Ducks, Shorebirds at Hillman Marsh CA

We visited the new shorebird impoundment at Hillman Marsh CA today near Leamington. Excellent! Ducks: American Black Ducks, Gadwalls, Mallards, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveller, Blue-Winged Teal, Green-Winged Teal, 1 Longtailed (female), 1 Redhead, Lesser Scaup, 4 female Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck

Kingston Field Naturalists Regional Sightings Reports for Week Ending May 9, '03

Report to OntBirds, from the week's sightings for the Kingston Region, as reported the compiler. Page numbers and location Quadrants noted in square brackets [...], are for named sites. They refer to the MapArt Publishing "Ontario Road Atlas, 2003 Edition". Page numbers and Quadrants in Open Br

Tufted Titmouse at Rondeau

Owen Weir asked me to relay this as he is on the highway with no access to a computer and he wanted to have this posted. Today at 1:25 p.m. Owen spotted a pair of tufted titmouse on Bennett across from the Spicebush Trail parking lot about 100 yards south on Bennett on the west side. The male w

Meadowlilly Woods ESA, London

On Friday, May 9th, a good variety of songbirds were present along the Thames River floodplain trail, which runs roughly east-west along the north edge of this ESA. Highlights include the following: Great-crested Flycatcher White-breasted Nutchatch Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Swainson's Thrush Nashvill

Eurasian Collared-Dove in Marysville

The Eurasian Collared-Dove was seen this am at 10:15 and still there at 10:45 when we left. It was first spotted on the transformer in front of the blue house on n. side just before the R.C. church. It moved across the road and back. It seems comfortable there. Directions Take 401 to Marysville

Yellow-breasted Chat at Riverdale Farm/Necropolis, Toronto

Birding was tough today, few birds but many rambunctious teenagers (are there any other kind) about. However, surprisingly, there was a Yellow-breast Chat foraging between the upper slope of the Riverdale Farm, near where the manure is stored, and over the fence into the Necropolis, near the f

Tricolored Heron not seen May 9 as of 1:15 p.m.

Tricolored Heron at Spring Lake in Southwest Oxford Friday, May 9 The Tricolored Heron remains elusive and unpredictable and may have departed. As far as I know, it has not been seen since 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8. We have been checking 2 or 3 times per day and have not seen the bird si

Point Pelee Migration Update - May 9, 2003 (Friday)

Good morning, Once again thunderstorms and moderately heavy rains greeted birdwatchers first thing this morning. Nevertheless, those willing to brave the weather and venture out into the open were rewarded with a SNOWY EGRET at the tip. Unfortunately it was there only briefly. Because of the poor

Rondeau Bird Report -- May 9, 2003 (Friday)

Report for May 9, 2003 (Friday): With these cool and wet conditions, the number of migrants that are present appears to be declining each and every day. However this will, of course, change dramatically when winds switch around to the south. Yesterday the most active areas were the start of M