[Ontbirds] Topham pond Etobicoke

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

I had a Philadelpia Vireo and Northern Waterthrush at Topham this morning

Topham is at the south east corner of Jane and Eglinton in Etobicoke, Toronto


Kevin Empey



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[Ontbirds] Rondeau Prov Park Cuckoos

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

Great walk on Harrison trail.   ( other than the mosquitos).   A Two cuckoo 
morning!

I saw and heard a Yellow Billed cuckoo south of Pony barn.  
 Followed by a Black billed flying over the trail and calling to the north!

Topped off with Scarlett Tanager and Indigo Bunting. 

To get to Rondeau. 
Take Exit 101 from the 401  follow signs to the lark South. 



Kevin Empey



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[Ontbirds] Horned Grebes Colonel Sam Etobicoke

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There are 4 horned Grebes at Colonel Sam. 

2 Outside west  outer break wall with red necked grebes and1 east of Whimbrel 
point and one off eastern-most point

I also found a Sora in the temporary ponds in the middle. 

Colonel Sam smith Park is at the south end of Kipling Road into  Lake Ontario.  
 Etobicoke

Kevin Empey


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[Ontbirds] Lambton woods Etobicoke - woodpeckers

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

Not rare, but I just had 4 woodpecker species in Lambton woods at 2:30 pm.   

Many downy, 3 Harry, 1 Red Bellied and 1 maybe two Pileated.   I had a very 
good look at one 10 metres in front of me and was hearing one call. 
Also a brown creeper.   I have been expecting for years to see Pileated there.  
 Finally and really close!!

They were in the vicinity of the feeders north of the Hemlocks. 

Lambton woods is off Edgehill Road and Royal York in mid- Etobicoke.   
South of Eglinton Ave.  


Kevin Empey



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Re: [Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese, Snow Geese, and CacklingGoose - Earl Rowe Provincial Park

[Kevin Empey via ONTBIRDS]

Yesterday morning the 6 greater White-Fronted Gees were still there, but much 
further back.  
Follow Garth’s directions.  Then go further.
Continue past the beach to the next bridge.  Look right.

  They were way back  telescope necessary.   I did not explore if there were 
trails back there

Regards



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From: Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
Sent: October 20, 2017 3:48 PM
To: Ontbirds
Subject: [Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese, Snow Geese, and CacklingGoose 
- Earl Rowe Provincial Park

Nancy and I dropped by to see the Snow and Cackling Geese reported earlier this 
week by John Schemelefske earlier this week. Some of these geese are still 
present and we also found six Greater White-fronted Geese fairly close to the 
entrance. 

Directions: Find your way to the entrance to Earl Rowe PP, Park at the entrance 
gate and walk in past the staff booth. Keep right and walk towards the lake. 
Just as you reach the bridge (dam) look left. The GWFG were on the edge of a 
small island.

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.


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[Ontbirds] Yellow Billed Cuckoo. Sedgewick Park

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

Hi all

I just had a Yellow Billed  Cuckoo at Sedgewick park. Just north of the 
pollution control centre 

Sedgewick is in Oakville.  Take 3rd line south from QEW.  Turn left on Left on 
Lakeshore. North on Woodhaven Park Drive.   Right on Hixon st to entrance to 
woods. 



Kevin Empey



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[Ontbirds] Connecticut. Marie Curtis etobicoke

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

Connecticut warbler still calling. 

Map attached

In clearing south of cross trail.  Up at west end of large fallen tree. 

Marie Curtis Park is at Lake ontario just east of the bottom of Dixie Road 
Mississauga. Just in Etobicoke. 



Thanks David. 



Kevin Empey

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> From: kevin empey 
> Date: May 27, 2017 at 09:32:22 EDT
> To: Empey Kevin 
> Subject: Marked Location
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> Kevin Empey
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Re: [Ontbirds] Adult Male Blue Grosbeak, High Park, Toronto May 25, 2017

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

Thanks David and Garth

Still there. Back right corner of the Oaks




Kevin Empey

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> On May 25, 2017, at 17:06, David Pryor via ONTBIRDS  
> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to Garth for posting on my behalf. I wanted to get the word out as 
> quickly as possible so that anyone interested in looking for the bird this 
> evening would have an opportunity to do so. 
> 
> For further clarity, I have included a google map link with a marker on it 
> showing approximately where I had the bird at around 4:15pm. It was about 
> 20ft off the ground, up in a tree along with a pair of Eastern Kingbirds. The 
> tree was in the open Oak Savannah, maybe 20 feet from the scrubline. Good 
> Luck!
> 
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x4Ce3bkygugA729eGnVNtZSEpF8=sharing
> 
> David Pryor
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>> -- Original Message --
>> From: Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS 
>> Date: May 25, 2017 at 4:32 PM
>> 
>> 
>> I am reporting on behalf of David Pryor who just called to let me know that 
>> he refound the Blue Grosbeak reported earlier.
>> His directions are as follows:Enter High Park off of Bloor St., park in the 
>> last parking lot next to the ball diamond. Walk west across the road and 
>> follow a path south. The bird was in a tree accompanied by Eastern Kingbirds 
>> about 15 metres along the path in the Oak Savanna. 
>> Good luck!
>> Garth Riley Etobicoke, Ontario rile...@yahoo.com
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[Ontbirds] Canada Warbler. Etobicoke

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

There is a Canada Warbler in the bowl at Colonel Sam Smith Park. 

Of course now it is pouring and I'm leaving.  
Very quiet early.  I only found 5 warbler species. 

Colonel Sam Smith is at the very bottom of Kipling Ave in west Toronto.  The 
bowl is north- east area. 

Good birding after thunder rolls through


Kevin Empey

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[Ontbirds] Hendrie Valley Burlington

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I had two Northern Parula and a Pileated Woodpecker 
And my first Catbird.  

Hendrie is in Burlington at edge of Royal Botanical Gardens.  Park off Plains 
Rd W. 
Past Botanical Drive 


Kevin Empey

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[Ontbirds] Leslie Spit toronto

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

There is a Harlequin duck hanging around with buffleheads today at the Marina.  
 It has ranged up to a 100M further west but staying reasonably close to shore. 

A merlin was near the new Park Centre at 8 am

First Towhee on road to Bird Observatory

Kevin




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Re: [Ontbirds] Tundra Swans, Bathurst St, East Gwillimbury

[kevin empey via ONTBIRDS]

As per Kevin's report

There are about 350 Tundra swans right now. 
About 50 pintail just took off heading south. 
There are 60 or so Canada Geese on land back at the trees. 
200 Canada just flew over



Same directions as below




Kevin Empey

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> On Feb 26, 2017, at 09:30, Kevin Shackleton via ONTBIRDS 
>  wrote:
> 
> The number of Tundra Swans in the flooded field west of Bathurst St, north of 
> the Queensville SR have been building since February 24.  I was told there 
> were 350 to 400 yesterday afternoon.  The change in the weather means the 
> flooded fields are developing a skin of ice.  I estimated there were 200 
> Tundra Swans this morning.  None of the Northern Pintails I saw yesterday 
> were in evidence and I also didn't see any Canada Geese which were also quite 
> numerous yesterday.Coming north from Toronto one could take the 404 to the 
> Queensville S.R. and go west to Bathurst St and then north past Hochreiter 
> Rd.  Or take the 400 north to Davis Dr and go east to Yonge St and then north 
> to where Bathurst St crosses it south of Bradford.  Turn right on Bathurst 
> and then left at the stop sign and go over the railway tracks to the end of 
> Bathurst St.  The swans are along the tree line bordering the Holland River 
> to the west.Kevin Shackleton
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[Ontbirds] Snow Buntings. Collingwood

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There is a Large flock of snow buntings 250+

 On highway 26 just west of intersection with Horseshoe valley rd w. 
Not settling.  Moving around a lot.  A few horned larks with them. 




Kevin Empey

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