Yesterday May 19th Bob Tyler, Alfred Adamo and I birded Ward’s and Algonquin Islands and it turned out to be one of the better trips down there and following are some of the birds.
Turkey Vultures, 3 Black-billed and 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Ruby-th Hummingbirds, 4 Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, E. Wood-Pewee, Willow, Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, E. Kingbirds, Raven, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina and House Wrens, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Veerys, Gray-cheeked and Swainson’s Thrushes, Catbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Blue-headed, Warbling, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireos, 20 warbler species including Tennesse, 2 Orange-crowned, Nashvllie, 9 N. Parulas, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape-May, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, 16 Bay-breasted, Cerulean, Black and White, A. Redstart, Connecticut, Com. Yellowthroat, Hooded and 3 Canada Warblers, Summer Tanager, 17 Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Bunting, Chipping and White-crowned Sparrows and Many Baltimore Orioles. Other birds seen in our area by other birders but not seen by us were – Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Palm, Mourning, Blackpoll and Wilson’s Warblers. 2 more Red-bellied Woodpeckers were seen west of Ward’s Island by 2 other birders making it a record day on The Islands (in my opinion) for that species. hope 1 or more of them are females. A good trip with a few more to come before the end of May unless The Islands sink as the water is still rising down there restricting the areas that we can access as we do not have rubber boots. Sand bagging and pumping is in full swing and there is a good possibility that The Islands will again be closed to the general public. A second 100 year flooding in 2 years :>)). Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON Sent from Mail for Windows 10 _______________________________________________ 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
