[Ontbirds] Carden Plain
21.07.10 - at Carden Plain Alvar late this afternoon, a Grasshopper Sparrow, in full view, greeted our entry with its song. Later, around 9.15pm, from the mixed forest along Doyle's Road, came loud and clear, the call of a Chuck-will's-widow. Directions for Chuck-will's-widow >From Kirkfield take Kawartha Lakes Road 48 about 4.4 km east to Kawartha Lakes >Road 35 also called Victoria Road. Turn left, north, for about 4.4 km to Doyle >Road on right and go just past where the hydro lines cross the road. If coming >from south end of Wylie Road, take McNamee to the end at Kawartha Lakes Road >35. Turn right south for .5 km to Doyle Road and turn left to just past hydro >lines, less than 1km. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Bruce County - Leucistic Indigo Bunting, Black Tern & Shorebirds
Hi Ontbirders, While birding in Bruce County, my Mom and I located some interesting finds - a leucistic male Indigo Bunting, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and a Solitary Sandpiper. Other species were: Greater Yellowlegs; Semipalmated Sandpiper; Sanderling; Piping Plover; Black Tern; Dickcissel; Clay-coloured Sparrow; Grasshopper Sparrow; Bobolink; Sandhill Crane; Magnolia, Black-throated Green and Cape May Warblers. For those of you who may be interested, I have uploaded some of these Bruce County bird images, including the leucistic Indigo Bunting and Black Tern to my website. Please click on the direct gallery link: http://btoewsphotos.zenfolio.com/p939163745 For location directions to any of the above listed birds, please email me directly. Thank you. Good birding, Brendan Toews Brendan Toews Photography ~ btoewsphotos.zenfolio.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
Re: [Ontbirds] Black-bellied Whistling Duck-Milford-Yes
With Carol Horner's help, Kevin Shackleton and I caught a glimpse of the BB Whistling Duck (his head only) minutes before it and the family of mallards it was with disappeared into the reeds. Although the birds were little more than 10 metres from where we stood at the fenceline they stayed completely out of sight (and silent) for over an hour after that. Carol mentions 9:10 a.m. in her post, though I think it was actually 10:10. We arrived at 10:15, had that quick glimpse of the bird, then waited around until 11:30 before the mallards and their anomalous friend finally emerged from the reeds and swam back across the pond (from west to east), offering excellent views. Any other visitors to the pond who don't see the BB whistling duck at first might want to wait a bit before leaving. If we had not crossed paths with Carol and Craig it would have been easy to assume the duck was long gone. Ron Fleming, Newmarket Directions as previously posted: >From the west end of Picton at the traffic lights take Lake Street from the LCBO and follow south (Lake Street becomes County Road 10) about 9 km to Cherry Valley. At the stop sign in Cherry Valley, turn left and follow C.R. 10 to Milford. The ponds are 10 km from the turn in Cherry Valley. Upon reaching Milford, turn left at the stop sign (a T or 3-way intersection), then right again at the post office in Milford, and continue on C.R.10 for about 2-3 km. The ponds are on a farm to your left on the bend of the highway just beyond and across from the intersection of Royal Road. --- On Wed, 7/21/10, Carol Horner wrote: From: Carol Horner Subject: [Ontbirds] Black-bellied Whistling Duck-Milford-Yes To: "Ontbirds" Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 6:33 PM Hello Ontbirders This morning around 9:10 Craig Ham and I arrived at the pond to find the Black-bellied Whistling Duck in plain view in the pond closest to the road, in the company of some Mallards. We observed and photographed it for about 5 minutes before all the ducks disappeared into the grasses at the near edge of the pond. We hung around for another 15 minutes or so, and had only one small glimpse of it during that time. Timing is everything! Directions as previously posted: > From the west end of Picton at the traffic lights take Lake Street south > (Lake Street becomes County 10) about 9 km to Cherry Valley, continue left on > County 10 through Milford about 3 km. The ponds are on your left just past a > bend and across from the intersection of Royal Road. Good Birding Carol Horner Toronto___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Black-bellied Whistling Duck-Milford-Yes
Hello Ontbirders This morning around 9:10 Craig Ham and I arrived at the pond to find the Black-bellied Whistling Duck in plain view in the pond closest to the road, in the company of some Mallards. We observed and photographed it for about 5 minutes before all the ducks disappeared into the grasses at the near edge of the pond. We hung around for another 15 minutes or so, and had only one small glimpse of it during that time. Timing is everything! Directions as previously posted: > From the west end of Picton at the traffic lights take Lake Street south > (Lake Street becomes County 10) about 9 km to Cherry Valley, continue left on > County 10 through Milford about 3 km. The ponds are on your left just past a > bend and across from the intersection of Royal Road. Good Birding Carol Horner Toronto___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Mitchell (West Perth) Wetlands - RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Hi All, During a walk around the constructed wetlands in Mitchell today we (myself and Wayne Parnall) had a wonderful RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. This bird was working along the spit of land that runs through the middle of the cell right behind the parking lot. It's the first individual of this species this season at Mitchell (at least that I'm aware of) Shorebird habitat in this cell is excellent right now and numbers have increased today even over what I saw out there on Monday. We had a total of 10 different species...and at one point I had 5 different species in my scope view at the same time. Killdeer (50+) Semi-palmated Plover (3) Least Sandpiper (50+) - most right behind the parking lot and garden area...and also straight across on the south side of this cell Semi-palmated Sandpiper (2) Stilt Sandpiper (1) - well into pre-basic plumage Solitary Sandpiper (6) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Lesser Yellowlegs (lots) Greater Yellowlegs (4) The SB Dowitchers that were around for the past few days appear to have moved on. Good birding! Dave Directions to Mitchell (West Perth) Wetlands: >From the East (Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, GTA) - take Hwy 8 thru Stratford heading west to first lights in Mitchell (Wellington St) and turn left (south) and continue till you hit the "T" intersection at the ball diamond. Lagoon cells are straight back behind the ball diamond and soccer fields and the sewage treatment plant. You can go straight ahead on the gravel and park next to the berm. >From the London areatake Hwy 23 into Mitchell from the south and just after you pass the "Welcome to Mitchell" sign...watch for Frank St...go right on Frank St and head down over the bridge till you get to the ball diamond (will be on your right). Again...the cells are behind the ball diamond and soccer fields. You can go straight ahead on the gravel and park next to the berm. >From Southampton areatake Hwy 21, to Goderich and then Hwy 8 to Clinton and down to Mitchell, turn south on Hwy 23 to Frank St. and turn left on Frank St. and head over the bridge to the ball diamonds (which will be on your right). You can go straight ahead on the gravel and park next to the berm. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
