With the weather turning from warm to cold, bird migration which just began, has ground to a halt. Warblers are being found in protected areas from the high winds. On May 11th, just before the weather turned a good migration occurred in the morning with the highlights being, 1 prothonotary warbler, 2 tufted titmouse, 1 yellow-billed cuckoo, 1 dickcissel, 1 Kirtland's warbler, 2 Louisiana waterthrush, 1 spotted towhee, 1 orange-crowned warbler and 1 hooded warbler. On May 12th, the prothonotary warbler was seen again on the Tulip Tree Trail, which has been the most consistent location to find this bird. Another report of a yellow-throated warbler had birders scrambling around the Maintenance Compound most of the day. Along the Harrison Trail south of the Pony Barns, a Kentucky warbler was seen with a yellow-breasted chat closer to the barns. In the evening a female hooded warbler bounced around the ground flashing her bi- coloured tail feathers as she searched for food on the Tulip Tree Trail. The three-toed woodpecker was reported being seen again on Thursday evening on the Tulip Tree Trail. This bird is moving around alot throughout the park especially near the burned areas.
Today, May 13th, the birds are fewer and harder to find while they seek protection from the high winds. The prothonotary warbler as always is the highlight for anyone travelling to Rondeau. If one waits long enough on the bridges on the Tulip Tree Trail, it will appear usually at Bridge 7 or Bridge 9. Great Birding in the Rondeau Birding Area Bob Knudsen Bird Hike Leader Friends of Rondeau ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri May 13 15:38:15 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.83]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 41B9763A7E for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Fri, 13 May 2005 15:38:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unknown (HELO doug) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@24.112.239.100 with login) by smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 May 2005 19:53:31 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 15:53:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Subject: [Ontbirds]Green Heron on May 12; Friday the 13th AM winds =quiet day at Thickson's X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 19:38:15 -0000 Along with 16 warbler species in Thickson's Woods on Thursday, May 12, I spotted a Green Heron and several Northern Rough-winged Swallows at the pond at the bottom of the carpark road During the cold, windy AM hours at Thickson's Woods, on Friday, May 13, birders had some good sightings in just a few relatively "warm", sunny locations. Best birds-- Peregrine Falcon, Orange-crowned Warbler at the south end of the woods--8a.m.; Ovenbird, Wilson's W., Bay-breasted W., Tennessee W., Chestnut-sided W., N. Parula, Nashville W., Magnolia W., Am. Redstart-- someone reported a Blackpoll early in the morning. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Indigo Buntings, Orchard Oriole, Bobolink, Veery, Swainson's Thrush,Warbling Vireo. The Pickering Naturalists invite you to an 8a.m., Sunday, May 15, bird outing in Thickson's with Rayfield Pye--starting from the meadow platform. Exit 401 at Thickson Rd. (in Whitby), south to the road that parallels the north side of the pine woods, just north of the lakefront. Doug Lockrey, Whitby www.pickeringnaturalists.org
