ONTBIRDS for Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   [Ontbirds] American White Pelican, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Holiday Beach Conservation Area   JOHN SCHMELEFSKE    7:42am   [Ontbirds]Whimbrels on the move Darlington Provincial Park   Tyler Hoar   12:13pm   [Ontbirds]Prothonotary & Kentucky Warblers YES   Luc Fazio    1:34pm   [Ontbirds] Ottawa: Artic Tern, Glaucous Gull, Brant, White-rumped Sandpiper   Heather Pickard   2:04pm   [Ontbirds]Reesor SB Dowitchers   STAN LONG   12:21pm   Re: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary & Kentucky Warblers YES   Luc Fazio    5:11pm   [Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck(1), Eared Grebe(1), Ruddy Duck(2), Wilson's Phalarope(2) - Wawa Sewage Lagoons/Ponds   McIlwrick, Ken   8:35pm   [Ontbirds]Mud Lake, Ottawa, On   Heather    8:45pm

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Subject: [Ontbirds] American White Pelican, Yellow-headed Blackbird,
         Holiday Beach Conservation Area
From: JOHN SCHMELEFSKE <j.schm(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 7:42am

I sent this message out yesterday, but a recent foul-up with my computer
resulted in the message not getting through.

On May 19 at 12:30 six American White Pelicans were seen by Mike Jaber at
Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Essex County.  They circled the marsh area
and then headed west.

I should also note that the Yellow-headed Blackbird seen onSaturday May 10th,
has been present since then.  It has establisheditself in the cattails in the
centre of the marsh and can be clearlyseen from the viewing tower.

Holiday Beach Conservation Area is located at the extreme southwestern tip of
southern Ontario. The park is on the eastern end of a large freshwater estuary
known as Big Creek. (Specifically the site is 1.1 miles south of the junction
Highway 20(old 18) and Essex Road 50, south east of the Town of Amherstburg).

John Schmelefske 
John Schmelefske
# 7360
RR # 4
Alliston, 
Ontario,Canada,
L9R 1V4

email: j.schm(AT)rogers.com

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Whimbrels on the move Darlington Provincial Park
From: "Tyler Hoar" <thoar(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 12:13pm

Lake watch 5:40 to 10am

65 Whimbrels ( 7:44, 7:58, and 8:11am)

On Monday 5 whimbrels were seen 1 at 8:14 and 4 at 11am

Other Shorebirds
Sanderling 2
Spotted Sandpiper 18
Least Sandpiper 43
Dunlin 89 several small flocks arrived between 7:30 and 8:15
Killdeer 5
Semi-palmated Plovers 8

Other Species observed
Loons:  23 Common and 1 Red-throated
Waterfowl:  White-winged Scoter 33, Greater Scaup 3, Common Goldeneye 1, 
Bufflehead 8,  Gadwall 9, and 610 Red-breasted Mergansers
Gulls and Terns: Caspian Terns 38, Common Terns 2, Bonaparte's Gull 238 (all 
immature), Little Gull 1 immature
1 Turkey Vulture dinning on a Well seasoned Raccoon.
Osprey 3 including one that came in from the north and flew straight south 
towards New York State
Herons: Green, Black-crowned and Great Blue

Observed while walking through the park heading west to the GM parking lot. 
Good diversity but low numbers of most species

1 Merlin
Warblers, Nashville, Golden-winged, Orange-crowned, Tennessee, 
Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Blackburnian, Magnolia, Canada, 
American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat
Orioles 1 Orchard, lots of Baltimores
3 Indigo Bunting males on tradition territories

Direction:

The McLaughlin Bay Barrier beach can be accessed from either Oshawa Second
marsh (west access point) or Darlington provincial park (east access point)

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.

To the Barrier Beach head south to the lake and then east along the
shoreline

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.

For the Barrier Beach park at the beach parking lot and head west along the
maintained beach. 

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary & Kentucky Warblers YES
From: Luc Fazio <llukefazio(AT)netscape.net>
Date: 20 May 2008 1:34pm

A quick hello to Toronto's birders:
?This AM ( Tue) from 8 to past 10 AM the Prothonotary ( with "rusty colours"? on
 cap and throat ) was seen and heard at WWest Deane Park in Etobicoke. It was
singing loudly in a Silver Maple where the two trails ( creek and west of the
creek) meet, some 250 m north and west of the bridge.

Kentucky Warbler was briefly seen and heard near the bridge.

Other notables: Cape May, Parulas,Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Tennesse,
Black-throated Blue & Green, Common Yellowthroat, Redstart,?etc.
? Territorial singing Scarlett Tanagers and Indigo Buntings.

Some 10 people saw the warblers with me.

See previous postings for directions....Sorry I have to WORK!!

Luke Fazio

2347 Nikanna Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario
CANADA, L5C2W8
905-2734596 BE at Peace with Nature
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa: Artic Tern, Glaucous Gull, Brant,
         White-rumped Sandpiper
From: "Heather Pickard" <h.pickard(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 2:04pm

Birding Ottawa this morning with Tony Beck brought our group sightings of a
few good birds.

>From the dyke at Shirley's Bay we watched two adult ARTIC TERN.

The shorebird habitat on March Valley Road at the corner of Klondike Road 
had
seven species of shorebirds including one WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER.

A check of the gulls at Burnside Pit on Moodie Drive revealed one adult 
GLAUCOUS GULL
in with the many other birds present there.

And at Andrew Hayden Park on the lawn near the ornamental windmill we 
observed one lone BRANT that had an
abnormal growth on the right side of its head.

Directions courtesy Larry Neily and NeilyWorld Birding web site:

Shirley's Bay Dyke:
http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/orwo22.htm

March Valley Road:
http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/orwo24.htm

Burnside Pit on Moodie Drive:
http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/stony8.htm

Andrew Hayden Park:
http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/orwo14.htm

Good Birding,
Heather Pickard

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Subject: [Ontbirds]Reesor SB Dowitchers
From: "STAN LONG" <stan.long(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 20 May 2008 12:21pm

   At  3pm  today,  9 Short-billed Dowitchers at Reesor Pond in Markham -
   the pond lies just North of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - S Long
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Subject: Re: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary & Kentucky Warblers YES
From: Luc Fazio <llukefazio(AT)netscape.net>
Date: 20 May 2008 5:11pm

Directions from downtown Toronto: Gardiner Expressway West, north on Hwy 427,
Rathburn Road offramp EAST ) to Martingrove Road, left (north) on
Martingrove,?to West Dean Park parking lot on left (west) side of road.? Park
north of?the children playground and walk? NORTH /WESTacross the Mimico Creek
bridge to either the 1st(creek path) or 2nd path ( 30 m past bridge).

?Kentucky Warbler ( very briefly seen and heard a few times) close to bridge in
NW area within 20 m! ( beware of Common Yellow-throat!).

Prothonotary Warbler ( very easy, since it is singing loudly , as if on
territory. WALK north about 250 m, where the two paths meet. Look between main
path and creek path, a SILVER MAPLE tree is fully filling in with leaves, the
Warbler seems to be in there feeding and singing most of the time.

Enjoy!

2347 Nikanna Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario
CANADA, L5C2W8
905-2734596 BE at Peace with Nature

-----Original Message-----
From: craig mclauchlan <csam(AT)sympatico.ca>
To: Luc Fazio <llukefazio(AT)netscape.net>
Cc: Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] <ontbirds_coord(AT)rogers.com>
Sent: Tue, 20 May 2008 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary & Kentucky Warblers YES

Hi Luke I don't seem to have any other posts with the directions for this bird
and wood like to look for it tomorrow !!???
?
any help wood be grateful?
?
Craig McLauchlan?
?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Luc Fazio" <llukefazio(AT)netscape.net>?
To: <ontbirds(AT)hwcn.org>?
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:34 PM?
Subject: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary & Kentucky Warblers YES?
?
>A quick hello to Toronto's birders:?
> ?This AM ( Tue) from 8 to past 10 AM the Prothonotary ( with "rusty >
colours"? on cap and throat ) was seen and heard at WWest Deane Park in >
Etobicoke. It was singing loudly in a Silver Maple where the two trails > (
creek and west of the creek) meet, some 250 m north and west of the > bridge.?
>?
> Kentucky Warbler was briefly seen and heard near the bridge.?
>?
> Other notables: Cape May, Parulas,Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Tennesse, >
Black-throated Blue & Green, Common Yellowthroat, Redstart,?etc.?
> ? Territorial singing Scarlett Tanagers and Indigo Buntings.?
>?
> Some 10 people saw the warblers with me.?
>?
> See previous postings for directions....Sorry I have to WORK!!?
>?
> Luke Fazio?
>?
>?
> 2347 Nikanna Rd.?
> Mississauga, Ontario?
> CANADA, L5C2W8?
> 905-2734596 BE at Peace with Nature?
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck(1), Eared Grebe(1), Ruddy Duck(2),
          Wilson's Phalarope(2) - Wawa Sewage Lagoons/Ponds
From: "McIlwrick, Ken" <kmcilwri(AT)NRCan.gc.ca>
Date: 20 May 2008 8:35pm

HI folks,
 
I stopped by the Wawa Sewage Lagoons/Ponds today (5:00pm) and found 1 Harlequin
Duck (female plumage) - southeast pond, 1 Eared Grebe (full breeding plumage) -
southeast pond, 2 Ruddy Duck (pair) - southeast pond and 2 Wilson's Phalarope
(pair) - northwest pond. I realize that these species may be common in other
parts of Ontario during migration but are of note for the Wawa area.
 
Other waterfowl observed:
Great Blue Heron
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Killdeer
Bonaparte's Gull
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Canada Goose
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Goldeneye
 
Wawa sewage lagoons are located east of Hwy 17 and west of Misson Rd. along Golf
 Course Road. Wawa is located along Hwy 17 about 230 km north of Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario.
 
 
Ken McIlwrick
 

 
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Mud Lake, Ottawa, On
From: Heather <emu37(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 8:45pm

Spotted today at Mud Lake:
 
American red start male being chased by a yellow warbler just before the
southern most bridge.
Male Rose breasted grosbeak just as you enter the park.
Few grey catbirds singing.
 
Cheers
Heather Tonner_______________________________________________
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