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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: bird_guy on August 26, 2007, 01:43:35 AM

Title: Great Egret at Orangeville Reservoir
Post by: bird_guy on August 26, 2007, 01:43:35 AM

I saw a Great Egret at the Orangeville Reservoir today, that's the first one i have seen here. It was banded with a Silver band on right leg, and red on left leg. Just wondering if anyone knows how common they are up here and who/where they are banded.

I also saw a green heron, which is tamer than the 4 great blue's that I see there often (it doesn't mind me taking pics fairly close as it hunts for fish). Also a young Osprey catching fish on it's own and is sitting in a tree far from the nesting platform.

Also observed were:

Black Crowned Night Heron, Turkey Vulture, lots of blue-winged teal, red-tailed hawk, caspian terns, double crested cormorant, and 2 ruby throated hummingbirds.

Thanks

Title: Re: Great Egret at Orangeville Reservoir
Post by: JTF on August 26, 2007, 03:52:19 PM

Quote from: "bird_guy"

I saw a Great Egret at the Orangeville Reservoir today, that's the first one i have seen here. It was banded with a Silver band on right leg, and red on left leg. Just wondering if anyone knows how common they are up here and who/where they are banded.

I also saw a green heron, which is tamer than the 4 great blue's that I see there often (it doesn't mind me taking pics fairly close as it hunts for fish). Also a young Osprey catching fish on it's own and is sitting in a tree far from the nesting platform.

Also observed were:

Black Crowned Night Heron, Turkey Vulture, lots of blue-winged teal, red-tailed hawk, caspian terns, double crested cormorant, and 2 ruby throated hummingbirds.

Thanks

http://mailman.hwcn.org/pipermail/ontbi ... 01829.html (http://mailman.hwcn.org/pipermail/ontbirds/2002-July/001829.html)

Title: Sighting Reported!
Post by: bird_guy on August 26, 2007, 08:12:38 PM

Thanks JTF, I reported it and sent them a pic. Really nice gallery you have by the way.