[Ontbirds] Wildwood Little Blue-not tonight
Hi birders, Despite carefully scanning the reported location myself and several others were unable to find the bird. However there are plenty of places here for it to be hiding and it could very well still be there. Good luck to anyone who attempts to look. Jon Wilhelm, Stratford, ON Directions:[from Richard's post] From hyw. 401 turn north on Oxford County Rd. # 6 towards Stratford. About halfway between Embro and Stratford, turn West onto Oxford Rd 28. You will then pass through the small community of Herrington. Just through the community turn right onto rd. 3.1 Travel exactly 1 kl north. On the east side of the road there is a berm dividing the lake from a containment pond. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, August 11, 2018
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON LONG-TAILED JAEGER Wood Duck Pied-billed Grebe Ruffed Grouse Great Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Green Heron Merlin Common Gallinule Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Nashville Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Well this has been quite the week in the Hamilton Study Area. The highlight of the week has been probably the most co-operative LONG-TAILED JAEGER ever in the province. It would be interesting to note how many got this as a life bird this week. The bird was refound last Friday, after being seen earlier in the week, on the beach at Confederation Park by the granddaughter of a Hamilton Birder. An inquisitive and perhaps budding birder of the age of 6 asked her dad what kind of bird it was as it looked different. Pictures were taken and sent to Grandpa for an identification. Lo and behold, this beautiful adult LONG-TAILED JAEGER would spend the next 6 days in various locations on the beach, in parking lots and out on the lake chasing gulls and making close flybys delighting the many people who came down for it. It was even a guest at the wedding I attended as it stunned us with gripping views as we were sipping cocktails on the patio at Lakeland. The bird was seen up until Thursday but with the change in the winds, may have moved on. Other Jaeger Sp. were seen on east winds yesterday so it's that time of year to come to Hamilton. Not to be outdone, two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS continue to be seen in the Hamilton Study Area. The bird at Windermere is a little more difficult and distant to see but was still there on Thursday. The Cambridge bird located on Beaverdale Road near the Mill Run Trail where the bridge crosses the water is giving stunningly great views as of this morning. Shorebirds are on the move. A good place if you are up in the Cambridge area is at Ellicot Landing in the village of Hespeler. Semipalmated Plover, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Semipalmated, Least and Pectoral Sandpipers were all seen here last Sunday. A Stilt Sandpiper was seen up until Saturday. Another location for shorebirds (with scope) is Tollgate Pond off Eastport in Hamilton. Here Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated, Least and White-rumped Sandpiper and Sanderling were noted here. Sanderling and a Ruddy Turnstone were seen along the beach from Jaeger Watchers. Another new location checked this week was Neibauer's Marsh on Wellington Road 32 near Guelph. Here were a number of breeding pairs of Common Moorhen a bird not common here in the Hamilton Study Area. Many families of Wood Duck and Pied-billed Grebes were also found here. In the odds and sods, a count of the herons from the High Level Bridge at the roost yielded 15 Great Egrets, a number of Black-crowned Night Herons and a Green Heron. This would be a great place for another wayward heron or Spoonbill!! to come in and roost for the night. Ruffed Grouse were flushed along the River and Ruins trail (part of the Bruce Trail) near Lowville on Thursday. Also seen there were Nashville and Bay-breasted Warbler. The Bay-breasted Warbler is a definite migrant so as August progresses passerines will become more of the picture. A Merlin was a guest hawking insects over the Merrrick Orchard in the Dundas Valley and in a St. George yard on Thursday. Now is the time to be out looking in local patches and beyond for any wandering birds. There are rare herons roaming about and a Roseate Spoonbill in Quebec. Report your sightings here! Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
Re: [Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron Update, Wildwood Lake, Oxford, Aug 10
Little zblue Heron continues this morning... Original message From: JAMES HOLDSWORTH via ONTBIRDS Date: 2018-08-10 4:15 PM (GMT-05:00) To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: [Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron Update, Wildwood Lake, Oxford, Aug 10 Hey, Since no one else has chimed in, thought I would just update this bird. It was / is being seen by many in the same general area as reported by Richard this morning - just south of the berm, sometimes quite close but occasionally far to the back [south] and out of sight. This is just the 3rd record ever for the county - thanks to Norm Holden for finding it and Richard Skevington for getting the word out. While there I did see a pre-basic adult Stilt Sandpiper with 50 Lesser Yellowlegs, a few Pectorals, Leasts, Semipalmated Plover and Solitary Sandpipers. Habitat is excellent. Directions:[from Richard's post] From hyw. 401 turn north on Oxford County Rd. # 6 towards Stratford. About halfway between Embro and Stratford, turn West onto Oxford Rd 28. You will then pass through the small community of Herrington. Just through the community turn right onto rd. 3.1 Travel exactly 1 kl north. On the east side of the road there is a berm dividing the lake from a containment pond. The Little Blue Heron is actively feeding in the containment pond along with Great Egrets, shorebirds and other waterfowl. A scope would come in handy as it is fairly distant at times. James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 226-228-1428, jmholdswo...@rogers.com 'If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.'' - Ferdinand Porsche ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Yellow crowned night heron
Bird currently feeding beside bridge 7:30am Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
