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| [Ontbirds]Scissor-tailed Flycatcher & others | Steve LaForest | 4:39am |
| [Ontbirds]yellow warbler, rusty cap | Skip Shand/GL/York/C | 9:00am |
| [Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit and Lark Sparrow - Sault Ste.
Marie / Stokely | McIlwrick, Ken | 11:08am |
| [Ontbirds] Friends of Point Pelee Report May 6 Mississippi
Kite, Prothonotaryand others | Janice.Sarkis(AT)pc.gc. | 12:08pm |
| [Ontbirds]Worm-eating Warbler - Thickson's Woods - May 6th | Geoff - Birds | 12:11pm |
| [Ontbirds]Guelph/Arboretum | mvdb | 12:32pm |
| [Ontbirds]orange-crowned warbler at Crothers Woods Toronto | anthony glenesk | 11:19am |
| [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 05May08... Arrivals, Migrants, and
also Rusty Blackbird, Caspian Tern, Redhead | Gordon Pringle | 4:29pm |
| [Ontbirds] New wave of little Gulls and 15 species of
warblers Oshawa 2nd marsh/Darlington P.P. | Tyler Hoar | 4:35pm |
| [Ontbirds] First 2008 chick hatches at Sheraton Hamilton
Peregrine Falcon nest | Mike Street | 2:18pm |
| [Ontbirds]Rondeau - Laughing Gull et des autres | Steve LaForest | 2:50pm |
| [Ontbirds]Chimney Swifts | Eileen B Beagan | 3:49pm |
| [Ontbirds] Toronto islands - Monday and Tuesday - Warblers,
Sparrows, etc. | Norman Murr | 4:01pm |
| [Ontbirds]Yellow Rail, Sedge Wren | Tony Bigg | 4:02pm |
| [Ontbirds]Pelee Island May 6th Hooded and Blue-winged
Warblers..... | peleeisland museum | 5:08pm |
| [Ontbirds]Cattle Egrets near Cattle! | Jeff Larson | 10:16pm |
| [Ontbirds]Cormorant Cull at Middle Island Point Pelee
National Park | Mark Cranford | 10:16pm |
| [Ontbirds]Mottled Duck, photos... | Steve Pike | 7:35pm |
| [Ontbirds]yellow billed cuckoo | Theresa McKenzie | 10:41pm |
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Scissor-tailed Flycatcher & others
From: Steve LaForest <stevelaforest(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 4:39am
Rondeau Bird Report – Monday May 5, 2008 Greetings Ontbirders, The
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher adult male discovered in the park at 11:15 am was
present until shortly after 1:30 pm. It then flew north out of the park. It was
next found in a tree in a field about 1 km to the north of the park gate. The
field is at the northeast corner of Wildwood Road (the continuation of Rondeau
Road outside the park) and Kent Bridge Road. Birders passed along word that it
had been seen up to about 4 pm at that location. I have received no further
information as of sunset on Monday. Other sightings of note: Warblers: 20
species (including Blackpoll seen just outside the park). The ‘best’ birds were
Cerulean, Kentucky, Hooded, Blue-winged, and Orange-crowned, as well as the
Prothonotary seen daily at the Pony Barn. Black-throated Blue was a new arrival.
Other Passerines: The Harris’s Sparrow is reliable, even singing at times, at
the Visitor Centre, along with Lincoln’s Sparrow and an excellent variety of
feeder birds. White-eyed Vireo and Orchard Oriole were seen on South Point
Trail. Nearby locations outside the park have also yielded good results, with a
Cattle Egret seen yesterday at the Blenheim Lagoons. The "Scissor-tailed" site
had Sora, Great Egret, Pileated Woodpecker, 2 Solitary Sandpipers and Northern
Shovelers. Good birding. Steve LaForestFriends of Rondeau Bird Guidec/o Rondeau
Visitor Centre (519) 674-1768 I will lead a guided bird hike twice daily May 3
to 19 (fee $5), as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 am & 1
pm; Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 am & 7 pm.; Friday 7:30 am. All of the 7:30 am and 1
pm hikes listed above will meet at the Visitor Centre. The 7 pm hikes will meet
at the entrance to the Marsh Trail. A second hike on Friday at 1 pm will meet
at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. The Friends of Rondeau will provide a birders'
brunch for a small donation (coffee, tea, bagels, soups & treats) daily from 7 -
11 am. There will also be a special program, on Saturday May 10 at 7 pm - an
evening presentation about the spring migration at Rondeau:An Evening in the
Forest with LaForest (contact Visitor Centre re tickets) Directions: Take exit
101 from Highway 401 and drive South 16 km on Chatham Kent Road 15. Follow the
signs to the park. For the field where the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was last
seen, stop where Kent Bridge Road ends at Wildwood Road (where you would have to
turn right to continue to Rondeau Provincial Park). The field is northeast of
this intersection. Please note that Kent Bridge Road can be busy here, and
drivers are advised to find a safe place to park nearby. The Bird Sightings
Book, Bird Sightings Board and other relevant information are located at the
Visitor Centre (open 7 am to 5 pm from May 3 - 19). To reach the Centre from the
park gate, travel 6 km South on Rondeau Road to Gardiner Ave. and follow it
around the bend to the parking lot
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Subject: [Ontbirds]yellow warbler, rusty cap
From: Skip Shand/GL/York/CA <sshand(AT)glendon.yorku.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 9:00am
Hello folks.
This morning I had a very brief backyard visit from a male yellow warbler
with a distinct rusty tinge to its crown. This cap was not sharply defined
at the margins, but the coloration was very clear, and it was a feature I
haven't been aware of before. Have I just been missing something common?
My guidebooks do tell me about the Mangrove variant that occurs in Florida
and occasionally in Texas, but I don't have an in-depth warbler book near
at hand. I'd be interested to hear, off-list, if anyone would like to
enlighten me about this sighting.
The bird was very active, and moved on quickly. The sighting was near
Bathurst and Eglinton, in Toronto.
Cheers,
Skip Shand
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit and Lark Sparrow - Sault Ste.
Marie / Stokely
From: "McIlwrick, Ken" <kmcilwri(AT)NRCan.gc.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 11:08am
Hi Folks,
This morning (May 6, 2008) between 6:30-7:00 am I observed and photographed a
Marbled Godwit feeding in a back-water bay of the St. Mary's River just beside
Belleview Park, in Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
This bird had a nice long black-tipped orange upturned bill, well defined thin
dark lores with a buffy patch just above and very dark legs. Its plumage has a
buffy base and appears to be in a post winter /pre summer state (belly and lower
flanks not yet fully streaked/mottled).
It was last reported at 10:30am.
Directions to this Bird: Belleview Park is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
along the St. Mary's River, south of Queen Street and between Shore Drive and
Lake Street. Head south on Lake Street towards the River and park near the
sailing club. The bird is in the bay just north of the sailing club and Parks
Dept. soil compound.
In Addition:
Yesterday (May 5, 2008) while doing field work I observed and photographed a
Lark Sparrow feeding in a grassy/gravel opening in a Forested area just north of
Sault Ste. Marie (Stokely Cross Country Ski Resort). It was last seen around
2:30 pm (May 5th).
Directions to this Bird: Stokely Cross Country Ski Resort is located about 35min
north of Sault Ste. Marie, east of Hwy 17, just off of Buttermilk Ski Hill Road
(OLD Highway 17). This area is not open to the public at this time of year and
a key and special permission is needed to enter the property. The location of
the bird is "off-the beaten-path" and therefore GPS coordinates where taken.
Ken McIlwrick
Forest Ecosystem Biologist/Biologiste des écosystèmes forestiers
Natural Resources Canada/Ressources naturelles Canada
Canadian Forest Service/Service canadien des forêts
Great Lakes Forestry Centre/Centre de foresterie des Grands Lacs
1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON., Canada, P6A 2E5
(705) 541-5643
kmcilwri(AT)NRCan.gc.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Friends of Point Pelee Report May 6 Mississippi
Kite, Prothonotaryand others
From: Janice.Sarkis(AT)pc.gc.ca
Date: 6 May 2008 12:08pm
Friends of Point Pelee provides daily updates of sightings within Point
Pelee National Park during the Festival of Birds May 3 through May 19, 2008
Once again a good night for migration flights. A few new arrivals were
noted, and a few lingering species sighted. Not a large quantity of birds
were seen but a number of good species was noted.
Mississippi Kite
A Mississippi Kite has been seen twice during the morning, along the west
beach near the half-way point to the tip, and again crossing over the
Woodland Nature Trail, both times heading north towards the Visitor Centre.
At the tip
All three scoters were seen offshore, as well as a late Common Goldeneye.
Just south of the display at the tram loop, White-eyed Vireo, a female
Cerulean Warbler, a Brewster's Warbler, a Blue-winged Warbler, and a Sedge
Wren.
On the Woodland Nature Trail
At the first bridge south (east of post 16) there were two male
Prothonotary Warblers.
At the Marsh Boardwalk
A Sandhill Crane flew over the marsh at the Marsh Boardwalk this morning.
Yesterday a Black Tern was spotted late in the day.
Tilden Woods
A Louisiana Waterthrush was noted near the boardwalk.
A Kentucky Warbler and a Golden-winged Warbler were seen at the north-west
end of Tilden.
West Beach trail
Besides the Mississippi Kite, a Grasshopper Sparrow and a Philadelphia
Vireo were reported from along the trail not too far north of the tram loop
at the tip.
Good Birding,
Hike Leaders, Pete, Ross, Dave, Karl, Justin, Kim
Join us at the 4th Annual Fundraising Dinner
Friday May 9th, 2008 @5:30 PM
Pelee Days Inn- $60 per person ($25 tax receipt)
Reservations can be made at www.friendsofpointpelee.com
To help our environmental impact...this is a ticketless event!
Presentation: "Coming Home: Return of Western Lake Erie's & Detroit River's
Charismatic Megafauna" Discussing the re-establishment of birds and other
wildlife to this area.
by Dr. John Hartig - Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Janice Rogers, General Manager
www.friendsofpointpelee.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Worm-eating Warbler - Thickson's Woods - May 6th
From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 12:11pm
The Worm-eating Warbler was relocated at Thickson's this morning. It was near
the bird feeder at the entrance to the woods at about 10:45 this morning. Not
sure who found it - but thx!
Thickson's Woods is located at the foot of Thickson's Road in Whitby, just south
of the 401.
Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Guelph/Arboretum
From: mvdb <mvdb(AT)mountaincable.net>
Date: 6 May 2008 12:32pm
Peg Turner and Marian Vandenbraak spotted a pair of Eastern bluebirds near
the rhododendron trail yesterday, May 5(m/f)
Hwy 6 N. to Guelph and turn right on College by university- then follow
signs to Arboretum
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Subject: [Ontbirds]orange-crowned warbler at Crothers Woods Toronto
From: "anthony glenesk" <anthonyg44(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 11:19am
This morning I got great views of an orange-crowned warbler at Crothers
Woods. It even bowed its head to me revealing its seldom seen crown.
Crothers Woods is located at Bayview and Nesbitt just south of Moore Drive
in Toronto.
Tony Glenesk
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 05May08... Arrivals, Migrants, and
also Rusty Blackbird, Caspian Tern, Redhead
From: Gordon Pringle <parula(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 4:29pm
- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 05 May 2008
* ONOT0805.05
- Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
REDHEAD
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Great Egret
Green Heron
Rough-legged Hawk
Virginia Rail
Sora
Solitary Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Lesser Black-backed Gull
CASPIAN TERN
Great Crested Flycatcher
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Mourning Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Baltimore Oriole
Evening Grosbeak
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 05 May 2008
Number: 613-860-9000
For the status line PRESS * (star)
To report bird sightings, PRESS 1 (one)
Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message
coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que.
compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis hagenius(AT)primus.ca
internet: Gordon Pringle parula(AT)magma.ca
THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 5:30 pm, MONDAY MAY 5, 2008
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
More migrants continue to arrive, with a nice influx of songbirds this past
week. Twelve species of warblers have now been reported in the
Ottawa-Gatineau area, with Orange-crowned, Cape May, Black-throated
Blue, Black-throated Green and Mourning all new on the
weekend. The first reports of Great Crested Flycatcher, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak and Baltimore Oriole came in on May 3rd. Large mixed flocks
of Purple Martins, Tree, Northern Rough-winged, Bank and Barn Swallows
have been reported almost daily since April 29th in a "feeding frenzy"
along the Ottawa River in the Britannia area, and White-crowned
Sparrows have been reported from various locations since the 29th.
Aside from the passerine migration.....
Recent visits to the eastern sewage lagoons at Casselman, Embrun and
St. Albert as well as other wet areas around our region revealed a fairly
good variety of common dabbling and diving ducks, including 5 REDHEAD
at Embrun. A male REDHEAD was also seen on the Ottawa
River east of the Britannia filtration plant from the 30th to the 2nd, and
single male Red-breasted Mergansers were at Remic rapids on the 30th,
and in the small pond on the west side of Moodie Dr. at Cambrian Rd. on
the 2nd. A winter-plumaged Red-throated Loon was on the large quarry
pond along Moodie Dr. on the 29th, 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls
were nearby at the Trail Rd. landfill the same day and one was seen in
the fields near the landfill on the 2nd.
A Great Egret was seen in the town of Carp on the morning of the 4th, in
a flooded field along the Carp River off Donald B. Munro Rd. The first
local report of a Green Heron came from Britannia the same day, and
both Virginia Rail and Sora were first reported back on the 27th. Ten of
the expected species of shorebirds have now been reported from our
area, with new arrivals being Solitary Sandpiper in a couple of different
locations on the 2nd and 4th, and Wilson's Phalaropes at both the
Embrun and St. Albert lagoons on the 2nd. A surprise was a rare (for
Ottawa) CASPIAN TERN, seen flying south down the Rideau Canal near
Dow's Lake at around noon on the 5th.
A couple of Snow Geese and a Rough-legged Hawk were still in the
Luskville area on the morning of the 4th, small numbers of RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS were still moving through as of the 3rd, and a flock of 25
Evening Grosbeaks was still present on Bradley Rd. at the base of the
Gatineau hills on the 4th. Also of interest from the Quebec side were 2
Northern Mockingbirds at Aylmer and Bristol Rds. back on April 28th.
Thank you - Good Birding!
- End transcript
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Subject: [Ontbirds] New wave of little Gulls and 15 species of
warblers Oshawa 2nd marsh/Darlington P.P.
From: "Tyler Hoar" <thoar(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 4:35pm
Highlights Tuesday morning total: 114 species
A movement of waterbirds on Lake Ontario (gulls, grebes, waterfowl, etc)
this morning from the SE.
There has been a significant drop in Thrashers, Towhees and White-throated
Sparrows overnight.
The Barrier Beach running along the south side of McLaughlin Bay(marsh just
east of Second Marsh) has some ponding areas on the beach that are starting
to attract shorebirds.
The Warblers (other than Yellow and Yellow-rumped) were seen in 3 locations
primarily( the grove of trees just south of the GM platform and in
Darlington Provincial Park around the Park Store and campsite 211). The
Yellow Warblers are now starting to builds nests.
Waterfowl: 19 Species including 2 Black, 7 Surf, and 34 White-winged
Scoters, 3 Northern
Shoveler, 6 Common Goldeneyes, Redhead pair, Lesser Scaup pair, female
Ring-necked Duck, 530+ Long-tailed
Ducks( in various plumages), 1262+ Red-breasted Mergansers.
Loons and Grebes: 22 Common Loons. 3 Pied-billed, 4 Red-necked Grebes and 1
Horned Grebe
18 Little Gulls and 914 Bonaparte's Gulls foraging offshore. 6 of the Little
Gulls came into the Second Marsh and did several Courtship flights before
returning to join the foraging gulls offshore. Bonaparte's/Little Gulls were
streaming in from the SE all morning.
2 Virginia Rail, 1 Sora, 5 Moorhens, and 2 Coots observed this morning. 1
Virginia Rail was observed foraging within 4 feet of a Vocal Northern
Waterthrush south of the GM platform.
Raptors: 2 Species including 2 Northern Harrier that crossed the lake in
the early morning and came ashore at Darlington shortly before 10am. Also
the Resident Cooper's Hawk female caught a Blue Jay a short distance from
its nest.
2 Great Horned Owl young appear to be ready to leave the nest any day.
Vireos and Wrens: Same species as yesterday. The Sedge Wren is still singing
along the marsh trail between the GM platform and Cool Hollow
WARBLERS 15 species: , Nashville 5, Northern Parula 3, Chestnut-sided 1,
Yellow-rumped 115, Black and White 4, Black-throated Blue 5 , Blackburnian
5,
Black-throated Green 9, Cape May 1, Pine 1, Palm 21, Yellow 41, Northern
Waterthrush 1 , Ovenbird 1, and Common
Yellowthroat 2
Also seen Eastern Towhee, Brown Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, Gray
Catbird, Baltimore
and Orchard Oriole, Least Flycatcher, Scarlet Tanager, Bobolink and Purple
Finch.
Direction:
Oshawa Second Marsh
Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit(419) in Oshawa. Go south on
Farewell St. Colonel Sam Drive. Turn East onto Colonel Sam Drive and follow
to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot
close to the marsh. The east (GM) platform is visible from the NW corner of
the lot.
For a trail map of the Oshawa Second Marsh area visit
www.secondmarsh.com and check the link for a trail map of
the area
Darlington Provincial Park borders the east side Oshawa Second
Marsh/McLaughlin Bay Nature Reserve.
To access the campground and park store area from the east.Take the Courtice
road exit from the 401 and follow the park signs. There is a small parking
lot at the gatehouse. Park here and walk the trail to the south. This will
take you into the campground area. The park store is just south of the main
office past the main gate.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] First 2008 chick hatches at Sheraton Hamilton
Peregrine Falcon nest
From: "Mike Street" <mikestreet1(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 2:18pm
The Hamilton Community Peregrine Project (HCPP) and the Hamilton
Naturalists' Club (HNC) are pleased to announce the arrival of the
first 2008 Peregrine Falcon chick at the Sheraton Hamilton nest. Three
more chicks are expected in the next week. Their progress can be
followed at:
http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/
or on the television monitor inside Jackson Square Mall on King St.
West and Bay Street in Hamilton. It is located in the aisle closest to
King Street, on the James St. side of the Sheraton Hotel, between the
cell phone sales booth and the stairway. Easiest access to the monitor
is through the mall doors at 100 King St. West.
Mike
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Mike Street
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
mikestreet1(AT)gmail.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Rondeau - Laughing Gull et des autres
From: Steve LaForest <stevelaforest(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 2:50pm
Rondeau Bird Report – Tuesday May 6, 2008
Hello Ontario Birders.
There have been no additional reports of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher found
yesterday in the park, and later seen nearby, despite considerable searching by
many observers. I would appreciate receiving any additional information about
this bird.
The highlight for today was a Laughing Gull in breeding plumage seen and
photographed at the dock by Alf Rider at about 8 am. Also present in the marsh
were Green Herons and good numbers of Forster's Terns.
There was a major influx of warblers, with a total of 23 species reported,
including single Worm-eating and Hooded, as well as multiple observations of
Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Orange-crowned, and Northern Parula. Newly arrived
'parulines' included Tennessee and Canada.
Among the other songbirds, the Harris’s Sparrow continues to delight birders at
the Visitor Centre, along with a good range of feeder birds. New migrants in the
park included Veery, Tufted Titmouse and Gray-cheeked Thrush.
Rather late sightings included a Glaucous Gull (second year), Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush and many Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Good birding.
Steve LaForest
Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide
c/o Rondeau Visitor Centre (519) 674-1768
I will lead a guided bird hike twice daily May 3 to 19 (fee $5), as follows:
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 am & 1 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 am
& 7 pm.; Friday 7:30 am. All of the 7:30 am and 1 pm hikes listed above will
meet at the Visitor Centre. The 7 pm hikes will meet at the entrance to the
Marsh Trail. A second hike on Friday at 1 pm will meet at the Blenheim Sewage
Lagoons.
The Friends of Rondeau will provide a birders' brunch for a small donation
(coffee, tea, bagels, soups & treats) daily from 7 - 11 am. There will also be a
special program, on Saturday May 10 at 7 pm - an evening presentation about the
spring migration at Rondeau entitled "An Evening in the Forest with LaForest"
(contact Visitor Centre re tickets).
Directions: Take exit 101 from Highway 401 and drive South 16 km on Chatham Kent
Road 15. Follow the signs to the park. The Bird Sightings Book, Bird Sightings
Board and other relevant information are located at the Visitor Centre (open 7
am to 5 pm from May 3 - 19). To reach the Centre from the park gate, travel 6 km
South on Rondeau Road to Gardiner Ave. and follow it around the bend to the
parking lot.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Chimney Swifts
From: "Eileen B Beagan" <ebbeagan.pileated(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 3:49pm
Hello birders
The Chimney Swifts are back for the season at my house, I just noticed five
birds fly catching back and forth over the building.
Directions:
One block west of Don Mills Road and south of Lawrence Ave East
Eileen B. Beagan
160 The Donway West, Suite 203
Toronto ON M3C 2G1
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Toronto islands - Monday and Tuesday - Warblers,
Sparrows, etc.
From: "Norman Murr" <normurr(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 4:01pm
Good day
The last two days I have birded the Toronto Islands and joining me were
Margaret Liubavicius, Peter McParland and Gunnar Bessel.
Monday we had a good variety of birds but not great numbers and today was the
about the same with some new arrivals and an increase of White-throated and
White-crowned Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrushes ( missing for
awhile ), Palm, Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers ( big increase here ). Some of
the birds seen and to be expected ( plus many others ) over the next couple of
weeks are listed below. Always a few surprises down there each year.
Common Loons - overhead
Black-crowned Night Heron
Canvasbacks
Turkey Vultures
Bonaparte's Gulls - a flock of 100+ over Wards this morning - heading west
Caspian and Common Terns
Belted Kingfishers
Least Flycatchers - 6 yesterday - 11 today
Great Crested Flycatcher
all 6 Swallow Species
Blue Jay - 100+ flying west yesterday
Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches
Ruby-crowned Kinglets - a few yesterday - 52 today
Veery
Wood Thrushes
Hermit Thrushes - 4 yesterday - 18 today
Gray Catbirds
Brown Thrashers
Cedar Waxwings
Blue-headed Vireos
Warbling Vireos
Nashville, Yellow, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common
Yellowthroat, and Black-and-white Warblers
Palm Warblers - 4 yesterday - 17 today
Yellow-rumped Warblers - a few yesterday - 113 today
Northern Waterthrushes, A. Redstart and Ovenbirds
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Towhee
Chipping, Field, Savannah, Lincoln's, Swamp and Song Sparrows ( many Songs )
White-throated Sparrows - 25 yesterday - 175 today
White-crowned Sparrows - 41 yesterday - 56 today
Dark-eyed Juncos - 1 late bird yesterday and 2 today
Baltimore Orioles - 14 yesterday and 13 today ( where did that one go ? )
Purple Finches - 1 each day with a beautiful male today in green grass - you had
to see it.
Directions:-
TORONTO ISLANDS ( Wards Island to Hanlans Point - without side trips is 5 km ) -
Now on the Spring Schedule.
To get to the Toronto Islands from Queen and Yonge Streets on the TTC. If your
on the subway southbound stay on it and get off at Union Station, walk south
about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queens Quay and you
are there. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then
exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queens Quay, there are lots of parking
lots nearby (fee).
There is a fee for using the island ferries ( $6.50 adult / $4.00 for seniors
and students ( all fares are return ) ) and to find out the sailing times you
can phone (416) 392-8193. There are washrooms on the islands as well as the city
side at the ferry docks and you can pick up a schedule at the docks or check on
line.
The 1st boat to Wards Island (my preferred starting point) is 6:35 am and the
2nd is 7:00 am Monday to Friday.
The 1st is at 6:35 am and the 2nd boat is at 7:15 am on Saturday, Sunday and
Holidays.
The 1st boat to Hanlans Point is 8:00 am and the 2nd boat is at 8:30 am Monday
to Friday.
The 1st is at 8:15 am and the 2nd boat is at 9:15 am on Saturday, Sunday and
Holidays.
If arriving in early am ( before 7:30 ) you must obtain your ticket from a
machine just inside the gate so be sure to have $1.00 and $2.00 and / or 25 cent
coins before you arrive at the docks as there is no place to get change and the
machine does not make change. (There is a change machine (up to a $10 bill)
there if you want to chance it).
There are coffee shops across from the ferry docks in the building on the
northwest corner and they are open early. Food and beverages on The Islands when
open are very expensive i.e. soft drinks $3.00. If you are birding from Wards
the soft drink machine beside the fire station sells juice, iced tea, etc. for
$1.00.and $1.25.
For a detailed ferry schedule check the following web site.
http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/springschedule.htm
PS - There is a map of the Islands at each of the Island side ferry docks and
the City side.
- The drinking fountains have been turned and some of the toilets are open now.
Norm Murr
Richmond Hill, ON
"Sils mordent, mords les"
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Yellow Rail, Sedge Wren
From: "Tony Bigg" <tanddbigg(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 4:02pm
Two Yellow Rails were calling in the Sedge Pond on Wylie Rd at Carden this
morning between 6am and 7am. One was about a third of the way between the
bridge and the north edge of the marsh, and the other was close to the north
end. The Sedge Wren was at the north end.
Tony Bigg
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pelee Island May 6th Hooded and Blue-winged
Warblers.....
From: peleeisland museum <pimuseum(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 5:08pm
Bird activity picked up somewhat today. A HOODED WARBLER and a BLUE-WINGED
WARBLER were banded by PIBO. Other highlights included SANDERLING, RUDDY
TURNSTONE, AND GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER. There were several ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS at Fish Point. A KENTUCKY WARBLER was observed at Lighthouse Point
yesterday evening.
Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0(519)
724-2291 "pimuseum" <pimuseum at
hotmail.com>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There will be daily bird hikes on Pelee Island from May 1 until May 20 inclusive. Cost is $5.00. Meet at the Fish Point parking lot at 9 a.m. Check into the Heritage Centre for details on best birding areas and current rarities. The Heritage Centre is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily. The foyer contains a 'sightings board' listing May bird sightings (open 24 hours). Lighthouse Point is on the NE corner of the island, Sheridan Point on the NW corner, Mill Point on the SE corner, and Fish Point on the SW corner, due south of the West Dock. Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and census operation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please visit: www.pibo.ca or call 519-724-2829. Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220. The Seventh Annual Pelee Island Bird Race will take place from noon Friday, May 9, to noon, Saturday, May 10. Special guest birder is BRIDGET STUTCHBURY, author of "Silence of the Songbirds." The Springsong Celebration continues Saturday evening with a 'Talk and Dinner' featuring VINCENT LAM with an introduction by Margaret Atwood. The Bird Race is 'All-Green,' i.e. bicycle or pedestrian travel. All teams welcome! Contact the Heritage Centre for details.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Cattle Egrets near Cattle!
From: "Jeff Larson" <jefflars(AT)mnsi.net>
Date: 6 May 2008 10:16pm
Late this afternoon (5:55 pm), I spotted two Cattle Egrets in a field shadowing
some cattle in a field near Holiday Beach Conervation Area. They appeared to be
catching insects stirred up by the cattle which were only two meters away.
Directions: 100 m west of Ure's Kitchen on County Road 20. The birds were in
the pasture on the south side of the road. Ure's Kitchen is at the intersection
of County Road 50 and County Road 20 about 10 km south of Amherstburg.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Cormorant Cull at Middle Island Point Pelee
National Park
From: Mark Cranford <mark.cranford(AT)ofo.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 10:16pm
Point Pelee National Park
This is for information only. Not the starting point of a debate on
merits or shortcomings.
Middle Island is an 18 hectare island south of Pelee Island managed as
part of Point Pelee National Park by Parks Canada. It was purchased by
the Nature Conservancy about 10 years ago. Parks Canada is currently
implementing a cull of nesting Double-breasted Cormorants on Middle
Island. Reasons for and details of the cull can be found at the
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website
<http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/index_e.cfm> Reference Number - 08-01-37777
Additional information can be found online especially at the Windsor
Star website, through the use of search engines and BirdChat archives.
--
Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, Ont.
mark.cranford(AT)ofo.ca
905 279 9576
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Mottled Duck, photos...
From: "Steve Pike" <stevepike.com(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 7:35pm
At 8:30pm tonight the Mottled Duck returned briefly to the Shorebird cell at
Hillman Marsh.
Dean Ware and I walked back around the long way and carefully peeked over
the dyke without flushing the bird (birds) and were able to get a couple of
good images in flight and sitting that I'll post tomorrow.
The bird is still returning I think almost every day so far and was seen
early in the AM (from around 6:15-7:30 I heard today) and in the late PM,
anywhere from 7:45-8:45pm.
It usually flies in from the South-West and lands in the SW corner of the
Shorebird cell accompanied with the hybrid Black X Wood Duck and drake
Mallard.
We heard it calling as well before it flew of with his hybrid friend that
Dean believes is going to roost in the Marsh.
Birding was great at Pelee today, a big change from the last few days...2 X
male Pro Warbler's, Cerulean, Kentucky, Louisiana Waterthrush including 7
different male Golden-winged I had heard about.
Good birding!
Steve Pike
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Subject: [Ontbirds]yellow billed cuckoo
From: "Theresa McKenzie" <tmckenzi(AT)aci.on.ca>
Date: 6 May 2008 10:41pm
on Sunday at 6pm while watching various warblers on the oak ridges moraine
trail at 7th con north of 15 sideroad we observed for 10 minutes a
yellow billed cuckoo that was right on the trail about 1000 ft on the
south side eating tent caterpillars we did not have our camera so i
went back to the car and came back my wife said I just missed it she
said it flew up the hill so I went in that direction and at the top of
the hill there he was sitting at the top of a buckthorn type tree and
managed to take half a dozen photos . direction are as follows go
through concrete barrier and proceed about 1000 ft toward Weston rd
till you get to a very large rock 6ft by 6ft on the left side
on trail on the right side is a large tree that is decaying with a
branch that has a large finger pointing up the hill that faces south good
luck. went back tues night did not see him but did see a ruffed grouse
sitting in a tree for three hours looking very territorial he was
still there when we left at 7pm good luck glenn
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