[Ontbirds]Willet Rattray's
Besides the willet there are several common shorebirds there to-day Thursday Sept 7th.Fair numbers of warblers,vireos etc including a parula shown to me by a photographer.Thanks Good luck Don Perks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Ontbirds]96 raptors on Sep.6; another 34 on Sep.7 at Cranberry in southwest Whitby
Sept.6/06--2 more hours after I left the platform another 65 migrating raptors were noted, making a day total of 96. We wait for a cold snap to really bring in the Broad-wingeds. Below is a table with the results for both Sep.6 and 7, both days with 5 observations hours. Other birds noted- 3 Short-billed Dowitchers, Wilson's Snipe, Chimney Swift, Nighthawk, several warbler species, Marsh Wren, Counter--Doug Lockrey Observers--many Sept.6Sept.7 TOTAL Turkey Vulture 4 0 5 Osprey 7 2 49 Bald Eagle 0 0 4 N. Harrier 8 11 33 Sharp-shinned 29 9 89 Cooper's 1 2 5 Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered 0 0 1 Broad-winged1 28 Red-tailed 27 5 73 Rough-legged Golden Eagle American Kestrel 18 1 23 Merlin0 25 Peregrine1 Unidentified 1 0 2 From the west--Exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through Lakeridge Rd., one block to Hall's Rd., south towards the lake, parking at the entrance to the south pathway. From the east--Exit 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria, west past the Lynde C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd.-- Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Sep 7 15:00:53 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP04.bayc1.hotmail.com (bayc1-pasmtp04.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.164]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C62263CFE for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:00:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Originating-IP: [67.70.129.43] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from sympatico.ca ([67.70.129.43]) by BAYC1-PASMTP04.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:00:52 -0700 Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:57:37 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v553) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Tony Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Sep 2006 19:00:53.0092 (UTC) FILETIME=[F0FDEA40:01C6D2AF] Subject: [Ontbirds]Snow Geese, migrants - Ottawa X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:00:54 - Hello Ontbirders Once again the parade of characters changes here in Ottawa. Although heavy fog obscured visibility along the Ottawa River first thing this am, several small flocks of geese and mallards seemed to pepper the skies. Most interesting were two Greater Snow Geese flying south over Andrew Hayden Park with a small flock of 8 Canadas. Shortly after they were followed by an adult Common Loon. At Britannia, songbirds were numerous including 17 species of warbler, especially along the ridge. Yellow-rumps were abundant to the point of being distracting. Regardless, several individuals were noted of Northern Parula, Nashville, Magnolia, Black-throated Green and Bay-breasted. Spread out, among the warblers were 9 Scarlet Tanagers. The crows in Britannia continue to give the Great Horned Owls a hard time. Two different owls were mobbed in two separate locations - one near the south end, and another in about 100 metres from the trail entrance off Cassles Road. Directions to Andrew Hayden Park courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo14.htm Directions to Britannia Conservation Area courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo10.htm Cheerio Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/
[Ontbirds] Willet ,White-rumped sandpiper and 10 warblers including Louisiana
Went by Rattray Marsh in Mississauga this morning with my friend Lucy and glad we did. Got there and was told there was a Willet in the marsh so went to look. When got to the marsh out along the beach flushed a louisiana waterthrush. Then saw a tennessee warbler above the waterthrush. In the marsh in front of us was the Willet. As we scanned the marsh noticed a juvenile white-rumped sandpiper as it flew for a bit giving us great look at it's white rump. Also there were 2 great egrets, lesser yellowlegs, spotted sandpipers, hooded mergansers, wood ducks ,green and blue-winged teal and many of great blue and black crowned night herons in the marsh. On the trails observed in total 10 species of warblers including both waterthrushes, wilsons, chestnut-sided, ovenbird and 3 vireos (philadelphia,warbling and red-eyed). Above us by the creek we watched 5 juvenile northern harriers fly over us ,so neat. Directions for Rattray marsh as provided by others: Exit the Q.E. at # 126 south on Southdown to the Lakeshore Rd,.drive east to Bexhill Ave.through the clarkson village. Park at the end of Bexhill at Gatehouse Dr.and walk to the lakefront and west along the shingle beach to the outlet. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Sep 7 15:32:25 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from fep9.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B9EB63CC7 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:32:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from videoedge (d141-150-198.home.cgocable.net [24.141.150.198]) by fep9.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id A0DB6542A; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:32:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Cheryl Edgecombe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:32:15 -0400 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 cc: Dagmar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report, Thursday September 7th, 2006 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:32:26 - On Thursday, September 7th, 2006 this is the HNC Birding Report: MANX SHEARWATER (last seen Friday Sept 1st) WILLET RED-NECKED PHALAROPE RED PHALAROPE PARASITIC JAEGER SABINE'S GULL CONNECTICUT WARBLER Blue-winged Teal Green-winged Teal Great Egret Osprey Northern Harrier Bald Eagle Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper American Woodcock Caspian Tern Common Tern Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Veery Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Activity is good again this week for migrating passerines but pales in comparison with the action of last week at Van Wagner's Beach. Lakeshore Parks such as Shoreacres/Paletta have been extremely active particularly Sunday and Monday of last week with Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo Veery, Swainson's Thrush, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler, Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Swainson's Thrushes are also moving through these places in numbers signaling a bit of a changeover in the mix of birds moving through the area. Woodland Cemetery has had a similar mix to the parks above with migrating swallows and Chimney Swifts flying overhead and the local and/or migrating Ospreys have been seen in the area. At nearby Valley Inn, Great Egrets are still present. Last Sunday, the place was full of warblers of similar mix with the highlight being an immature female CONNECTICUT WARBLER. Test your warbler id skills on this one. An Olive-sided Flycatcher was also hawking insects down at the boardwalk. Nothing can top last week at the beach however the winds have shifted this week and easterlies have subsided. Of note however last
[Ontbirds]Ottawa: Great Egrets migrants
Hi Everyone Birded Shirley's Bay early this morning and there were 3 Great Egrets feeding along the back bay. Despite the presents of a hunting Merlin, Sharp-shinned Hawk and Northern Harrier shorebird numbers were still good with 2 Short-billed Dowitcher, 2 Dunlin, 15+ Pectoral, 30+ Semipalmated Sandpiper and both yellowlegs. Along the dyke there was a nice concentration of warblers including Northern Parula and Blackpoll. A few Rusty Blackbirds and a couple of American Pipits flew over along with 30+ Bobolinks. good birding Bruce Directions: Shirley's Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Moodie Drive exit and turn north (right) on Moodie Drive and continue to Carling Ave. Turn left at Carling Ave. and follow Carling to Rifle Road. Turn right (north) on Rifle Rd. Park at the lot at the end (boat launch). Walk back to the road, and continue through the gate on the Department of National Defence property. There is a trail on your right (clearly marked with vehicle No Entry signs) which heads into the woods, and, eventually to the dyke. PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE RANGE CONTROL OFFICE BEFORE ENTERING THE DYKE AREA-- Call (613) 991-5740 and request permission to visit the dyke area for birding. Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O.Box 538 Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0 (613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (07 Sep 2006) 25 Raptors
Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 4 10 10 Bald Eagle 1 5 5 Northern Harrier 7 44 44 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 48 48 Cooper's Hawk1 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk2 41 41 Red-tailed Hawk 2 15 15 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 59 59 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Total: 25225225 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers:Karen Padbury Weather: Reduced visibility early with low cloud gave way to mainly sunny conditions and improved visibility. Light Northeasterlies gradually increased and veered to the South. Raptor Observations: A rather desultry movement of migrants. The Osprey in temporary residence provided entertainment fishing and giving vocal warning to migrating Ospreys before escorting them out of the area. Non-raptor Observations: Not much paserine movement today. Warblers still abound in the park. A female Commom Merganser was in the marsh. Predictions: Tomorrow should be mainly sunny and warm with light Southwest winds. Forcasters are speculating that both Saturday and Sunday will bring winds with a Northern component. This bodes well for the first weekend of the Hawk Festival! Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Site Description: Holiday Beach Conservation Area was formerly a Provincial Park, but is now administered by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA). It is strategically located at the extreme southwestern tip of southern Ontario. The park is on the eastern end of a large freshwater estuary known as Big Creek. (Specifically the site is 1.1 miles south of the junction Highway 20 (old 18) and Essex Road 50, Town of Amherstburg). The Holiday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO) (founded in 1986) is a non-profit, volunteer organization formed to promote the study and protection of migrating birds. Activities focus primarily on fall migration of raptors and other species. This site is in Essex County, Ontario, on the north shore of Lake Erie near the Detroit River. In 1988, HBMO persuaded Detroit Edison to donate a 40 foot Hawk Tower which is now at the site. Southwestern Ontario has a funneling effect on migrating raptors due to the geography of the nearby lakes and the reluctance of most raptors to cross large bodies of water. Birds gain altitude over the flat farmland to the north and east, rising easily with the thermals that such areas provide in abundance. As the birds head south they meet Lake Erie and, reluctant to cross it , turn west. With appropriate wind and weather conditions, birds pile up along the lake shore and move west until they reach the narrow crossing at the Detroit River (or island hop within the river mouth). Directions to site: Entering Canada from Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge: After Canadian Customs, stay left 50 yards, passing over the railroad tracks. You are now on Huron Church Road leading to Highway 401 and Highway 3. Continue east 3.8 miles to the intersection with Todd and Cabana roads. Go through the intersection, staying to the right. In less than 100 yards the main road splits; 401 and 3 continue to the left as the main road and Huron Church narrows and angles to the right. Follow Huron Church right for 0.5 miles to Disputed Road. After anglign a right turn onto Disputed Road, travel south. At 4 miles Disputed Road intersects with Townline Road, and the name changes to Concession 5. Continue south 5 miles and Concession 5 T's with South Townline Road. Turn left and travel east 0.2 miles, turning right (south) onto Concession 6. Continue south for 3.4 miles to the intersection with Highway 20 at Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. There is a restaurant/convenience/gas store on
[Ontbirds]Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Snake Island, Kingston
I am watching a Buff-breasted Sandpiper forage among the rocks on the south shore of Snake Island. The bird has been here for about an hour --along with both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs. Directions: Snake Island is visible in the distance from Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Get off the 401 at Kingston, go south on and to the end of Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway. Turn right onto King st. Take first left into Olympic Harbour area---look to SW to see island about 4-5 km distant Chip weseloh -- Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
[Ontbirds]Willet - Rattray Marsh
The Willet reported earlier today was still there at 6:10pm. Viewed from the outlet it was in deeper water towards the east end of the marsh in good light (not on the exposed mud that is painful to look at in bright light). Rattray Marsh is in Mississauga. From the QEW exit at Southdown Road, travel south to Lakeshore Road (old Highway 2). Turn left (east) and drive through Clarkson Village. Turn right (south) on Bexhill Road (just past the 5th or 6th stop light east of Southdown). Park at the bottom of the street near a laneway access to Rathway . At the bottom of the hill follow the boardwalk east to the lake then walk the shore west to the outlet. -- Mark Cranford Mississauga, Ont. mark.cranford at roger dot com From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Sep 7 19:17:18 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from helios.kos.net (helios.kos.net [64.201.45.11]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D9ABC639D5 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 19:17:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 19742 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2006 23:15:23 - X-Mail-Scanner: Scanned by qSheff-II-2.1-r1 (http://www.enderunix.org/qsheff/) Received: from unknown (HELO D3ZD7M31) (64.201.46.125) by helios.kos.net with SMTP; 7 Sep 2006 23:15:21 - Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Terry Sprague [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ontbirds ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 19:13:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Subject: [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending September 07/06 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:17:18 - WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FOR PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, September 07, 2006 Passersby along County Road 2, between Burr Road and the Ameliasburgh sand dome in Prince Edward County, have been doing double takes in the last two days as an adult BALD EAGLE continues to hang out in that area along the roadside. Six phone calls and two e-mails came in almost back to back about the massive bird as it casually feasted on roadkill, including a roadkilled cat. This is no doubt the same adult bird that has also been seen since June in the Sawguin Marsh and Huff's Island area. One observer birding Prince Edward Point on the 5th confirmed that the fall migration is indeed in progress as he listed off 12 species of warblers including 2 NORTHERN PARULAS, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 3 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS and four species of vireos, among them 2 PHILADELPHIAS and a BLUE-HEADED. Also seen was a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, 2 MERLINS and 5 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS. More on the Prince Edward Point migration from bird bander David Okines with the following report: A LESSER SCAUP was seen in the harbour among the MALLARDS on the 2nd and the BLUE-WINGED TEALS continue to pay a visit every few days. The immature BALD EAGLE was seen twice this week and the SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS are starting to move and twelve have been banded this week The best day was the 1st when 25 birds were seen. COOPER'S HAWKS continue to be seen and four were present on the 4th, two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS flew over on the 4th and a single bird was seen on the 6th. Two SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were in the harbour on the 5th with one of them remaining until the next day, and a SANDERLING was on the beach on the 2nd. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was seen today but hummingbirds remain scarce with just four birds recorded all week. A small resurgence in flycatchers occurred from the 4th onwards when up to 10 YELLOW-BELLIED, 2 TRAILL'S and 5 LEAST FLYCATCHERS could be found. EASTERN KINGBIRDS have not been seen since the 1st, but a few stragglers will still be seen in the next week or so. The first BLUE-HEADED VIREOS of the fall appeared on the 4th and 20 RED-EYED VIREOS were seen on the 6th. PURPLE MARTINS continue to be seen with singles on the 4th and 6th. The first RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS of the fall were banded on the 4th and have been seen daily since then. Today the first GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was banded and SWAINSON'S THRUSHES have been moving since the 5th with 15 seen on the 6th and 12 seen today. Three AMERICAN PIPITS flew over the beach on the 4th. Four NORTHERN PARULAS have been recorded this week and a CAPE MAY WARBLER was trapped today. MAGNOLIA WARBLERS continue to move and peaked at 33 on the 4th, the same day we had 20 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 23 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 15 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 4 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS and 40 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS. There were at least 85 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS present on the 6th. The first three Western PALM WARBLERS were
[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (07 Sep 2006) 31 Raptors
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 10 10 Osprey 7 28 28 Bald Eagle 1 21 21 Northern Harrier 2 16 16 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10103103 Cooper's Hawk2 20 20 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0130130 Red-tailed Hawk 0 21 21 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9105105 Merlin 0 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Total: 31459459 -- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers:Paul Cypher, Raburn Howland Visitors: Jim Maki Tex Wells Pete Przybylski Weather: After some early morning low-level cloud cover burned off, today saw generally sunny conditions with occasional cloudy intervals. Winds were light out of the east early becoming moderate east-southeast and then southeast by late morning. Raptor Observations: Migration was minimal; perhaps predictably given the warm somewhat hazy conditions and southeast winds today and the general southerly flow the last few days. Ospreys seemed to be the only species that made any significant movement, several being very cooperative, flying directly over the count area. Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending September 7, 2006.
During the coming week at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, the Ontario Field Ornithologists will be visiting for their annual outing (on September 10) and Gull Island will again be opened to the public (on September 11). For the first time in many years, it will be possible to reach the island without wading, unless a storm washes out the connecting bar between now and then. Dozens of Pied-billed Grebes are scattered around Presqu'ile Bay, and a spring-plumaged Horned Grebe has been in Popham Bay since September 4. Two Great Egrets were still present on September 1, and a Green Heron was also seen on that date. Turkey Vultures flew over the Park on September 4 (two) and 6 (one). Although there have been plenty of Canada Geese at Presqu'ile all summer, the flock that was southbound high in the sky on September 6 probably came from further north. It is time to begin watching for Snow Geese among them. Except for Blue-winged Teal and Green-winged Teal, most of the ducks around Gull Island have probably been here all summer. There are three Common Mergansers in Popham Bay, and two Red-breasted Mergansers were there on September 4. A trickle of migrating hawks this week included an Osprey on September 5 and several each of Northern Harrier and Sharp-shinned Hawk. Merlins are being seen regularly at the calf pasture and along the beach. On two consecutive days, Ruffed Grouse were flushed, after remaining out of sight all summer. Although much below normal expectations for this time of year, there has been a good variety (16 species) and a reasonable number of shorebirds in the Park in the past week. One of the most reliable ones is a fully spring-plumaged Black-bellied Plover that can almost always be spotted on the north shore of Gull Island. There has also been a juvenile of that species and two American Golden-Plovers. On September 5, a Greater Yellowlegs was calling in the marsh, where that species commonly gathers in late fall. On September 3, on the heels of the weekend downpour, a flock of about 100 Lesser Yellowlegs, one of the largest concentrations ever seen at Presqu'ile, landed briefly on the beach before continuing on their way. A lone Whimbrel has been frequenting Gull Island for most of the past week, remaining frustratingly hidden in the vegetation except for brief forays down to the water's edge on September 2, 4, and 7. Up to six each of White-rumped Sandpipers and Baird's Sandpipers and three each of Pectoral Sandpipers and Stilt Sandpipers have been seen. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was seen on September 1 and 6, and a Wilson's Phalarope on September 4. The highlights of the week were an unidentified jaeger on September 1(perhaps a Pomarine Jaeger) and an adult Pomarine Jaeger that co-operated very nicely for everyone on a scheduled Park bird walk on September 3. Somebody was tempted to call it pom Sunday. Two Little Gulls later that day were also a good find, the first of that species at Presqu'ile this year. Common Terns and Common Nighthawks were still present at the beach on September 6. A Chimney Swift was at the beach on September 3, and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been seen every day at feeders and often flying off the tip of Owen Point en route to Mexico or Central America. A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher was seen on September 3 and a Great Crested Flycatcher on September 7. Blue-headed Vireos and Philadelphia Vireos have appeared on several recent days. A Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher was seen on September 3. Since the first American Pipit of the season was located on August 31, their numbers have been increasing steadily. At least twenty species of warblers have been at Presqu'ile this month, including most of the commoner ones, as well as Cape May Warblers and a report of an Orange-crowned Warbler. Two Lincoln's Sparrow sightings and two different Dark-eyed Juncoes were a prelude to the hordes of sparrows that will soon descend on the Park. To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton. Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is restricted until September 10 to prevent disturbance to the colonial nesting birds there. Questions and comments about bird sightings at Presqu'ile may be directed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- 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.
[Ontbirds] Sept. 7 - Toronto Islands Migration (Raptors and Connecticut)
Good evening. Today I headed down to the Toronto Islands again and to my delight I found Ian Cannell and Margaret Liubavicius already there, 2 more people enjoying the leisure that retirement gives us. Passerine migration seemed to have flattened out for the time being with most of the Warblers being in the Wards Island ferry dock area, but there were some birds through out The Islands. We came up with 68 species. Though Passerines have slowed Raptors are picking up and we spotted 7 raptor Species totalling 78 Raptors despite unfavourable winds. Following are some of the high lights of our walk on such a beautiful day - Horned Grebe, Canvasback, Long-tailed Duck, 16 N. Harriers, 7 Cooper's Hawks, 43 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 4 A. Kestrels and 4 Merlins, Belted Kingfishers, Warbling, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireos, 22 Black-capped Chickadees, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 20 Warbler species including 2 late Yellow Warblers, Chestnut-sided, Nashville, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Black-and-white, 1 Connecticut, Mourning, Wilson's, Canada, Lincoln's Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager and lots of Cedar Waxwings. Not a typical early September day down there but with favourable weather large numbers of Sparrows, Kinglets, Thrushes and more warblers can be expected in the next 2 or 3 weeks. Directions TORONTO ISLANDS (Wards Island to Hanlans Point - without side trips is 5 km) To get to the Toronto Islands from Queen and Yonge Streets on the TTC. If your on the subway southbound stay on it and get off at Union Station, walk south about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queens Quay and you are there. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queens Quay, there are lots of parking lots nearby (fee). There is a fee for using the island ferries ($6.00 adult / $3.50 for seniors students) and to find out the sailing times you can phone (416) 392-8193. There are washrooms on the islands as well as the city side at the ferry docks and you can pick up a schedule at the docks or check on line. The 1st boat to Wards Island (my preferred starting point) is 6:35 am and the 2nd is 7:00 am Monday to Friday. The 1st is at 6:35 am and the 2nd boat is at 7:15 am on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. The 1st boat to Hanlans Point is 8:00 am and the 2nd boat is at 8:30 am Monday to Friday. The 1st is at 8:15 am and the 2nd boat is at 9:15 am on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. If arriving in early am you must obtain your ticket from a machine just inside the gate so be sure to have $1.00 and $2.00 and/or 25 cent coins before you arrive at the docks as there is no place to get change and the machine does not make change. (There is a change machine there if you want to chance it). There are coffee shops across from the ferry docks in the building on the northwest corner and they are open early. food and beverages on The Islands when open are very expensive i.e. soft drink $3.00 plus. For a detailed ferry schedule check the following web site. http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/springschedule.htm Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON Sils mordent, mords les - Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster. http://www.ihatespam.net
[Ontbirds]Great Egrets, waterfowl - Ottawa
Hello again Ontbirders This evening, at the Quarry Ponds off Moodie Drive, there was an increase in waterfowl activity. Amongst the 12 species of waterfowl were the following: 36 Ring-necked Ducks 21 Ruddy Ducks 16 American Wigeon 12 Gadwall 3 Northern Shoveler 3 Lesser Scaup At about 7:00pm, two Great Egrets came into the northeast end of the main pond. At about 7:10pm, they both flew low to the south, joined by a third Great Egret that was hidden in the southeast pond. All three birds continued south, and disappeared behind the tree line. They all appeared unbanded. Directions courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony8.htm Cheerio Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/
[Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 07 Sep 2006
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 09/07/2006 * NYBU0609.07 - Birds mentioned -- Please phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to dfsuggs localnet com. Thank you, David -- +++ The first BOS meeting of the season will be Wednesday, September 13, 7:00 PM, at the Buffalo Museum of Science. The program will feature member's photography, and visitors are always welcome at BOS meetings. +++ SNOWY EGRET BUFF-BR. SANDPIPER WILLET EARED GREBE LAWRENCE'S WARBLER Great Egret Green Heron Green-winged Teal Northern Pintail Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle American Golden-Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Short-b. Dowitcher Parasitic Jaeger Caspian Tern Forster's Tern Common Nighthawk Ruby-t. Hummingbird Pileated Woodpecker Horned Lark Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Wood Thrush Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Vesper Sparrow - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 09/07/2006 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday, September 7, 2006 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received August 31 through September 7 from the Niagara Frontier Region include SNOWY EGRET, BUFF- BR. SANDPIPER, WILLET, EARED GREBE, and LAWRENCE'S WARBLER. September 2 in Buffalo, a SNOWY EGRET was found among 22 GREAT EGRETS at Tifft Nature Preserve. The SNOWY EGRET was still present on the 6th, in the north end of the preserve, at Lisa Pond. Shorebirds this week were highlighted by 3 BUFF-BR. SANDPIPERS on September 4, in Dunnville, Ontario, on Bird Road, north of Canal Bank Road. September 3, a WILLET at Dunkirk Harbor, on the Main Street beach. AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVERS on two days at the Clarence turf farms on County Road at Goodrich Road, along with 4 STILT SANDPIPERS, 5 HORNED LARKS and a VESPER SPARROW. A SHORT-B. DOWITCHER was somewhat unexpected at Tifft Nature Preserve. And on Lake Erie at Saint Columbans in Sheridan, 17 SANDERLINGS. September 3 at the Batavia Waste Water Plant, 3 EARED GREBES plus GREAT EGRETS, GREEN HERONS, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 40 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 60 RUDDY DUCKS, and a CLIFF SWALLOW among hundreds of TREE SWALLOWS. Back on August 31, a male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER was found along Tonawanda Creek Road in the Town of Newstead. Warblers continue to be reported at many locations this week. 17 species with WARBLING VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO and RED-EYED VIREO at Tifft Nature Preserve; 13 species at Goat Island in Niagara Falls; 10 species plus RUBY-T. HUMMINGBIRD at Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island, and eight warbler species and a WOOD THRUSH at Amherst State Park. The remnants of hurricane Ernesto did not seem to drop any rare seabirds into the region, though neighboring regions reported Manx Shearwater on Lake Ontario at Hamilton, Ontario, and a Sabine's Gull on Cayuga Lake in Central New York. September 2 and 3, just 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS were reported on Lake Ontario off the Town of Wilson. Other reports this week - 29 CASPIAN TERNS at Beaver Island. Two FORSTER'S TERNS at the mouth of Silver Creek in Chautauqua County. The spectacle at Saint Columbans continues - one adult, and 10 sub-adult BALD EAGLES. Two more BALD EAGLES at Sinking Ponds in East Aurora. In Amherst, PILEATED WOODPECKER at Casey and North French Roads. Flocks of 10 to 15 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS at several locations. And, night migrants heard calling over Tonawanda this week included numerous VEERYS and SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, and one GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, September 14. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript
