. I live in Barrie. Is it a littleearly for the Northern Flicker to return to Ontario? I heard one two days ago. They