I took my birding club from school to Rattray Marsh yesterday afternoon and we saw the following: 3 Red-necked grebes offshore 1 Pied-billed grebe in the lagoon 4 male and 1 female Northern Shovelers Kevin Norbury

There was an Eastern Screech-Owl calling last night around 10pm on Ontario St between Gerrard St E and Dundas St E. Ontario Street is in Cabbagetown which is east of Toronto's downtown core. Best, Max Max Perren Upper Canada College Varsity Lacrosse 220 Lonsdale Road Toronto, On M4V 2X8 mperren@ucc.on.ca 416-484-8636 x4096

Taking a leisurely stroll through the woods this morning: 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - vivid crest raised 4 American Goldfinches 1 Song Sparrow 4 Downy Woodpeckers 5 White-breasted Nuthatches 1 Wood Thrush singing 1 Hermit Thrush singing 1 Willow Flycatcher heard 4 pairs Northern cardinal 2 Junco 8 Brown-headed Cowbirds 1 Belted Kingfisher flying overhead and rattling 2 Turkey Vultures and 2 White-tailed Deer less than 25 feet from the footpath. Kevin Norbury

On Friday I birded the Islands from 8:30 - 2 pm- (Sorry for the late post - no computer access 'til now). Saw a total of 15 spp. of warblers, most in the Habitat restoration area on Wards between the swimming beach and the houses on Lakeshore Ave. Many Yellows, Yellow rumps and Magnolias. Also Yellowthroats, Blackburnians, Black throated Blue, Black and White, Redstart, Ovenbird, Nashville, Canada, Chestnut sided. Also several Great crested Flycatchers, as well as tons of Orioles and RB grosbeaks in that area. Also spotted a N Parula and Black Throated green along the lagoon edge, and a Wilson's in the small shrub patch by the little Church, along with many Blue Gray gnatcatchers 2 female Eastern towhees and a pair of canvasbacks by the Hanlans ferry dock. Thanks, Laura Murray Toronto

hello, I saw a Northern Mockingbird in my yard on Tuesday Jan 10th. And while there was much of the usual avian activity around the feeder, the Mockingbird mostly flitted about the periphery, before flying off. I'm not clear how unusual a sighting this is for the winter (my sources are conflicting) but not something I see very often in the city. Location was East York, closest intersection is Main St. and Lumsden, more precisely at the corner of Chisholm Ave and Westbrook ave. Laura Murray Toronto

Tonight I heard and saw 5 of "my" swifts chittering and swooping at the corner of Avenue Rd and Davenport Rd. It's their first night back and the world is good. My goal for the weekend is to find their nesting chimney. Meg O'Mahony Sent from FirstClass with my iPhone

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sightings@ofnc.ca July 6, 2017 There were no real highlights this week. Weather, especially on the weekend, was quite sodden until the 3rd, and as a result and combined with the holiday, there were not many birders out. The birding itself was as dull as dishwater. Young birds are becoming more apparent, and song volume has begun to diminish. Among the WATERBIRDS, a BUFFLEHEAD at Shirley’s bay on the 2nd was interesting, as was a lingering SNOW GOOSE on North Russell Road on the 3rd. Inland ponds such as at Embrun hosted local nesters like AMERICAN WIGEON and NORTHERN SHOVELER, along with an AMERICAN COOT. High water levels have done nothing for early SHOREBIRD returnees, although there was a LESSER YELLOWLEGS in Russel on the 3rd. Some sightings of less common/ more local species include: 1. UPLAND SANDPIPER on the 4th on Fallowfield near Conley. 2. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET and MOURNING WARBLER on the 4th at Pine Grove Trail. 3. 2 CASPIAN TERNS at Britannia on the 2nd. 4. WINTER WREN at Stony Swamp on the 4th. 5. BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WINTER WREN and EASTERN TOWHEE at the South March Highlands Conservation Forest on the 3rd. 6. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO in Richmond on the 6th. Larger tracts of woods/ fields are giving 40-50 species per outing, which seems the best bet for birding now. The OFNC's Birds Committee no longer reports owl sightings on the Internet. We will continue to encourage the reporting of owls to sightings@ofnc.ca for the purpose of maintaining local records. Thanks to everyone who contributed bird observations. We encourage everyone to report their bird sightings on eBird for the benefit of the entire birding community. Good birding.

Please list the following: Subject: BST trade 2001 46'sailboat for trawler From: David Lusk (dlusk@conroe.isd.tenet.edu) Date: Tues Feb 6, 2001 Trade 2001 46' Hunter sailboat for trawler- prefer 42 Grand Banks,44 Defever, 42 Krogen,etc. E-mail: dlusk@conroe.isd.tenet.edu Thanks!

Price?? Would you consider a trade????

Would the owner consider a trade for a 1996 430 Carver Disesel Motor Yacht????