Hi folks The PURPLE SANDPIPER reported earlier today is still showing nicely on the beach on the east side of Wheatley Harbour. Despite a number of dogs pushing it up the beach it returned to the same general area. It was actively foraging along the edge of the wet and dry sand on the beach about 250 metres east of the harbour at 3:45 pm.
Good birding. Tom Tom Hince RR1, 21298 Harbour Road Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 ph (519) 825-9070 cell (519) 981-5994 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 29 16:08:37 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp02.bis.na.blackberry.com (smtp02.bis.na.blackberry.com [216.9.248.49]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA59263BD2 for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:08:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sensitivity: Normal Importance: Normal To: "Reports Ontbirds" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> From: "Michael Tate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:50:24 +0000 GMT Content-type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [Ontbirds]PurpLe sandpiper X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:08:37 -0000 On the beach. Wheatly harbour Found by Alan Wormington Michael Tate [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 29 16:08:40 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp03.bis.na.blackberry.com (smtp03.bis.na.blackberry.com [216.9.248.50]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5A4F63E1D for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:08:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sensitivity: Normal Importance: Normal To: "Reports Ontbirds" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> From: "Michael Tate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:50:52 +0000 GMT Content-type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [Ontbirds]PurpLe sandpiper X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:08:41 -0000 On the beach. Wheatly harbour Found by Alan Wormington Michael Tate [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 29 17:06:36 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.79]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6D0166390C for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:06:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 40001 invoked from network); 29 Apr 2006 21:06:22 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:X-Accept-Language:MIME-Version:To:Subject:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=VI3n/UnWSpvUzs+ao7+/T35PxSCzudjBMuLUlhdPQkwvZGiCgn5YTG4tL6zYmvfwc1hWutrrz7OYxxdftwXGwfWXGht1uWWXBNdSh5iOWdvHn5RTXT5D8LP/Nh4C19NM8RoLEYeFjRnBJQgk3Ceh8pMGgAAXyAw3cngXyFk1IoE ; Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.100?) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@64.228.212.208 with plain) by smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 29 Apr 2006 21:06:22 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:09:54 -0400 From: Hugh Currie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ontbirds@hwcn.org, Marcel Gahbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds]Leslie Spit April 29 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:06:37 -0000 It was an amazing day on the Leslie Spit for today's TOC walk. It started with a female Yellow-headed Blackbird seen well by the group of 40 through the telescope (it then flew east and out of sight). Next came an American Bittern which perched briefly near the base in a tree. Both these birds were all time firsts for my spit list. Another highlight was a pair of Great Egrets courting near the banding station. After that nothing special until we got to the flats east of the lighthouse. Here we found a Whimbrel - my earliest ever by two weeks. It flew west and out of sight but not before we again had scope views. 73 species in all. Many thanks to Naish McHugh, Steve Favier, John Carley and others for their help in finding the birds. Hugh Currie From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 29 18:50:40 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0073E63E1D for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:50:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from VALUED7B9600FA ([70.50.105.232]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:50:06 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Norm Murr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:49:58 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] Carden Plain / Kirkfield Area - Loggerhead Shrike Rails, etc. X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:50:41 -0000 Good evening birders. Today Alfred Adamo and I went up to the Carden Plain area to check on early arrivals and we found some nice birds. As we drove up Cty Rd 6 north out of Kirkfield we stopped at the lift locks where we had a close up view of an overhead Broad-winged Hawk. Along Wylie Rd we found Common Snipe, Sandhill Crane, Upland Sandpiper, Common Raven, Brown Thrasher, Purple Finch, Nashville, Chipping, and Vesper Sparrows, Eastern Towhee and many Eastern Meadowlarks. At the north end of Wylie Rd we turned left (west) and drove along Alvar Rd and along here we found Nashville, Yellow-rumped and Black-throated Green Warblers as well as Purple Finch again. At the end of Alvar Rd we turned left (south) on Lake Dalrymple Rd and along here were a pair of Osprey building a nest. We then proceeded back through Kirkfield on Cty Rd 6 and turned right (west) and drove to Rockview Rd and along here were more Thrashers and a Cooper's Hawk. We turned right (west) at Eldon Station Rd where Jean Iron told us about both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs in a flooded field and after locating them we drove to Prospect Rd, turned Right (north) and drove up to the southern marsh. Here at the marsh we found both Sora and Virginia Rails. We then drove a little further up Prospect to the next marsh (just south of Cty Rd 48) and here we again found Virginia and Sora Rails as well as 2 Moorhens, American Bittern and a Belted Kingfisher. A note of caution At the north marsh on Prospect Rd as we stood on the public road shoulder an Aggregate Co. pickup truck pulled up and the driver stared at us with an angry look without saying a word, just stared. I went over to him, said hello and said we were listening to Rails and Bitterns calling. He still stared with a angry look and I explained that we were viewing Marsh birds and that is what the Rails were. He finally reached out and pointed at a new sign up the road (in the marsh) (It said NO TRESPASSING - PLEASE RESPECT OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS and had a picture of an Osprey and Binoculars on it). He angrily told me it was his property, I said we were not on his property but on the public road looking over the marsh. His answer was that he didn't look into my backyard and that we were not allowed to look into or over the marsh. Allowing that that was ridiculous and reminding him that we were on public property he still said it wasn't allowed I asked him if that meant that I was not allowed to look into a field as we drove by he answered it just isn't allowed and drove off. We continued recording our sightings and he never returned. This is just a heads up for that location as this man looked like he could react physically if angrily confronted (MY Opinion). DIRECTIONS WYLIE RD / SEDGE WREN MARSH / PROSPECT RD Wylie Road is north of Kirkfield in Victoria County and Kirkfield itself is on County Road 48 east of Highway 12 and well north of Whitby and about 130 km from Toronto if you follow the roads and not a Crow. >From the centre of Kirkfield go north on County Road 6 passing under the Lift >Lock on the Trent Canal and drive about 2 ½ km further north to where the road >curves left or west. On this curve and on your right is McNamee Rd, turn right >here onto McNamee and drive east for about 300 yards and you will be at Wylie >Road. This road is about 9 ½ km long ending at Alvar Rd (a T intersection). >Birding can be good on this road as well, either way. The Sedge Wren Marsh is about 5 ½ km up Wylie Road, you cant miss it as it has the only bridge along the road. Park just to the south of and overlooking the bridge and walk the road. Birding is good all along the road and I find that the best birding happens when you park and walk both ways a km or 2 from your auto. This is a narrow road with little traffic but be sure to park in such a way as to not block the road as you dont want to rile up the locals. This is all private property but there really is no need to leave the road. Norm Murr PS You may also want to drive down Rockview Rd just west of Kirkfield on your right along County Rd 48. Past the dump road (on your right) you will come to a wet wood lot that straddles the road. This is a great place for N. Waterthrush. We heard and saw 7 there on May 5/01 and May 4/02. Also along here you should find Upland Sandpiper and Grasshopper Sparrow. Continue south to Eldon Station Rd (the next road) turn right (west) and drive to Prospect Rd. Turn right (north) and drive up to a large marsh. Here you should find many Marsh Wrens along with Sora and Virginia Rail, A. Bittern and Green Heron and watch for Osprey, N. Harrier and T. Vulture. If you continue north on this road you will come upon another small marsh and pond just short of County Rd 48. Of coarse most of the roads in this and the Wylie Rd area can be very productive and it is not a stretch saying you could spend a whole day in the area, I have. PPS Wylie Rd south of the Sedge Wren Marsh is good for Upland Sandpiper, Vesper and Grasshopper Sparrow and lots of E. Bluebirds. North of the marsh are the same birds and near the north end of the road watch and listen for Golden-winged Warbler and Clay-colored Sparrow. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net
