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Subject: [Ontbirds]Shorebirds, White-eyed Vireo, etc. - York Region
From: RON FLEMING <flemingron(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 7:41am
An excellent shorebird area has been created by flooding in a field east of
Keswick this spring. It sits on the north side of Ravenshoe Rd. a few kms east
of Woodbine Avenue. Keith and Chris Dunn were there yesterday in the early
evening and observed numerous Dunlin (60+), Semipalmated Plover (25),
Black-bellied Plover (15), Ruddy Turnstone (12), Least Sandpiper (12), Stilt
Sandpiper (1), White-rumped Sandpiper (1), and Wilson's Phalarope (1). This can
be a busy stretch of road but there is a fairly wide gravel shoulder for
setting up scopes. Thanks, Lorena Campbell, for mentioning the potential of
these flooded fields.
There was a late-ish movement of warblers this weekend in several areas.
Keith Dunn had a dozen warbler species in Holland Landing on Sunday including
Wilson's and Mourning at the north end of Yonge Street across from Silver Lakes
Golf Course. A rare visitor to York Region - a White-eyed Vireo - has lingered
for a few weeks at the Humber Trails CA north of Kleinburg and east of Nobleton.
It was found on May 16th by Sean Macey and rediscovered this past weekend by
Bruce Brydon. Humber Trails is located on the west side of Mill Rd., which runs
south from King Road between the 7th and 8th Concessions east of Nobleton.
The section of Oak Ridges Trail which runs east from the 7th Concession on the
south side of the Oak Ridges moraine has had some good birds so far this
spring. Interesting species seen and/or heard from that trail this month have
included both Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue-winged Warbler,
Red-shouldered Hawk, and Common Raven.
The Cawthra Mulock Reserve in northwest Newmarket has also had some very good
birds this month including Olive-sided Flycatcher, Grasshopper Sparrow,
Clay-coloured Sparrow and - thanks to the fine scouting and hearing of Kevin
Shackleton - Sedge Wren. The reserve sits on the west side of Bathurst St. less
than a km north of Green Lane.
King City's Seneca College campus has also been good this month with 18
warbler species observed during migration including Northern Parula,
Blackburnian, and Blue-winged Warbler. Birds on territory there include Osprey,
Eastern Bluebird, Winter Wren, Northern Waterthrush, and Wild Turkey.
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Yellow-billed Cuckoo, etc. - Fenelon Falls
From: RON FLEMING <flemingron(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 8:11am
Did most of my birding this weekend between Fenelon Falls and Coboconk. Best
bird was a Yellow-billed Cuckoo along Poulsom Rd., which runs east from North
Line. There is a good rail trail that runs north from Fenelon Falls and crosses
North Line on its way up to Burnt River and beyond. Some of the best birding
(I have found) is in the first few kms north and south of Poulsom Rd. along this
rail trail. Also observed and/or heard were Sandhill Crane (flying over),
Green Heron, Pileated Woodpecker, Bobolink, Grasshopper Sparrow, and 14 warbler
species.
On the southeast side of Balsam Lake (specifically Sandy Beach Road beside the
trailer park) on Saturday I had ten warbler species including a Blackburnian
and a Blackpoll. Pileated Woodpeckers and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers nest here.
Fenelon Falls and Balsam Lake are in the Kawartha Lakes north of Lindsay and
southeast of the Carden Alvar.
Ron Fleming
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Thunder Bay sightings
From: "darling" <darling(AT)aucegypt.edu>
Date: 28 May 2008 5:31pm
I was in Thunder Bay for a meeting on May 27, and so flew up on the morning of
May 26. This gave me 4 - 5 hours of birding on Monday afternoon that started
with rain and a cold wind blowing off the lake. By 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. the sky
was clear and the sun was shining brightly. I was able to pick up some warblers
I’d not seen at Pelee or locally, see some warblers in larger numbers and see
some more northern species. In total there were 49 species.
I tried to get to Mission Island Conservation Area first, but found that the
bridge referred to in my 1995 edition of Clive Goodwin A Bird-Finding Guide to
Ontario is no longer in use, although it is possible to get there through a
longer route, so I went on to Chippewa Park. The main feature was the variety
of warblers that kept coming in little waves, as they searched actively and
successfully for grubs. The most common bird here and elsewhere on the
afternoon seemed to be American Redstart – they were everywhere. Blackburnian
Warblers were present in good numbers – at one point I had two males and a
female in one twelve-foot tree. Others included Magnolia, Cape May,
Yellow-rumped, Blackpoll, Nashville, Northern Parula, and Black-throated Green.
Black-capped and Boreal Chickadee were both present, as were Trail’s and
Olive-sided Flycatchers (this latter close to the store) and Eastern Wood-Pewee.
The cold weather meant that there was a lot of feeding activity among these
and other species.
The other active area was north-west of the intersection of highways 61 and 130.
On highway 130 about 3 km from #61 was a small marsh where there were three
male and at least one female Northern Parula. Checking both sides of the road
gave Song, Chipping, Savannah, Swamp and Clay-colored Sparrows. This area, and
side-roads nearby, added Yellow and Chestnut-sided Warblers, and another
Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Chippewa: in Thunder Bay turn off Arthur onto Syndicate which becomes Francis
– 3 blocks and turn left on Ford then bear right on Frederica to James
(highway 61A). There is a left turn over a swing bridge, and go to a T-junction
– turn left, and follow the signs to Chippawa.
Highway 61/ 130 intersection: From Chippewa go back to T-junction, but go
straight ahead on 61A. This joins 61, turn left and go down to #130, turn
right. Try the various side-roads off this.
Sandy Darling
Flamborough
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Pelee Island Western Kingbird, Summer Tanager,
Acadian Flycatcher
From: Adam Pinch <adam_pinch(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 9:43am
A Western Kingbird, Summer Tanager, and Acadian Flycatcher were at Fish Point
this morning.
Adam Pinch,
Pelee Island Bird Observatory
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Gloucester, ON - Cliff Swallows
From: Patrick Blake <pjblake22(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 11:24am
It was a fine morning for birding, so I headed out to Earl Armstrong Road to see
if I could relocate the grasshopper sparrow I had previously observed in the
area last week (see archived post for more information). To my surprise, two
CLIFF SWALLOWS were present perching on the telephone lines along the road near
the quarry pond. There were also the typical selection of tree and barn
swallows - I did not see any bank swallows, although I know they have been in
the area before.
The cliff swallows were easily identified from the similar barn swallows by the
bright white patch on their forehead. Before I left the area, I could not
relocate the swallows, since the large mixed flock had taken to the air to hunt
insects along the surface of the quarry pond.
Approximately 10 TURKEY VULTURES were roosting on the old barn across the street
from the quarry pond. And I relocated the GRASSHOPPER SPARROW at the end High
Road, where it had been earlier last week. I could distinctly hear a second
sparrow somewhere in the field - apparently the two were talking to one another.
Good birding!
Pat
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Huron Fringe Birding Festival - MacGregor Park
Port Elgin
From: mpickup(AT)bmts.com
Date: 28 May 2008 4:47pm
The first weekend of the Huron Fringe Birding
Festival wrapped up on Monday, 26th May with a
total of 166 species of birds reported. There
were great numbers of Warblers, Vireos, Thushes,
Woodpeckers and songbirds in the park. We had
many hikes within the park and up the Bruce
Peninsula.
Birds of note were Peregrine Falcon (a first for
the festival), Red-shouldered Hawk, Olive-sided
Flycatcher, Common Moorhen, Brown Creeper and
Marbled Godwit.
In all there were six species of woodpecker, Red-
bellied, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,Downy, Hairy,
Flicker and Pileated. Five specie of thrush,
Bluebird, Veery, Swainson's, Wood and Robin.
Twelve species of Sparrow, American Tree,
Chipping, Clay-colored, Field, Vesper, Savanah,
Grasshopper, Song, Swamp, Lincoln's, White-
throated and White-crowned. Twenty Seven species
of warbler, Blue-winged, Golden-winged,
Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Northern
Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape
May, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-
throated Green, Blackburnian, Pine, Palm, Bay-
breasted, Blackpoll, Cerulean, Black and White,
Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush,
Mourning, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's and
Canada.
The festival continues this weekend for another
four days starting on Thursday, 29th May and
finishes on the 1st June. There ar still openings
on many of our hikes, so please consider
attending.
Check our website at friendsofmacgregor.org for
the schedule of events.
Yours in Birding
Mike Pickup
Directions: From Hwy #21 south of Port Elgin go
west on Bruce Conc. #4 to Bruce Rd. #33 and turn
left. The entrance to the park is approx. 1km
along the road on your right. Follow the signs to
the gate house where park personell will direct
you to our registration tent.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Nonquon Lagoons-Stilt Sand.,etc.
From: dave milsom <milsomdave(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 1:32pm
Birded Nonquon lagoons east on 8th Line off Highway 12 north of Port Perry
today. First obtained my $5 permit at the Transfer Station one road south on
Reach Street.
The back lagoon was alive with a feeding flock of over 120 Black Terns. The
3rd lagoon in from the gate had 2 Sanderling at the back, but the best lagoon by
far was the 4th cell. This was almost drained and full of shorebirds.
Numerous Semipalmated Plover, Least & Semipalmated sandpipers fed around the
pools along with 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, a Stilt Sandpiper, 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, at least 5 White-rumped Sandpipers, 2 Pectoral and possibly a
Baird's Sandpiper (distant view), a Ruddy Turnstone, and a male Wilson's
Phalarope.
Ducks included GW Teal, Gadwall and Shoveler.
Many thanks to Geoff Carpentier for his work with authorities to enable
birders to access this prime location.
Dave Milsom
milsomdave(AT)hotmail.com
For birding tours, check my website at
http://ca.geocities.com/milsomdave1(AT)rogers.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Brighton Wetland and Lagoon
From: "Rod Lee" <simkev(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 28 May 2008 8:03pm
Greetings birders: I joined Keith Lee at the Constructed Wetland at 4:45
this afternoon (May 28th) for a quick 30 minutes of birding. The highlights
were - Black Crowned Night Heron that took flight as we entered the wetland,
the first Eastern Kingbirds at the wetllnd, and the return of a pair of
Northern Pintail Ducks. Much to our dismay a large flock of mainly Dunlin
took to the air and started flying rather erractically. The Semi-palmated
plovers, Lesser Yellowlegs and Least Sandpipers were not as alarmed as the
Dunlin when a Merlin flew very low over the water. The Dunlin returned a
few minutes later as did the Merlin. What a sight to watch how tightly the
Dunlin could fly together without flying into each other.
Keith will be at the Wetland Friday evening 5:00 to 7:00pm and Sunday June
1st from 9:00 until noon. If you are going to be in the area, please take
time to visit Brighton's Constucted Wetland and enjoy.
Kindest regards
Maureen for Keith Lee
Directions: The Constructed Wetland is located at the SE corner of
Brighton. From Hwy 401, take the Brighton exit (Hwy. 30)and follow
it south into town. Go south through the two traffic lights, over
the railway tracks and follow the main road, now called Prince Edward
Street, south. About 1 km south of the tracks, the main road begins
to swing to the left and becomes Cty. Rd. 64. As this long turn
ends, the constructed wetlands appear on the right side.
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