Hello Ontbirders
Sorry for the late post. I seem to be having email problems today.
This afternoon about 2pm I saw and photographed a YELLOW RACE(eastern)
(hypocysea) PALM WARBLER in the Northwest corner of Thickson's Woods. I
will try and upload my photo to the OFO photo page tomorrow, but meanwhile
there is already a nice photo of a similar bird by Ken Newcombe from Shell
Park April 19. www.ofo.ca/photos
Also seen/heard at Thickson's today, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, PINE,
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, HERMIT THRUSH, WINTER WREN, BROWN THRASHER,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW. Others reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO.
Directions:
From the 401 in Whitby, take Thickson Road south to the waterfront trail.
The entrance to the woods is off of the waterfront trail, east of Thickson
Road.
Good Birding
Carol
Carol Horner
dendroica at sympatico dot ca
Photo galleries at:
http://www.pbase.com/carolmhorner
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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Subject: [Ontbirds]skilled birders needed
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Attention birders: the Breeding Bird Survey needs your help!
Enthusiastic and skilled birders are needed to participate in the Breeding
Bird Survey (BBS) - the premier bird survey in
North America. In Canada, the BBS is coordinated by the Canadian Wildlife
Service (http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/nwrc-cnrf/migb/bbs_e.cfm).
BBS participants survey a predetermined, roadside route one morning a year
in June. Each route consists of 50 three-minute roadside stops and takes
about five hours to complete. Volunteers who can survey the same route for
as many consecutive years are particularly needed to maintain consistency
of reporting.
To do a BBS route, surveyors must be able to identify all birds in their
area by sight and sound. Birders that have honed their birding by ear
skills by doing point counts for the Breeding Bird Atlas should be
qualified to do a BBS route! Having a helper to do the driving is also
recommended but not essential.
In southern Ontario, routes are available near the following locations:
London
Sarnia
Eganville
Manitoulin Island
Chatham
Gunter (west of Bon Echo park)
Hockley (south of Barrie)
Hopeville/Dundalk
Pickerel Lake (west of Algonquin)
Bear Lake (between Parry Sound and Algonquin)
Killbear Provincial Park
McArthur Mills
Haliburton
Luther Marsh
Wallacetown
If you live near one of these routes, have a cottage nearby, or just want
an excuse to go birding in a different region of Ontario, please consider
taking on one of these orphaned routes. There are also MANY available
routes in northern Ontario. Upon request, BBS surveyors will receive a
charitable tax receipt for costs associated with running a route (mileage,
food, accommodations, etc.).
Data collected by the BBS is extremely valuable - it is used by countless
researchers, and biologists to
monitor bird population trends, generate population estimates and to
identify birds that are of conservation concern. If you would like to lend
your eyes and ears to this very worthwhile effort, please send me an email
or give me a call (Debbie
Badzinski, [EMAIL PROTECTED], toll free: 1-888-448-2473 (ext. 211)).
If you can't do the survey this year because of Atlassing commitments but
would like to participate in the future contact me now, as the number and
location of available routes is limited.
Sincerely,
Debbie Badzinski
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Debbie Badzinski, Bird Population Biologist
Bird Studies Canada
PO Box 160, Port Rowan, ON, N0E 1M0
(519)586-3531 toll-free: 1-888-448-BIRD
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