[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday May 22, 2015

[Cheryl Edgecombe]

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
MISSISSIPPI KITE
FISH CROW
CERULEAN WARBLER

Brant
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Broad-winged Hawk
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Bonaparte's Gull
Iceland Gull
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied FLycatcher
Alder FLycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least FLycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Paula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Bobolink

This week has been a little quieter but still packed with action and some
good rarities to top things off.  Today, the yard bird of the year appeared
over Brantford much to the delight of the occupants who took a great photo
to go with it.  An adult MISSISSIPPI KITE flew over a yard near Carolina
Park in Brantford.  The bird stuck around for a few minutes giving a great
display and then flew to the south.  Another great yard bird(s) today which
occurred late this afternoon was three FISH CROWS flying over a yard in
south Burlington.  Last Saturday an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN made a brief
appearance at the back of Mountsberg Conservation area off Leslie Street.
The bird was flushed by a fishing boat and flew to the south about an hour
after its arrival.  To end the rarities, two CERULEAN WARBLERS were
reported, one at the Beverly Swamp on 8th Concession West and another on the
S.C. Johnson Trail in Brantford this past week.

For a changeup we will cover shorebirds first.  There are a few spots around
to check for shorebirds, Windermere Basin, Red Hill Stormwater Pond,
Confederation Park, Great Lakes Stormwater Pond and the stormwater pond on
the 407 at Britannia.  Over the past week there have been 4 Willet
sightings, two remain at the Windermere Basin today, one at the 407
Stormwater Pond and another one seen flying over Fifty Point Conservation
Area last weekend.  Other birds seen at Windermere include Black-bellied and
Semipalmated Plover, Spotted, Least and Semipalmated Sandpiper, Dunlin by
the dozens, two Short-billed Dowitchers and a male Wilson's Phalarope
earlier in the week.  As an aside for the birdathoners, American Wigeon,
Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy
Duck Green Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron and Bonaparte's Gull were all
present this week at this location.  Nearby Confederation Park and Red Hill
Stormwater ponds had Dunlin, Least and Semipalmated Sandpiper.  A single
Short-billed Dowitcher was at the Red Hill Pond.  At the Great Lakes
Stormwater Ponds at Rebecca and Great Lakes Blvd, a small edge on the pond
gave room for Least Sandpiper and Short=billed Dowitcher.  An interesting
sighting there was a Blue-winged Teal. At the 407 Stormwater pond, in
addition to the Willet, Solitary Sandpiper and a White-rumped Sandpiper
along with the above mentioned species in other locations along with 74
Semipalmated Plover.

Worth mentioning on its own, the Whimbrel Watch is on in earnest.  Although
most of the Whimbrel migrate east of here, some enter into the Hamilton
Study Area and pass through Saddington Park at the end of Mississauga Road
in Mississauga.  Today twenty five Whimbrel came to rest on the rocks at the
Park and six Brant also flew by. It will be a great weekend for the Whimbrel
Watch down along this end of the lake.  A day early and a dollar short this
birder could only come up with four Ruddy Turnstones exploring the ship out
at the end of Port Credit.

Another interesting spot this week was the marsh at Safari Road.  Seen or
heard here this week were up to three Least Bittern, a flyover American
Bittern, Common Gallinule, Virginia Rail, Sora and Marsh Wren.  A Sora was
also heard at the Slote Road Marsh as well.

The lakeshore woodlots have also been busy this week with a good mix of
early and late migrants.  Places reported from include Shell Park in
Oakville, Shoreacres in Burlington, Edgelake in Stoney Creek, McMaster
Forest in Hamilton and Fifty Point in Grimsby.  Seen here this week were
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Shoreacres), Yellow-bellied,

[Ontbirds] Erieau Shorebirds, May 22

[JAMES HOLDSWORTH]

All,

There was an impressive migration / concentration of shorebirds at Erieau this 
morning.


I started watching just after 10 am and many of the birds had already arrived 
and were concentrated on the breakwall as well as on the rocky island just east 
of the channel.

For the next two hours, mixed flocks arrived from the east, with some 
continuing westward, well off-shore. By noon most of the birds had continued 
westward, with one group moving off in a huge flock of over 2000 individuals. 
Nary a Whimbrel though, although they likely showed up later in the day.

Totals were as follows - Black-bellied Plover [2800], Semipalmated Plover 
[125], Ruddy Turnstone [850], Sanderling [80], Semipalmated Sandpiper [450], 
Dunlin [675], Red Knot [2], White-rumped Sandpiper [1].

Other noteworthy migrants here were a 2nd cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull and a 
imm. Peregrine Falcon hunting the beach. Very few passerines here though. 

Direction - follow Erieau Road south and east to its' terminus. From the 
breakwall, look westward..like really, really far westward.;]

Cheers, 
James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 
14 Marian St, 
RR#1 Woodstock, On, N4S-7V6 
[519]537-2027 
226-228-1428 [cell] - note - NEW 
jmholdswo...@rogers.com

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[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 16th - 22nd May 2015

[Mark D. Read]

Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of
MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to
share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone
or post records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that
some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated
otherwise.

 

Highlights:

Last weekend was the KFN Spring Round-up, providing a good indicator of the
diversity of species in the area. A full report will be published at a later
date but a minimum of 186 species were seen. Highlights of the week include;
LEAST BITTERN, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE,
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, BLACK
TERN, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER,
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER,
CANADA WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, and ORCHARD ORIOLE.

 

City of Kingston

Not too many sightings from the city this week. Most of the sightings have
come from Lemoine Point CA where the ORCHARD ORIOLE of last week continues
to be seen. On 20th, two MOURNING WARBLERS were also present, as well as
BLACKBURNIAN and MAGNOLIA WARBLERS. Two GREAT EGRETS were seen at Westbrook
Marsh on 17th and resident downtown PEREGRINES have been seen on several
dates.

 

Amherst Island

The Martin Edwards Reserve is holding good numbers of WILSON'S PHALAROPES -
23 were seen on 17th but other shorebirds have put in an appearance with a
single RUDDY TURNSTONE there the same day as well as 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,
10 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 25 DUNLIN and 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS. In the Owl
Woods, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, also on the 17th, was a little early.
MOURNING WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were also
present over the weekend. On the access road to the woods, CLAY-COLOURED and
GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were also seen, as well as ORCHARD ORIOLE and a late
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Ferry services to both Amherst and Wolfe will be
disrupted until the end of June - the Wolfe Island ferry is being serviced
and has been replaced by the Amherst Island ferry, in turn replaced by the
Glenora ferry, essentially halving capacity on all 3. Plan accordingly and
car-pool if you can. Please note that you must be a member of Kingston Field
Naturalists (KFN) or be accompanied by a member to access the Martin Edwards
Reserve.

 

Prince Edward Point

The county, and in particular Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory,
continues to be a draw for birds and birders with highlights including 2
HOODED WARBLERS last weekend as well as an almost complete compliment of all
the other 'regular' warblers. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were also seen here
over at least 3 days (16th-18th) but numbers are not certain. Just outside
of the circle is, for the second year running, a CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW, this
time on Brewers Road. Present since 17th, it was present until 19th at
least, though reports are patchy. At Kaiser Cross Road, 2 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS were seen on 16th as were an impressive 70 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
and 130 LEAST SANDPIPERS.

 

Amherstview Sewage Lagoons

BLACK TERNS were seen on 17th but it is the shorebird habitat that is
opening up that holds promise, unfortunately as yet unfulfilled. However, a
good selection of regular shorebirds can be seen - 5 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS
were also present last weekend. Somewhat unusual for the site, an EASTERN
BLUEBIRD was seen on 17th. LESSER SCAUP, NORTHERN SHOVELER, BLUE-WINGED TEAL
and GREEN-WINGED TEAL can all be seen relatively easily. Please note you
must be a member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or obtain permission
from the municipality in order to gain access to the lagoons.

 

Other sightings

Quite the spectacle, an impressive 35 BLACK TERNS were at Moscow Marsh on
19th; another was at Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre on 21st. A
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen near Verona on 18th and yet another
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen further east near Lansdowne on the same
date. A LEAST BITTERN was on Wiltse Creek Marsh on 20th and BRANT continue
to be seen in various locations across the area. And just in today, a
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on a private farm near Verona this
afternoon (22nd).

 

In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, Kingston Field
Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy
 . Also note that, as requested by the landowners, sightings of owls at
the privately-owned Owl Woods must not be distributed on the Internet (this
includes posting as 'Amherst Island' on eBird) by KFN or anyone who visits.
To ensure continued access to this location, please respect their wishes and
follow the guidelines posted on-site. To maintain records for conservation
purposes, sightings from that location are welcomed through all the
traditional channels.

 

[Ontbirds] Fred Bodsworth Memorial Whimbrel Watch - Toronto

[Jean Iron]

On Friday, 22 May 2015, between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. we counted 432
Whimbrels at the Whimbrel Watch in Colonel Sam Smith Park, Toronto. The
first flock of 42 passed Whimbrel Point at 8:15 a.m., followed by 19 at
8:25, and 90 at 8:50. At 10: 30, 60 passed and at 10:45 a large flock of
about 220 passed and circled out on Lake Ontario many times as if undecided
about whether to land or continue north. A lone Whimbrel landed briefly,
then flew off to rejoin the flock. 

 

Other Shorebirds: Semipalmated Plover, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Killdeer,
Spotted Sandpiper.

 

Other Birds: 1 adult breeding Pacific Loon found by David Pryor, 6 Common
Loons, 2 White-winged Scoters, many Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Iceland Gulls, 13
Bonaparte's Gulls, 2 Caspian Terns, many Common Terns, resident Red-necked
Grebes, 1 Bobolink and more.

 

Many thanks to Cecilia Verkley, David Pryor, Garth Riley, Andrew Keaveney,
Tim McCarthy and many others for spotting the birds.

 

Please join us as we scan Lake Ontario for flocks of vocal Whimbrel, their
trilling calls often heard before they are seen, every day from now until
the end of May. Early morning is best. Peak days typically those around May
24th. 

 

Directions: Take Kipling Avenue south of Lake Shore Blvd West to where
Kipling ends at a parking lot. Walk south to Lake Ontario where a short
peninsula juts out into the lake. Note: tomorrow, Saturday May 23rd, is also
the Colonel Sam Smith Park Birding Festival with walks, displays and more.

 

The Whimbrel Watch is a project of the Toronto Ornithological Club.

 

Jean Iron 

Toronto

 

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Re: [Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant update: gone

[curry.slessor]

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On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:15 AM -0700, "Andrew Keaveney" 
 wrote:
All cormorants have now left... sorry!

Andrew Keaveney
647-383-8894
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[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant update: gone

[Andrew Keaveney]

All cormorants have now left... sorry!

Andrew Keaveney
647-383-8894
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[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant at Marie Curtis Park, Etobicoke

[Andrew Keaveney]

Just found a breeding plumage adult in water about 100m off eastern pier.

Marie Curtis Park is in south Etobicoke off Lakeshore, just west of bottom of 
Brown's Line. Parking lot is on east side of Etobicoke Creek. Walk 100m to pier 
and view!

Andrew Keaveney
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[Ontbirds] Fwd: 25 Whimbrels & 6 Brants at JC SADDINGTON park west of Port Credit harbour

[Luc Fazio]

Sorry 2 persons that would not heed me walked out on  jetty and put up all 
25 Whimbrels!, got some videos. They flew over toward and past marooned rusty 
boat toward Lakeside Promenade/ Marie Curtis park/ Colonel Sam Smith park
Too bad!,
Luc

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Luc Fazio 
> Date: May 22, 2015 at 11:46:43 AM EDT
> To: OFO bird alerts hotline Ontbirds 
> Subject: 25 Whimbrels & 6 Brants at JC SADDINGTON park west of Port Credit 
> harbour
> 
> Hi folks
> Just had 25 Whimbrels sitting on rocks on jetty at the bottom of Mississauga 
> Rd, at the Lake. Park and walk west toward Hamilton to rocky jetty just 
> inside a fence on the lake.
> As well 6 Brants flew by.
> Ravens are still active on Hydro Rd west of Lakeside Promenade
> Good luck
> 
> Luc Fazio 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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[Ontbirds] 25 Whimbrels & 6 Brants at JC SADDINGTON park west of Port Credit harbour

[Luc Fazio]

Hi folks
Just had 25 Whimbrels sitting on rocks on jetty at the bottom of Mississauga 
Rd, at the Lake. Park and walk west toward Hamilton to rocky jetty just inside 
a fence on the lake.
 As well 6 Brants flew by.
Ravens are still active on Hydro Rd west of Lakeside Promenade
Good luck

Luc Fazio 

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Winchester lagoons

[Josh Vandermeulen]

This morning I came across a male Red-necked Phalarope at the Winchester 
lagoons. It was in the closest cell to County Road 3 which has lower water 
levels creating excellent shorebird habitat. Several hundred individual 
shorebirds were present, the majority being Least Sandpipers. A White-rumped 
Sandpiper was also present and 3 Snow Geese were in the adjacent cell to the 
south. 

The lagoons are located off County Road 3, a few km northeast of Winchester in 
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry united counties. 

Good birding,
Josh Vandermeulen

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[Ontbirds] Oshawa Second marsh Shorebirds

[Tyler Hoar]

This morning at 9am the following was foraging/resting in the partially 
drawndown marsh.
504 visible birds of 11 species including32 Whimbrel1 Black-bellied Plover274 
Dunlin1 White-rumped Sandpiper1 Sanderling5 Short-billed Dowitchers
Yesterday afternoon there were similiar numbers of whimbrels and 16 
Black-bellied Plovers, 3 American Golden Plovers, and the 4th Piping Plover of 
the spring in the Oshawa Second marsh/Darlington Provincial Park area.
Tyler Hoar
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[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon - Toronto

[David Pryor]

There's a breeding plumage Pacific Loon at Col. Sam Smith Park. 

The bird has been viewed by many and is directly due south offshore the 
Whimbrel Watch area at the extreme southeast portion of the park at the lake.

Col. Sam Smith Park is located south of Lakeshore Blvd and Kipling Ave.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Mississippi Kite, Carolina Park, Brantford

[Bill Lamond]

Hi,
 
A few minutes ago (22 May) I watched an adult Mississippi Kite soar over my 
backyard at 238 St. George St in Brantford, adjacent to Carolina Park. I was 
working in the yard when I heard some birds giving alarm calls in Carolina 
Park. I was curious and walked out and saw a raptor gilding into the dead snag 
of a Carolina Poplar. At first I thought it was a Cooper's Hawk and then very 
briefly thought Osprey because of the paleness, and then realized it was a 
Mississippi Kite when I saw the whitish secondaries. I ran back into the house 
to get binoculars and to alert my wife Kathleen and daughter Sarah about the 
bird. We rushed out but the bird was gone from the snag, replaced by a crow. I 
was crestfallen. However, there were still Blue Jays, robins and starlings 
giving alarm notes near another Carolina Poplar in the park which suggested the 
bird was still present. Sure enough, it flew out of the poplar and flew out of 
the park out of sight towards Carolina Drive. We raced over and deduc
 ed it was in a street tree being mobbed by robins. It soon flew out, and for 
the next 3 minutes it was uncanny how it soared almost directly above us in 
good light, only 60-70 feet up, almost always in view. It then flew (soared) 
back over the park and was lost from view but soon came back into view, being 
chased by a crow. It then soared higher and higher and then straightened out 
and flew pretty much due south and was lost from view. My daughter Sarah got a 
couple of photos.
 The bird could persist in the area but it is impossible to know. This is the 
5th record for the Hamilton area and the latest. The other four records were in 
the tight window of May 11 to May 21.  If you want to try for this bird, you 
would drive to Brantford on the 403, get off at the King George Road exit and 
head over to the St George St area near Carolina Park (very small park). It 
could be already gone from the Brantford area but could be found in natural 
areas in Brantford along the Grand River. Bill 




  
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[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Shorebirds this AM - Dunlin, Turnstones

[Bree, David (MNRF)]

Hi

At 8am this AM about 150 shorebirds at Owen Point in Presqu'ile.  They where 
flighty but seemed to stay between Gull Island and the Point itself and 
offshore shoals.

Dunlin - 75+
Semipalmated Sandpipers 20
White-rumped Sandpiper - 1
(other peep species may have been present but I did not pick any out)
Ruddy Turnstone - 2
Semipalmated Plover - 18

And the usual resident Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers
Also 18 Bonaparte's Gulls and unlike earlier in the month only 3 had full black 
heads.

David Bree
Sr. Natural Heritage Education Leader
Presqu'ile Provincial Park
328 Presqu'ile Parkway
Brighton, ON.
K0K 1H0
613 475-4324 ext 225
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[Ontbirds] OFO Birdathon hashtags

[Lynne Freeman]

Hi,

The correct hastags to follow along with our birdathon progress are
 #OFOBirdathon, #BSCBirdathon and @BirdStudiesCan.

The weather has changed and we will now be starting tomorrow around noon.

Lynne

-- 
Lynne Freeman
lynnef...@gmail.com

"Be bold, be brave, be amazing" Simon de Pury, Work of Art
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