[Ontbirds]Cattle Egret - Gasline, Ont.
Forwarding for Peter Yoerg - birds seen Sunday. Please contact Peter with any questions. Willie At 5pm Cattle Egret (orange-buff on crown, back breast, black tipped yellow bill, yellow eyes, yellowish legs...) was on Rt. 3 just east of settlement of Gasline (east of Port Colborne) west of Silver Bay Brookfield Rds. Bird was w/cows on south side of road opposite house # 3222. Long Beach C.A. (Conservation Area) - 6 Whimbrel 3 Turnstone... Rockhouse (Rock Pt. Prov. Pk.) - 17 Whimbrel 3 Turnstone 2 Killdeer 1 Dunlin 1 Spotty 1 Y Thrtd. Vireo 1 YB Flycatcher ~15 Semi S. 1 BW Warbler 2 B'poll 6 Mag 2 B'burnian 15+ Yellow 1 Yellow thrt... Mosaic Property (Downey Rymer Rds.) - 11 Whimbrel 4 Semi Plover Killdeer 29 Dunlin Spotty 35 Semi 1 Mute Swan Stone Mill Rd. (Ft. Erie) - 1+ Semi Plov Killdeer 1 L Yellowlgs 1+ Dunlin 1 Spotty 10 Semi 1 RH Woodpecker a few Gray Cheeks heard over Buffalo the past several nights. Peter (716-834-6316), Barbara -- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATwzrd.com http://www.betsypottersart.com
[Ontbirds]Cattle Egret in Gasline, ON.
The breeding plumaged Cattle Egret found yesterday afternoon by Peter Yoerg remains in Gasline. I saw the bird at 0720 this morning feeding in the same field where it was found by Peter. Gasline is about two-thirds of the way to Port Colborne from Fort Erie on Highway # 3. This field is directly opposite house number 3222 Highway #3. While there were no cattle present, the bird was feasting on insects along a fence line running through the middle of the field in company with a number of Ring-billed Gulls. Good luck if you go. Kayo Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON L0S 1E3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 28 12:06:22 2007 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from bay0-omc2-s1.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s1.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.137])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A6B063477 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Mon, 28 May 2007 12:06:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hotmail.com ([64.4.38.30]) by bay0-omc2-s1.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, 28 May 2007 09:06:21 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 28 May 2007 09:06:21 -0700 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from 64.4.38.200 by by116fd.bay116.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 28 May 2007 16:06:17 GMT X-Originating-IP: [74.12.162.52] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: STAN LONG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 16:06:17 + X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 May 2007 16:06:21.0687 (UTC) FILETIME=[22309070:01C7A142] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Markham Great Egret X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 16:06:22 - Noon at Reesor Pond today - 1 Great Egret [no leg bands], and many shorebirds hunkered down against strong Westerly - Reesor Pond lies just N of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - cheers - Stan Long From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 28 12:53:34 2007 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from matrix.start.ca (matrix.start.ca [204.101.248.1]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB5B463477 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Mon, 28 May 2007 12:53:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gregstoy (pool3-247.adsl.user.start.ca [207.61.212.247]) by matrix.start.ca (8.13.6/8.12.11) with SMTP id l4SGrSNR013704 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Mon, 28 May 2007 12:53:29 -0400 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Greg Jaski [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ontario Birds ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 12:53:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Redheaded woodpeckers still here: Beaverton X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 16:53:34 - Hi All, I am pleased to announce that the redheaded woodpecker that I reported on May 22 has stayed around. In fact the numbers have fluctuated between one and four adult birds. I have taken several good images. A couple of nights ago I watched two of them as they were flycatching. The birds took large winged insects and then stashed their prey in the crevices of the huge dying cottonwood in the vacant lot across the street from my house. Unfortunately, this tree is slotted to come down over the winter. Cheers, Greg Jaski 43 Parklawn Blvd., Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0 Beaverton is about 50 minutes north of Whitby following hwy. 12 or 70 minutes north-east of Toronto following the 404 to Davis Drive east then hwy 48 north to Port Bolster, then left on Durham 23 into downtown Beaverton, turn left on Simcoe then left on Main West to Parklawn. Stop at the corner of Parklawn and Beechwood look west. If you come to observe please stay on Parklawn Blvd. Here is a map of Parklawn Blvd.: http://www.google.ca/maps?f=qhl=enq=40+park+lawn+.,+beaverton+ontariosll=44.427758,-79.168124sspn=0.007141,0.01399ie=UTF8ll=44.427957,-79.168124spn=0.007141,0.01399z=16iwloc=addrom=1 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 28 14:06:25 2007 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [68.142.225.205]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8AB51634CA for ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org; Mon, 28 May 2007 14:06:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 69232 invoked from network); 28 May 2007 18:06:25 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com;
[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - Acadian Flycatcher, Warblers and Cuckoos
Good afternoon people. Just returned for one final bird outing (for this season) on the Toronto Islands. It started out as a beautiful day and stayed that way except that after about noon a strong northwest wind developed and kind quieted an already quiet birding day. I went down there today to hopefully find some migrant Flycatchers and in this I was successful with 6 species and after shaking the bushes I also came up with 11 Warbler species, not many of each but more than I expected. The best Flycatcher was an Acadian Flycatcher in what we call The Trap and I also found Least, Willow and Great Crested Flycatchers as well as eastern Wood Pewees and Eastern Kingbirds. All of these Flycatchers were very co-operative and were calling, even the Kingbirds. I also found 2 Mourning Warblers and Blackpoll, Blackburnian and Wilson's Warblers as well as 2 Black-billed Cuckoos, one was behind the washroom directly south of the Wards Island ferry dock and one was on Snake Island (softly calling). A surprise find was 6 Canvasbacks in the trout pond on Gibralter Point. 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 (up to a $10 bill) 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 around $2.50 ( now $3.00). If you are birding from Wards the soft drink machine beside the fire station sells juice, iced tea, etc. for $1.00. For a detailed ferry schedule check the following web site. http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/springschedule.htm THE TRAP - This area is the area west of the bridge onto Snug Harbour just short of the old island church and the arial cars. - The bridge to Snug Harbour is the 3rd bridge from the Wards Island Ferry, Snake is the 2nd bridge. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON Sils mordent, mords les From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 28 17:03:06 2007 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp-02.primus.ca (mail.tor.primus.ca [216.254.136.21]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35BDD6347D for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Mon, 28 May 2007 17:03:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ottawa-dial-206-191-1-46.d-ip.magma.ca ([206.191.1.46] helo=yourcffb94a462)by smtp-02.primus.ca with smtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HsmMq-00077k-6y for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Mon, 28 May 2007 17:03:06 -0400 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Blyth Hilary Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 17:02:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 28 May 2007 17:12:23 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 21:03:06 - A male prothonotary warbler was discovered by its song and then viewed for 7-8 minutes in a small wooded area at the southeast corner of the intersection of Island Park Drive and the Western Parkway, Ottawa, at noon, Monday, May 28. More specifically, the bird was in the low thickets immediately behind the gardens of homes on the north side of Clearview Avenue. It gradually moved further north into
[Ontbirds]Great Egret (Ottawa)
The Great Egret originally reported by JoAnne McDonald 2 days ago is still at the reported location. Saw it on Sunday and later in the day Monday, May 28th. In the same area was a Great Blue Heron and a Green Heron along with about a dozen or so Ring-billed Gulls actively fishing. On Sunday I saw a Wilson's Snipe perched on a post and singing on Earle Armstrong near Bowesville Road. A Wilson's Snipe was seen in this same spot last year. Also, a number of Bobolinks and American Goldfinch were seen nearby. Great Egret: http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/79585252 http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/79585253 http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/79585254 Wilson's Snipe: http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/image/79500378 Original report: A great egret was observed in the stormwater management area of Riverside South (along River Road) on Saturday. What I assume to be the same bird was seen in a tree in the same area on Friday afternoon. Jo, Ottawa Directions (by JoAnne McDonald): The stormwater ponds are along River Road - heading southbound, shortly past Leitrim Road on the left hand side. The Egret was observed on the 3rd pond (furthest south). The stormwater ponds can also be observed from walking trails accessible from within the subdivision. W.H. Ottawa, Ontario. www.pbase.com/golfpic
[Ontbirds]Whip-poo-rwill in Carden
A whip-poor-will was singing at 9:50 this evening near the hamlet of Victoria Road in Carden. It was heard just east of Talbot River Road marsh, between Kawartha Lakes 6 and 35, on the north side of the road. A Virginia Rail was kidicking in the marsh nearby. Directions: The Carden Important Bird Area is about 150 km. northeast of Toronto. At the junction of highway 48 and Kawartha Lakes 6 in Kirkfield, go north on 6, passing under the Kirkfield Lift Lock. Make a quick right on Talbot River Road. The marsh is a km. or so east of Shrike Road. Don't forget: The Carden Nature Festival runs June 15-17. There are still some spaces available in hikes including Sounds of the Night, Birding by Ear, and Grassland Birding tours. For info: www.cardenguide.com/Festival
