Just an update that the bird hasn't been seen/heard since my last post. There are some good brush piles in the area and the species can be extremely skulky so it's likely still in the area.
Josh Sent from my iPhone On May 10, 2018, at 10:31, Josh Vandermeulen <joshvandermeu...@live.ca<mailto:joshvandermeu...@live.ca>> wrote: A few more details: I first heard the Bell's Vireo singing at 9:46 AM and soon after located it deep within a brush pile. It sang on and off for the next 15 mins or so, and I managed a few poor photos. I haven't seen or heard it over the last 25 mins but it is likely still here. I've posted a photo of the bird as well as screenshots of Google Maps showing my location on my blog: http://joshvandermeulen.blogspot.ca/2018/05/ive-got-singing-male-bells-vireo-at.html?m=0 To get to Port Weller, take the Niagara Street/Regional Road 48 exit from the QEW in St Catharines, and drive north towards Lake Ontario. Stay on Niagara Street for 5 km, then turn right onto Lakeshore Road. Drive over the Welland Canal and take your second left onto Seaway Haulage Road, approx 500 m after crossing over the canal. Follow Seaway Haulage road north towards the lake. it will turn into Broadway, follow Broadway to the end and park in the little parking lot at the terminus of Broadway at Lake Ontario. Alternatively you can park at the end of seaway Haulage Rd which is at the base of the pier. Follow the main path north. Once you pass the marina keep going another 150 m or so until a path veers off the main path to the right (east). This is the second path past the marina. The bird was in the scrub around the intersection of the main path and the side trail mentioned above. Good birding, Josh Vandermeulen joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com<http://joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com> Sent from my iPhone On May 10, 2018, at 09:52, Josh Vandermeulen via ONTBIRDS <birdalert@ontbirds.ca<mailto:birdalert@ontbirds.ca>> wrote: I've got a singing Bells Vireo on the Port Weller east pier. Location is along the main (center) path about 100 m north of marina. More details to follow in a subsequent post - just wanted to get the word out. Photos and recordings taken. Good birding, Josh Vandermeulen Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca<mailto:birdalert@ontbirds.ca> For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
