Five good hours this morning (7:00 am to noon) of good bird on a glorious wind-free morning yielded a good cross section warblers and other spring migrants. 19 warbler species: Tennessee: 10; Nashville: 16; Orange-crowned: 1; Northern Parula: 5; Yellow: 10; Chestnut-sided: 15; Magonilia: 5 (all males); Cape May: 2; Blackburnian: 3; Black-throated Blue: 22; Black-throated Green: 3; Yellow-rumped: 25; Palm: 2; Blackpoll: 1; Black-and-white: 4; American Redstart: 10; Common Yellowthroat: 3; Ovenbird: 2; Canada Warbler: 1. Bruce Wilkinson told he had the Blackpoll in the same area (the woody and scrubby are along the east edge of the sports field) yesterday. Other notable records: 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds; 2 Linocoln's Sparrows; 1 Philadelphia Vireo; 1 Wood Thrush; equal numbers of White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows (about 25 each). The first hour was fairly quite but when the sun came out by 8:30 am all areas had evenly lots of bird activity. I manage to pick two Bay-breasted Warblers at West Deane Park on my way up the campus.
Directions: Suggesting parking on 13 Street south of Lakeshore Boulevard south and the take the path which cuts into east park of campus (and the small and large 'bowl'). Wayne Renaud (289-828-0043) _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
