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Subject: [Ontbirds]Connecticut Warbler, Ojibway Prairie Complex in
Windsor
From: "Pratt, Paul" <ppratt(AT)city.windsor.on.ca>
Date: 15 May 2008 10:55am
There was a heavy fallout of migrants overnight here in Windsor. Swainson's
Thrushes seem to be everywhere. By 10 am this morning we had reports of 23
species of warbler from the Ojibway area including a male Connecticut Warbler
found by Fred Urie at Spring Garden Natural Area.
The feeders at the nature centre have Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak and Baltimore Oriole in addition to such regular species such as Tufted
Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch and Red-bellied
Woodpecker.
A red phase Eastern Screech-Owl is being seen during the day in one of the nest
boxes by the nature centre.
The Ojibway Nature Centre is located in the southwest corner of Windsor next to
the Windsor Raceway. Visit www.ojibway.ca for more detailed maps and directions.
Paul Pratt
Ojibway Nature Centre
5200 Matchette Road
Windsor, ON
519-966-5852
ppratt(AT)city.windsor.on.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Point Pelee Bird Update - May 15 - Kirtland's
Warbler & others
From: Janice.Sarkis(AT)pc.gc.ca
Date: 15 May 2008 12:09pm
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
After a cool wet day of birding yesterday, sunny skies greeted birders
Thursday morning. The change in weather also brought in many new birds to
the Park, including a very vocal KIRTLAND'S WARBLER. It was observed my
many along the West beach trail south of the half-way stop (south of the
Visitor Centre).
Also drawing excitement were reports of the following:
At the Tip area
At least one adult plumaged Laughing Gull was spotted on the east side of
the tip. As for songbirds, Prairie Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Blackpoll
Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow, White-eyed Vireo, and
Red-headed Woodpecker were most sought after. Overall, a good selection of
species was present, many in song. Another Pine Siskin was at the Sparrow
Field
Between Tip Tram Loop and Visitor Centre
Two male Hooded Warblers, a male Golden-winged Warbler, Yellow-breasted
Chat and Yellow-throated Vireo were all seen along the main road.
Tilden Woods
A good variety of species were observed. Blackpoll Warbler, Bay-breasted
Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, amongst many others
were observed. Also present were lots of Indigo Buntings, several Scarlet
Tanagers, Lincoln's Sparrow, White-eyed Vireo on territory and two fly-over
Bald Eagles. Nearby, near the turn-off to the West Beach parking area, an
Eastern Screech-Owl was discovered. Also close by, an Orange-crowned
Warbler was observed along the Chinquapin Trail.
Schuster Trail
A Philadelphia Vireo and Wilson's Warbler were most noteworthy here. See
note below on Black Vulture.
Woodland Nature Trail
Several Black-billed Cuckoos were observed along the trail.
DeLaurier
An Acadian Flycatcher was reported from the SE part of the trail.
Hillman Marsh
The Mottled Duck continues to be reported from Hillman Marsh. It was
spotted this morning. Also present there were Willet and Little Gull.
Black Vulture
The Black Vulture reported yesterday from the East Beach (north of Schuster
Trail) is no longer present there. Due to its apparent poor condition, it
was captured and taken to a local rehabilitation centre.
Good Birding,
Hike Leaders, Pete, Ross, John, Dave, Karl, Justin, Kim
Janice Rogers, General Manager
www.friendsofpointpelee.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Rondeau Warblers - Kentucky & Hooded x2,
Worm-eating, Chat
From: Steve LaForest <stevelaforest(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 15 May 2008 10:23am
Rondeau Bird Report – Thursday May 15, 2008
Good morning birders.
Despite the chilly dawn, there were some warblers up and about. Early birders
found two Kentucky Warblers. One was along Rondeau Road 500 m north of the
Spicebush Trail parking lot, and the other was some distance off the road along
Bennett Ave. After lying low for a day, as Worm-eating Warblers are wont to do,
the bird that has been present on Spicebush Trail for some time put in another
appearance. Other good birds included a Hooded near the Pony Barn, and another
on South Point Trail. There was also a Blue-winged on Tulip Tree Trail, and a
Yellow-breasted Chat and a Mourning Warbler on South Point Trail. The most
productive trail for warblers this morning was Spicebush.
In addition to the chat, an Orchard Oriole was sighted at South Point Trail.
Other good passerines late yesterday at Tulip Tree Trail, during a monsoon-style
downpour, included a Philadelphia Vireo, a Blue-winged Warbler and a
Gray-cheeked Thrush.
Outside the park yesterday, 40 Ruddy Turnstones were seen in the fields near
Erieau, and 3 Willet were on Rose Beach Line just northeast of the park
entrance. Atypical for the Rondeau area, a Long-tailed Duck drake was seen in
the same area yesterday afternoon. Observers who visited later in the afternoon
did not see the Willet.
Please note that the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons are temporarily inaccessible. The
gate has been inadvertently locked with a keyed padlock. Those people who
attend my hike on Friday May 16 at 1 pm will be given access, but otherwise, the
lagoons will remain inaccessible for the time being. I will include updates on
the status of the locked gate as soon as information is available.
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.
Directions:
To reach Rondeau PP, 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 p m 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.
For the shorebird / duck site near Erieau: from the entrance to Rondeau PP,
drive north ~1 km to Kent Bridge Road (Chatham-Kent 15), turn left and go 4.8 km
to Talbot Trail (Chatham-Kent Road 3, formerly called Hwy 3), turn left and go
15.9 km (through several twists and turns, and through Blenheim) to Erieau Road
(Chatham-Kent Road 12), turn left and go ~7 km to McGeachy Pond C.A. The birds
were seen in the fields in this vicinity.
For the Long-tailed Duck and the Willets, from the Rondeau PP gate, go northeast
on Rondeau Road past Kent Bridge Road (Chatham-Kent 15). The road continues
northeast, but is here called Rose Beach Line. The bird was seen along the
shore here.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Port Perry and Durham birds - May 15th
From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 15 May 2008 1:43pm
Lots of birds at Port Perry lagoons today ...
Wilson's phalarope ( 1 male), 20 Semi-palmated Plovers, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper,
50+ Least Sandpipers, 10 Greater Yellowlegs, 35 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Solitary
Sandpiper, 5 Short-billed Dowirchers, 7 Spotted Sandpipers, 4 Killdeer, 15
Dunlin. Also seen at lagoons - Osprey on nest, Red-shouldered Hawk, 40+ Black
Terns, 5 Caspian Terns, Redhead, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, 6 Lesser Scaup, 7
Bufflehead, and 2 Hooded Mergansers.
Also seen in Durham - 2 Common Ravens at Whites Road and Taunton Rd in Pickering
and two pheasants near the Durham/York Line and Finch Ave in Pickering.
Elsewhere - Terrie Smith had 40 Brant at Westney Rd and Ravenscroft Rd in Ajax
yesterday May 14th.
Directions to Port Perry lagoons:
Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost $5.00 as
they did last year.
The permits may be purchased at the Durham Region Transfer Site located at 1623
Reach Rd, Port Perry during the following business hours .... Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday from
8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. To get to the transfer station, travel north on Hwy 12 past
Port Perry [Hwy 7A] to the next traffic lights [Regional Road 8 = Reach Rd.]
and travel east to #1623 on the north side of the road.
The lagoons are located one road north of the transfer site east off Hwy 12 on
Concession Rd. 8 [don't get confused as, despite the fact that these roads are
both numbered "8", they are two different roads - one is a regional paved road,
the other a dirt concession road.]
Permits cannot be shared nor can they be loaned. There are no "group entry"
privileges. Please adhere rigidly to these requirements as any non-compliance
could jeopardize our ability to use these important lagoons. Thank-you for your
cooperation.
Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending May 15,
2008
From: "Terry Sprague" <tsprague(AT)kos.net>
Date: 15 May 2008 5:57pm
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK
ENDING
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Prince Edward County Birding Festival started on the 10th and 29 species of
warblers have been seen so far, making for a lot of happy birders. The woods at
Point Traverse and at the Observatory have had a few good days and a few quiet
ones but there has always been something to see. A very nearsighted
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen hovering in front of the red breast patch of
a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in the Point Traverse Woods this week, and in the same
woods, a BALTIMORE ORIOLE early in the week was giving an almost perfect
rendition of a Carolina Wren song! While most of the attention was focussed on
Prince Edward Point this week, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen by one party
behind the Maple Rest Heritage House at Sandbanks Provincial Park on Monday, and
three BLACK TERNS showed up nearby the same day.
Daily birding tours at Prince Edward Point have enjoyed great attendance with
nearly capacity crowds every day. The birding walks in the Point Traverse Woods
conclude Sunday morning, and banding demonstrations at the Observatory will also
wrap up this coming weekend.. BRANT started moving on the 11th when 400 went
past and they were followed by 18 the next day and 40 on the 14th. Many people
have watched the SURF SCOTERS off Point Traverse on most days this week and on
the 10th all three species of SCOTER were recorded there. LONG-TAILED DUCKS have
decreased to about 100 offshore now and WHITE- WINGED SCOTERS number about 35.
The female COMMON GOLDENEYE has been seen in the harbour but is often elusive.
The first SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen on the 11th and apart from the resident
KILLDEER, WILSON'S SNIPE and WOODCOCK, it was the only shorebird seen all week.
BONAPARTE'S GULLS can be seen occasionally offshore and the odd CASPIAN TERN
pays a visit as well.
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS are becoming more regularly seen as they visit the
feeders. Flycatchers have started to arrive and an ALDER FLYCATCHER was seen on
the 14th and 15th, an EASTERN WOOD PEWEE was see at Point Traverse on the 14th
and up to 5 LEAST FLYCATCHERS are around in the woods, and GREAT-CRESTED
FLYCATCHERS arrived on the 11th with 5 present on the 14th. WARBLING VIREOS are
becoming commoner and some are even singing as they set up their territories
around the harbour. The first RED-EYED VIREO was found on the 14th. BLUE JAYS
continue to move through with up to 150 a day being seen. The COMMON RAVEN made
his weekly appearance on the 14th. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS have dropped right off
now and only one or two a day are being seen. At least three pairs of BLUE-GRAY
GNATCATCHERS are breeding now. Thrushes are starting to arrive and 6 VEERY were
seen on the 14th, with the first SWAINSON'S THRUSH being banded on the 14th with
several more present the following day along with more VEERYS. WOOD THRUSHES
numbered 10 on the 14th.
By now you've probably guessed that we have had an arrival on the 14th and the
numbers of our local birds increased that day, GRAY CATBIRDS numbered 18, while
the local YELLOW WARBLERS were swamped by incoming immigrants with 120 recorded
for the day. We banded 328 birds of an incredible 47 species that day. There
were 27 species of warblers recorded, and highlights included 5 BLUE-WINGED
WARBLERS, 3 BREWSTER'S WARBLERS, 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, 25 TENNESSEE
WARBLERS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 25 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 15 MAGNOLIA
WARBLERS, 45 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 25 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 20
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 4 HOODED WARBLERS, 15 AMERICAN REDSTARTS and the first
BAY-BREASTED, CERULEAN, BLACKPOLL and CANADA WARBLERS of the spring. SCARLET
TANAGERS arrived on the 9th and the red and black flashes of them can be seen
daily in the woods. Two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were singing on the 11th but have
not been seen since. WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS have decreased and WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS are still plentiful. The last DARK-EYED JUNCO was seen on the 9th.
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS are increasing with 20 seen on the 12th and 13th and 40
were recorded on the 14th. INDIGO BUNTINGS are adding a touch of blue to the
woods, BALTIMORE ORIOLES are adding orange, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS are adding
orange and black, while the SCARLET TANAGERS are adding red and all are
providing lots of colour in the woods these days.
If you haven't sponsored anyone yet for the PEPTBO Baillie Birdathon its not too
late to do so, Terry Sprague does his on the 16th and David Okines, the station
manager, does his on the 25th. Wish us luck.
And that's it for this week from Prince Edward County and the Quinte Area.
Special thanks to David Okines of the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory for
submitting his material early early while I psych up my feet and polish my
binoculars for the Baillie Birdathon as I accompany Birding greats Michael Runtz
and PEPtBO president Brian Joyce for what will truly be a straight 24-hour
experience. We get under way at midnight. If I survive, this report will be
updated on Thursday, May 22nd, but sightings can be e-mailed any time before the
Wednesday night deadline. Belleville resident Dave Bell contributes all of our
photos this week, including a ghostly photo of a TURKEY VULTURE in the setting
sun on the Main Birding Page of the NatureStuff website. His photos of a
BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a YELLOW WARBLER, taken on Saturday, appear in the online
version of the Quinte Area Bird Report.
Terry Sprague
Prince Edward County
tsprague(AT)kos.net
www.naturestuff.net
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Tufted Duck and Mabled Godwit, Sault Ste. Marie,
Ont.
From: Kirk Zufelt <zufelt_k(AT)shaw.ca>
Date: 15 May 2008 5:52pm
Hello;
The male Tufted Duck spent the entire day in the small harbor at Bellevue
Park. The Marbled Godwit was in the back bay on the little island at 1600
hrs.
Bellevue Park is located at the foot of Lake St. on the St. Marys River in
the east end of Sault Ste. Marie, ON. From Hwy 17 east travel onto Trunk
Rd., then turn south on Lake St. to its end at the river.
Kirk Zufelt
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 15,
2008.
From: Fred Helleiner <fhelleiner(AT)trentu.ca>
Date: 15 May 2008 9:54pm
By the high standards to which birders at Presqu'ile Provincial Park are
accustomed, the past few days have offered lack-lustre birding at best,
in quantity of birds if not in quality. Finding warblers, for example,
meant working for every one of the 23 species found by two observers
yesterday. A few prizes, however, kept things from getting too dull.
With unsettled weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday, things might be
more productive for the annual "Warblers and Whimbrels" weekend that
takes place at Presqu'ile.
A flock of 30 Brant was at Gull Island on May 9, and another flock of
five birds was there yesterday and today. Two Redheads were in Popham
Bay on May 13, and a pair of Ring-necked Ducks was still in the marsh on
May 15. A male scaup was in Popham Bay with a few Long-tailed Ducks on
May 15. A male Hooded Merganser was seen on May 12. Great Egrets can
be found every day, either in the marsh or on their nests on High Bluff
Island or flying between the two. There was a second-hand report,
without any details, of a Cattle Egret flying from High Bluff Island to
the mainland. The species has not nested on Presqu'ile's offshore
islands since 1965, but has been nesting more recently on other islands
in eastern Lake Ontario. Three Green Herons were seen on May 13, two
over the west end of the Park and one over the east end. May 9 was a
good day for rails at Presqu'ile; two Virginia Rails were calling
alongside the Owen Point trail and a vocal Sora swam into the open while
three observers watched it. In the immortal words of the late Gerry
Bennett, "There's nothing worse than an open Sora."
A few Semipalmated Plovers are on the beach most days, and a Greater
Yellowlegs was there today. Despite the optimistic name of the Warblers
and Whimbrels weekend, the latter species may not yet have arrived back
before the weekend ends. There is, however, a previous record as early
as May 9. Two Ruddy Turnstones, a single Red Knot (at May 14, not quite
a record early date), and a few Least Sandpipers and Dunlins are the
vanguard of the imminent shorebird migration. On May 11, an American
Woodcock was observed with four chicks in tow. Two Black Terns flew
over the marsh on May 13.
Black-billed Cuckoos have been found on each of the past two days. An
Eastern Screech-Owl reported on May 9 behind the Park store could not be
enticed to respond to a tape on a subsequent evening. A Chimney Swift
flew over the lighthouse on May 14. A Red-headed Woodpecker was also
seen on that day, and on the following day a large group of birders that
was gathered around another uncommon bird saw a Red-headed Woodpecker
land on a hydro pole nearby. Red-bellied Woodpeckers, while not often
seen, are known by their calls to be ubiquitous these days.
Yellow-throated Vireos were seen on May 11 (two birds) and May 13.
Surprisingly, no one has yet reported a Philadelphia Vireo, a species
that must surely be present in the Park by now. For the third
consecutive week, two Common Ravens made passes over the east end of the
Park on May 10. A late Horned Lark was seen on May 10, flying over the
beach. On the same morning, a Northern Mockingbird was near the beach 2
entrance road, the same general area in which two were seen a few times
in previous years. A late Hermit Thrush was seen on May 14, as well as
the first Swainson's Thrushes.
Although the warbler migration has apparently not yet reached its peak
at Presqu'ile, 29 species of warblers were present this week, including
Golden-winged Warbler, Blue-winged Warblers, Cape May Warblers, the
second Hooded Warbler in two weeks, and the highlight of the week, a
male Prothonotary Warbler on May 13, only the second of that species
ever found at Presqu'ile. Most of the warbler species that normally
reach here towards the end of the migration (Tennessee Warbler,
Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Wilson's
Warbler, Canada Warbler) are also here in small numbers. A possible
Connecticut Warbler was also heard singing, but only once.
A Dark-eyed Junco was still present on May 9. For those who like
colour, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings, Baltimore Orioles, and
Scarlet Tanagers are plentiful, and a few Orchard Orioles are seen every
day. A Rusty Blackbird was near the lighthouse on May 11. A few Pine
Siskins were at bird feeders on May 13.
To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is
restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial
nesting birds there.
Questions and comments about bird sightings at Presqu'ile may be
directed to: FHELLEINER(AT)TRENTU.CA.
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Fred Helleiner
186 Bayshore Road,
Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0
VOICE: (613) 475 5309
If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 15 May 2008
From: dfsuggs(AT)localnet.com
Date: 15 May 2008 11:01pm
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 05/15/2008
* NYBU0805.15
- Birds mentioned
---------------------------------------------------------- Please
phone in rare sightings for update
Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com
Thank you, David
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BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL
EVENING GROSBEAK
RED-HEADED WDPKR.
BLACK TERN
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
N. Rough-w. Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Ruby-cr. Kinglet
Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Orange-cr. Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-s. Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bl.-thr. Bl. Warbler
Yellow-r. Warbler
Bl.-thr. Green Warb.
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Bl. and w. Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
- Transcript
Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 05/15/2008
Number: 716-896-1271
To Report: Same
Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com)
Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
Website: www.BOSBirding.org
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science
and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological
Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and
field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report
sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call
896-5200.
Highlights of reports received May 8 through May 15 from the Niagara
Frontier Region include BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, EVENING GROSBEAK,
RED-HEADED WDPKR., 25 warbler species and BLACK TERN.
An exceptional find this week at Woodlawn Beach State Park on the
Lake Erie shore in the Town of Hamburg, an immature BLUE GROSBEAK on
May 11. Many observers found the grosbeak through at least the 13th.
This would be just the third BLUE GROSBEAK in the BOS archives, all
recorded in the first half of May. Almost as rare as the grosbeak, a
female DICKCISSEL was at the same Woodlawn Beach location on May 11.
An almost exceptional record this week, a briefly observed, probable
Mississippi Kite migrating high over Amherst State Park on May 14.
May 10, an uncommon surprise, a calling EVENING GROSBEAK on
Woodbridge Avenue in Buffalo. A rare find away from breeding
locations, a migrant RED-HEADED WDPKR. in a Williamsville yard May 13.
Two to three RED-HEADED WDPKRS. still at Point Gratiot Park in
Dunkirk. Also rare, a WHITE-EYED VIREO on the 13th at Beth Pond in
Buffalo's Tifft Nature Preserve.
At least 25 warbler species this week, highlighted by PRAIRIE
WARBLER at Woodlawn Beach. The later arriving warblers, ORANGE-CR.
WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER at a
few locations. No reports yet of Tennessee Warbler.
SCARLET TANAGERS, ROSE-BR. GROSBEAKS and BALTIMORE ORIOLES were
widely reported this week. Seven SCARLET TANAGERS counted between
Tifft Nature Preserve and Amherst State Park. In West Seneca,
BALTIMORE ORIOLES were observed nest building. VEERY, SWAINSON'S
THRUSH, LINCOLN'S SPARROW and PURPLE FINCHES at several locations, and
numerous RUBY-CR. KINGLETS and BL.-GR. GNATCATCHERS continue.
New reports this week - 2 BLACK TERNS on the Niagara River off Grand
Island. Three BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER in the
Town of Wilson with 25 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 2
DUNLIN and 20 LEAST SANDPIPERS.
Other reports - From Buffalo, seven rare-in-May GREATER SCAUP at
Times Beach and 5 uncommon LESSER SCAUP nearby at Gallaghers Beach.
OSPREY reported again at in the Delaware Park-Forest Lawn area and a
WHITE-CR. SPARROW at the Buffalo Zoo. On the east branch of the
Niagara River in Tonawanda, two OSPREY apparently nest building on an
abandonded crane tower. OSPREYS also at the tree nest at Cinnamon
Marsh in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area. Nesting swallows -
CLIFF SWALLOWS under the bridge at Bemus Point on Chautauqua Lake, N.
ROUGH-W. SWALLOW in the cliffs at Angola on Lake Erie, and BARN
SWALLOWS at the Meadville Road canal bridge in the Tonawanda Wildlife
Management Area.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, May 22. Please call in
your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the
tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird.
- End Transcript
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