Yesterday Bob Tyler, Marc Lichtenberg and I birded Ward’s and Algonquin Islands and following are some of the birds found.
First off I want to thank Marc’s great ears :>)) for hearing the Protonotary Warbler and alerting Bob and I, a great find, thanks Marc. Turkey Vultures, Black-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swifts, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Red-bellied Woodpecker, E Wood Pewees, Yellow-bellied, Least, Willow and Great-crested Flycatchers, E. Kingbirds, White-breasted Nuthatches, House Wrens, only 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 35+ Cedar Waxwings, Veerys, Gray-cheeked and Swainson’s Thrushes, Gray Catbirds, Blue-headed, Philadelphia, Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos, many Tennessee Warblers, 3 Orange-crowned Warblers, Northern Parulas, Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackpoll, Wilson’s, 14 Bay-breasted and 8 Canada Warblers, American Redstarts, the great male Prothonotary Warbler, Common Yellow-throated Warblers, Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings and Orchard and Baltimore Orioles. Still wet under foot down there so be aware before you go. The Prothonotary was at the east end of Lakeshore Ave. (east of First St.) at the eastern gap and on the north side of the road which is a dirt path at this point. Good Luck to any that try for it. 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
