Chuck-will's-widow in LaSalle
A Chuck-will's-widow sang for several minutes at dusk (9:10 pm) yesterday from the oak woodland on west edge of Paul Wilkinson Park in LaSalle. An American Woodcock had just made its first courtship flight of the evening when the bird started to call. The park is located at the corner of Selkirk and Lyons. From the Ojibway Nature Centre in Windsor drive south 4 km on Matchette to Laurier, east on Laurier 0.7 km to Selkirk and then south one block to the park. Paul Pratt Naturalist Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Road Windsor, ON 519-966-5852 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Ojibway.ca Pratt, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
White-winged Dove Yellow-headed Blackbird - Presqu'ile.
Posting for Bill Gilmour: The White-winged Dove and the Yellow-headed Blackbird have again been visiting Bill Gilmour's property at Presqu'ile periodically this morning (May 16). He and Margaret are welcoming birders (by the dozen) to share these two great yard birds, but are refusing to provide coffee! Follow the signs from Brighton to Presqu'ile Provincial Park and follow the main road through the Park without taking any side roads until it becomes Bayshore Road (a residential road). Bill and Margaret's cottage is at 83 Bayshore Road. If you do not plan to stop within the Park, it is not necessary to have a Park permit or to pay the daily entry fee to the Park. Simply inform the gate attendant, if there is one on duty, that you are visiting on Bayshore Road. If you plan to try for the Yellow Rail, this does not apply. -- Fred Helleiner 186 Bayshore Road, R.R. #4, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0 VOICE: (613) 475 5309 If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Fred Helleiner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Rondeau Bird Report -- May 16, 2003 (Friday)
Report for May 16, 2003 (Friday): Cool temperatures, east winds, and rain have effectively blocked the arrival of new migrants to Rondeau. Sooner or later, however, the winds will change to the south, which should create a fresh flood of new migrants watch the weather reports! Reported so far today are the following: BLUE GROSBEAK -- The female bird is again present on South Point Trail take Lakeshore Road south to where it ends, walk about 1 km south until you reach a bench on the beach the bird habitually feeds in the tall dune grasses. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER one was seen today where Bennett Road meets Rondeau Road (opposite Spicebush Trail). This is probably the same bird present in the general area yesterday. Today the bird was harassing an Eastern Screech-Owl, until the owl finally went inside its hole. Alan Wormington, Friends of Rondeau * DAILY BIRDING HIKES WITH AN EXPERT (free): May 1-19 and May 23-26 inclusive On each scheduled day there is a morning hike at 7:30 a.m. -- meet at the Visitor Centre. On each scheduled day there is also an afternoon OR evening hike, as follows: Mondays: 1:00 p.m. in the Park - meet at the Visitor Centre Thursdays: 1:00 p.m. in the Park -- meet at the Visitor Centre Fridays: 7:00 p.m. on Marsh Trail -- meet at parking lot Saturdays: 1:00 p.m. in the Park -- meet at the Visitor Centre Sundays: 1:00 p.m. in the Park -- meet at the Visitor Centre For Additional Birding Events at Rondeau, visit the Friends website at www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Presqu'ile goodies and shorebird survey
Hi everyone, As of 1100h both the WW Dove and the Yh Blackbird are still at the Gilmour's house as previously posted. If they are not visible, just wait nearby, away from the feeders, and they should be in. While waiting you may enjoy the 3+ Orchard Orioles, Carolina Wren or Philadelphia Vireo which were also in the same yard - needless to say the property value has gone up considerably! Bill Gilmour, Maureen Riggs and I did the weekly IBA shorebird survey today and came up with the following: 3 Black-b Plover 3 Killdeer 5 Semi Plover 1 Spotted S/p 156 Least S/p 33 Dunlin 1 Sb Dowitcher (hendersoni) Most shorebirds were on Beach 4 with a few others scattered along the beach. We also saw 65 Brant, a 1st summer Glaucous Gull and a late Horned Lark. Cheers, Doug McRae Doug McRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Point Pelee Migration Update - May 16, 2003 (Friday)
Good morning, There was considerably more song in the Park first thing this morning and initial reports suggest that bird activity has picked up through most parts of the Park. Early morning fog also added to the excitement as many small birds could be seen flying over the treetops back south toward the Tip. The biggest change noted over the past few days was a definite influx of FLYCATCHERS. Walking south toward the tip, flycatchers could be seen darting from branch to branch on almost every second or third tree. Of these, the vast majority appeared to be LEAST FLYCATCHERS. Also noted was our first OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and the odd WILLOW or ALDER FLYCATCHER. In addition to the flycatchers, there also seemed to be quite a few more BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS around, many of which were heard singing. If male Black-and-white Warblers are still coming through in good numbers, this seems to suggest that many more birds have yet to arrive in the Park. Other birds reported this morning include: HARRIS'S SPARROW - (1) - Cactus Display (just reported, but unconfirmed) Hooded Warbler - (1 female) - Post Woods Sedge Wren - (2) - west of Post Woods and Woodland Nature Trail (W.N.T.) Glaucous Gull - (1) - Tip Golden-winged Warbler - (1 female) - Tip area Connecticut Warbler - (1) - Tilden's Woods (singing) Surf Scoter - (6) - Tip Northern Mockingbird - (1) - Tipa area Blue-winged Warbler - (1) - Post Woods both Cuckoos - Tilden's Woods Also reported yesterday (May 15): MARBLED GODWIT - (5) - Hillman Marsh C.A. shorebird impoundment DICKCISSEL - (1) - between Northwest Beach and Dunes on west beach (written in book, no other details received) Eastern Bluebird - (1 male) - west beach south of Northwest Beach Alder Flycatcher - (1) - west beach at half-way stop PIleated Woodpecker - (1) - Holiday Beach C.A. Prairie Warbler - (1 female) - Holiday Beach C.A. We just had a report that the Harrow Sewage Lagoons had very few shorebirds yesterday. Please let us know if you seen waders there. Good Birding, John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Dave Martin, Pete Read, Alan Wormington Staff, Friends of Point Pelee Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee are pleased to present the 2003 Festival of Birds from April 26 to May 26. This years events include daily hikes, County Hot Spot Tours, Birders Breakfast and much. For more information, please visit www.wincom.net/~fopp/ or www.parkscanada.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pelee/ne/ne4_e.asp. Birders may also be interested in the free shorebird hikes offered by Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) at the new shorebird impoundment. - To contact the Friends of Point Pelee please call 519-326-6173, fax 519-326-7925 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] - For general park information, please call 519-322-2365. - To contact ERCA, please call 519-776-5209. The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Friends of Point Pelee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Pacific Loon, Sandhill Crane, Prince Edward Pt. May 14th
Hello: I am just back from 4 days of birding in Prince Edward County, primarily Prince Edward Pt. National Wildlife Refuge. On Wednesday, May 14th at 6:30 a.m. there were two first summer loons swimming side by side quite close to the shore at Pt. Traverse, Prince Edward Point. One of the loons was noticably smaller than the other in body and also in bill. I had an excellent view of them for 10 minutes and able to compare as they were side by side. In looking in Sibley's I am very confident that I have correctly identified this bird as a Pacific Loon. I understand that a Pacific Loon was seen in a previous year at Prince Edward Pt. by Ron Weir and Gerald Paul on May 20th. I saw/heard 129 species of birds in Prince Edward County, May 12,13, 14, 15. Higlights included: a fly over by a sandhill crane at Prince Edward Pt.; 23 varieties of warblers including golden winged, orange-crowned, 18 northern parulas in one day! (May 15th), cape may, canada, and a yellow breasted chat (in the mist nets! Can I count it?); 10 varieties of sparrows including: 3 grasshopper, clay-coloured, vesper and lincolns; a flock of 40 brant flew past at Pt. Petre; merlin; 24 least sandpipers near Wellington. P.S. feedback on the Pacific Loon would be appreciated. Email me privately. Directions: Take the 401 to Hwy. 62 exit in Belleville. Hwy. 62 to 33 to Picton and then County Rds. 9,17,16,13 and 9 to Prince Edward Pt. On the way you go through Black River and South Bay. Regards Lloyd Paul lpaul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Eurasian Collared-Dove still in Marysville
I saw the Eurasian Collared-Dove in Marysville this morning May 16 at 10:30. It was sitting on wires across the highway from the church. It took 5 minutes for it to find me. The bird was silent. I did not see it fly in or leave. Field marks beauties (undertail and vent). It was immaculate. The priest waved. Take 401 Hwy to exit 566 and go south on Hwy 49 (less than 1 Km) to Old Hwy 2 and then right on Hwy 2, for 2.7 km. to the Marysville Catholic Church. Mark Cranford Mississauga ALSO AN EARLIER REPORT FROM Reuben Ware The Eurasian Collared Dove was observed on Friday, May 9th from 11:45 until about 12:40 p.m. It vocalized with repeats of its three-note call on five or six occasions while atop the telephone pole just west of the blue house. Once it vocalized from atop the chimney of the blue house. It flew several times between three sites: the top chimney of the blue house, on the telphone pole cross piece, and in the willow trees which are adjcent to a large, grey metal shed [west of the blue house]. On one occasion, it carried a small twig from beneath one of the willows up to the top of blue house's chimney. Three times it sat [huddled down as if it were resting or sitting on a nest] on the telephone pole cross piece for about five minutes each time. Take 401 Hwy to exit 566 and go south on Hwy 49 to Old Hwy 2 and then right on Hwy 2, for 2.7 km. to the Marysville Catholic Church, parking lot, and school [on your right]. The blue house is across Hwy 2 from the school. Reuben Ware #5- 691 Frankhill Road R.R. 2, Peterborough ON K9J 6X3CANADA Tel: 705-748-9944 E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 Mark Cranford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Pelee Island Bird Report May 16
Fish Point had a MOURNING WARBLER both last evening and this morning, and a GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, several PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a new wave of BLUE-HEADED VIREOS. Vin Villa area was the best place for birding late on May 15 with 18 species of WARBLERS as well as a WHITE-EYED VIREO. Late walks at the Winery produced groups of CAPE MAY WARBLERS and BAY BREASTED WARBLERS. Pelee Island Bird Observatory continues its banding and census operation. To find out more about their work, pelase contact the Pelee Island Heritage Centre. - Cumulative May total for Pelee Island: 183 species - There will be daily bird hikes on Pelee Island until at least May 20. Cost $4.00 includes admission to Heritage Centre. Inquire at Centre at foot of West Dock for times and locations, and details on best birding areas and current rarities. The Heritage Centre is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily. 519-724-2291. The foyer contains a 'sightings board' listing May bird sightings (open 24 hours). Lighthouse Point is on the NE corner of the island, Sheridan Point on the NW corner, Mill Point on the SE corner, and Fish Point on the SW corner, due south of the West Dock. Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220. Paul Carter, Irena Knezevic Pelee Island Heritage Centre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] pimuseum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Ottawa Birth Announcement!
Horizon and Connor are pleased to announce the hatch of their first chicklet! This took place between noon on the 15th and noon on the 16th of May. They are on the west ledge of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Ottawa. 2 eggs to go! Stay tuned! Cheers, Eve -Eve Ticknor Coordinator, OFNC Peregrine Falcon Watch 38-9 Gillespie Cres. Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 9T5 Canada (613) 737-7551 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The great opportunity is where you are... Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world. eve ticknor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Fw: Warblers abundant at Prince Edward Point
- Original Message - From: gerald w paul To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 3:49 PM Subject: Warblers abundant at Prince Edward Point Hi birders: Lloyd Gerald Paul birded Prince Edward County, May 15 from 6 A.M. to 5 P.M. During 7 hours at Prince Edward Point special sightings included: Peregrine Falcon, 4 vireos, 20 warblers. In great numbers were: Yellow(200), Yellow-rumped (300+), Black-throated Blue (75), Black-throated Green (50), Northern Parula (15), Nashville (30), Blackburnian (15) Bay-breasted (15). Baltimore Orioles (40+), Scarlet Tanagers (10) and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (18) added to the kaleidoscope of colours. Worth mentioning though fewer in number were: Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Magnolia, Cape May, Palm, Wilson's, Ovenbird. At Point Petre the highlight was a low-flying flock of Brant and a Red-bellied Woodpecker as well as a scattering of warblers and flycatchers. Beaver Meadow Conservation Area produced two Mute Swans, flycatchers and a Moorhen. Total species seen in the county--101. On the way back to Kingston, I stopped at Amherstview Lagoons at 7 P.M.where I saw over 250 Black Terns catching insects over the south-west lagoon as well as six species of ducks. I watched the display of aerial acrobatics by the terns for 30 minutes--a sight to behold! Gerald W. Paul, Kingston ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] gerald w paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
KIRTLAND'S WARBLER @ LONG POINT
It's been a very productive week at long point for songbird migration although things are still about a week behind. The major highlight being a Male Kirtland's Warbler which showed up at one of our Remote Field Stations a few days ago. The bird was viewed very well by a volunteer and a BSC staff member for about an hour and a half, after which the bird made its way west down the point and was not seen again. It has been a whacky year for Summer Tanagers with three being seen this May at the Tip this spring, two of which were banded. The first one was banded on the 8th of May and was retrapped on 11th of May at Haldimand Bird Observatory. On the 12th of May at the Shorebird ponds at BSC a number of Short-billed Dowitchers were accompanied by a single Long-billed. Stu Mackenzie and Jody Allair Landbird Programs Coordinator Long Point Bird Observatory, Bird Studies Canada PO Box 160 (115 Front St.) Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0 (519) 586-3531 (BSC Office) (519) 586-2885 (LPBO Office) (519) 586-3532 (Fax) LPBO Coordinator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Yellow Rail - Presqu'ile
I heard the Yellow Rail off the first viewing platform on the Marsh Boardwalk 20 yards east of the parking lot ticking away at 9 am this morning (May 16). This must be very close to a 'T' for Territory tic in the Breeding Atlas Program. Presqu'ile Provincial Park is west of Brighton and south of Highway 2. Exit 509 off the 401. There is a fee to enter the park. -- Mark Cranford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mississauga, Ontario Mark Cranford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Kingston Field Naturalists, Region Sghtings for week Ending May 16
Report to OntBirds, from the week's sightings for the Kingston Region, as
reported the compiler.
Page numbers and location Quadrants noted in square brackets [...], are for
named sites. They refer to the MapArt Publishing Ontario Road Atlas, 2003
Edition.
Page numbers and Quadrants in Open Brace brackets {.} are for locations
requiring more detail. They refer to MapArt Deluxe Street Atlas of Eastern
Northern Ontario, 1st Edition.
This is a copy of the May 16, '03 KFN Phone Line script, with added detail
for locations:
RARE BIRD REPORTS --- EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE --- ETC.
Mark Cranford reported: I saw the EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE in Marysville this
morning May 16 at 10:30. It was sitting on wires across the highway from the
church. It took 5 minutes for it to find me. The bird was silent. I did not
see it fly in or leave. Field marks beauties (undertail and vent). It was
immaculate.
DIRECTIONS: Take 401 Hwy to exit 566 and go south on Hwy 49 (less than 1 Km)
to Old Hwy 2 and then right on Hwy 2, for 2.7 km. to the Marysville Catholic
Church.
Owen weir reported today: WHITE-WINGED DOVE YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD at
Presqu'ile May 16.
OPINICON Road
[page 36, quads Z57 A56 57]
The KFN Field Trip of Sunday May 11 led by Bud Rowe produced the following
highlights:
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, N. MOCKINGBIRD, GOLDEN-WINGED CERULEAN WARBLERS, N.
WATERTHRUSH and BROAD-WINGED HAWK.
PRINCE EDWARD POINT, [page 35, quads G52 53]
Lloyd Paul reported for May 14 at 6:30 a.m. at Point Traverse: 2 first
summer loons were swimming side by side quite close to the shore. One was
noticeably smaller in body and in bill. I had an excellent view of them for
10 minutes and was able to compare them as they were side by side. Looking
in Sibley's, I am confident that this bird as a PACIFIC LOON.
While birding in Prince Edward County, May 12,13, 14, 15. Lloyd's Highlights
included: a fly over by a SANDHILL CRANE at Prince Edward Pt.; 23 varieties
of warblers including GOLDEN-WINGED, ORANGE-CROWNED, 18 N. PARULA, CAPE MAY,
CANADA, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (in the mist nets), 10 varieties of
sparrows including: 3 GRASSHOPPER, CLAY-COLORED, VESPER LINCOLN'S; a flock
of 40 BRANT flew past at Pt. Petre; MERLIN; 24 LEAST SANDPIPERS near
Wellington.
The North Leeds Birders (NLB) found in the Traverse area on May 13:
RED-SHOULDERED and SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 2 BLACK TERNS, GR. HORNED OWL,
WHIP-POOR-WILL, BLUE-WINGED and PRAIRIE WARBLERS and near the creek on
Babylon Rd. a SEDGE WREN.
On May 14 notable NLB sightings included: 2 juv. male ORCHARD ORIOLES in the
fields west of the Lighthouse and 8 AM PIPITS on the fields west of the
Babylon Road.
Bud Rowe reported a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at the point on May 16.
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Gail David Gault of Bath, reported: We had a hungry female YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD at our feed, around 8 a.m., May 15, 2003. (They took colour
photos). Location: [page 36, quad E 54]
Keith Chapman had 3 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS at Howe Island Ferry Rd. (May
14). Location: [page 36, quad D 57]
Compiled by, Bob Sachs Kingston Ont.
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white-winged dove and Yellow-headed blackbird
Greetings Birders The white-winged dove and yellow-headed blackbird are still being seen until late today. I would like to thank all birders for the respect shown today while on our property.When entering the yard please be cautious and careful. The best way to view these birds is to either come to the house and view from the side of the porch or view from the park road. Bill bill gilmour [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
white-winged dove and yellow-headed blackbird
Greetings Birders The white-winged dove and yellow-headed blackbird are still being seen until late today. I would like to thank all birders for the respect shown today while on our property.When entering the yard please be cautious and careful. The best way to view these birds is to either come to the house and view from the side of the porch or view from the park road. Bill Directions: Presqu'ile Provincial Park is located south of Brighton. Take hiway 30 south through Brighton and follow the signs to the Park. bill gilmour [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
