The birding club focussed on the Thornbury to Collingwood area.

Locations visited: Thornbury Harbour, Glendenan Dam - Thornbury, Craigleith Provincial Park, Princeton Shores, Collingwood Harbour, Strongville Road.   | Read the full article ››

A pair of Tufted Mouse were seen on  October 29 near the vicinity of 4th Street West on private property at a feeder.

Greater White-Fronted and Cackling Geese have been reported daily on the south shore of Owen Sound’s Bay.  They can be generally be seen at Painter’s Bay or at Leith.  The best time to look for them is mid day.

Migrating waterfowl on Lake Huron and elsewhere were the theme of the day with the birding focus concentrating on the area between Miramichi Bay and Sauble Beach. The day had seasonal fall temperatures with rain starting to drizzle at about 10:00 AM cutting the day a little shorter than usual. Chantry Island was surrounded by rafts of ducks and geese while a soaring Bald Eagle stirred them up from time to time. At Horseshoe and Miramichi Bays, there are many waterfowl and in the mid day hours, 1000’s of geese can be found.   | Read the full article ››

It was an extremely windy day with rain, Birding conditions were poor. We met as a group in Clifford and proceeded to the best birding location of the day - the Clifford Sewage Lagoons. The high winds and rain seemed to be always in our face and our optics became rain covered making sighings difficult. After collecting a Long-billed Dowitcher and other shore birds we left the lagoons and drove the local area picking up a flock of American Pipits. Because of the weather conditions we started late and quit early.   | Read the full article ››

Shorebirds and a variety of ducks were seen locally today in 2 locations   | Read the full article ››

Tiny Marsh, Simcoe County : Most of the birds were seen at or in the vicinity of Tiny Marsh. Those seen en route are shown below as Location #2.   Northern Goshawk and Least Bittern were the feature birds seen.   | Read the full article ››

Of the 10 chicks hatched from 3 breeding pairs of Piping Plovers at Sauble Beach this year, 3 were eaten by Merlins while the other 7 went on to survive and eventually become proficient flyers.   | Read the full article ››

Telling the difference between Greater and Lesser Yellow Legs in the field can be troubling to many birders. Here are 3 simple ways to distinguish between the two.   | Read the full article ››

The BBC outing focussed on the Wiarton area.   | Read the full article ››