Between 5:30 and 11:30 a.m. Whimbrel counts totalled 2542 at Colonel Sam
Smith Park and 350 at Marie Curtis Park [TOTAL = 2892]. Richard Joos
arrived early (around 5:30 am) with myself, Jean Irons and a host of others
arrive between 6:20 and 7:00 am were on watch until 10:30 am. A flock of
350 was flying nw over the mouth of Etobicoke Creek/Marie Curtis Park at
11:30 am. Similar to yesterday, large numbers were passing far offshore,
others coming closer, often circling sometimes for 30 minutes and then
continuing migrating west or northwest. I would very much encourage others
who see flocks of whimbrels this afternoon or evening to report them to
ontbirds to get an accurate total day count.
Directions:
Kipling runs directly into Colonel Sam Smith Park and adjacent Humber
College Lakeshore campus, located west of Islington and east of Brown's Line
south of the Q.E.W.
Wayne Renaud, Richard Joos & Jean Irons
905.274.7103 or 905.278.5813
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Big Day - Durham, Presqu'ile and Carden
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Terrie Smith, Tony Bigg, Peter Hogenbirk did our Big Day for the Baillie =
Birdathon yesterday [May 22] and tallied 164 species! Great day with =
several nice finds and lots of "easy misses" $&%^&)*)_*
Highlights included:
Red-throated Loon [1] and Long-tailed Duck at Presqu'ile=20
Golden-eye and Sanderling at Second Marsh
Brant - 270 at Presqu'ile and one at Nonquon=20
Shorebirds at Presqu'ile - Semi-palmated Plover [15], Least [10], =
Greater Yellowlegs [3], White-rumped [1]
Shorebirds at Nonquon - Semi-pal. Plover [20], Lesser Yellowlegs [10], =
Short-billed Dowitcher [2], White-rumped [3], Semi-palmated =
Sandpiper [2], Dunlin [25], Least sandpiper [150] + 28 Black Terns
Shorebirds on Hall's Road - Semi-pal. Plover [5], Least Sandpiper [3], =
Dunlin [8]
Pipit at Presqu'ile=20
Redstart and Gnatcatcher nest at Presqu'ile
Blue-winged Warbler [1] [Glenarm Bluebird Trail]
Birds at Carden - Loggerhead Shrike [2], Golden-winged Warbler [2], =
Green Heron, Sedge Wren [5], Alder Flycatcher [2], Upland sandpiper [7], =
Common Nighthawk [5+]
Whip-poor-will [20+], Barred Owl [3], Saw-whet [1] and Screech owl [1] - =
all in Durham except one Barred
Orchard Oriole at Presqu'ile and Oshawa
Willow Flycatcher, Lincoln's Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow and Palm Warbler =
at Oshawa
Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
Nonquon: A permit must be obtained for each and every person wishing to =
enter. Permits cannot be shared nor can they be loaned. There are no =
"group entry" privileges. Please adhere rigidly to these requirements as =
the Region of Durham remains concerned about non-municipal staff =
utilizing the facility. Permits must be purchased in advance of entering =
the lagoons. They cost $5.00 as they did last year.
The permits may be purchased at the Durham Region Transfer Site located =
at 1623 Reach Rd, Port Perry during the following business hours .... =
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and =
Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. To get to the transfer station, =
travel north on Hwy 12 past Port Perry [Hwy 7A] to the next traffic =
lights [Regional Road 8 =3D Reach Rd.] and travel east to #1623 on the =
north side of the road.
The lagoons are located one road north of the transfer site east off Hwy =
12 on Concession Rd. 8 [don't get confused as, despite the fact that =
these roads are both numbered "8", they are two different roads - one is =
a regional paved road, the other a dirt concession road.]
