The first wave of Yellow-rumped Warbler was observed today, with small flocks of 6 - 8 birds seen in several areas. Details of today's banding are as follows: Eastern Phoebe - 1 Brown Creeper - 1 Winter Wren - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3 Hermit Thrush - 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 Swamp Sparrow - 2 White-throated Sparrow - 1 Red-winged Blackbird - 6 Common Crackle - 1 Other species of note heard or seen were: Ring-necked Pheasant heard in the tall grass to the south of the Nature Centre; Pied-billed Grebe; Virginia Rail heard from the boardwalk area of the Hillman Trail; Brown Thrasher.
Todd R. Pepper 36 Cherrywood Avenue Leamington, ON, N8H 4Z9 42° 2’39” N, 82° 36’3” W pepper_t...@yahoo.ca "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" William Shakespeare _______________________________________________ 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/