Fw: Eurasian-collared Dove - Marysville

2003-05-24 Thread Mark Cranford
Drove to Marysville today with Don Perks and John Laimey and easily found the Eurasian-collared Dove as advertised. The bird showed up after 30 minutes of our arrival and possibly sooner. It was on the north side of the road sitting on the wires some 2 to 3 hundred feet east of the church close

Whimbrel @ Hillman Marsh

2003-05-24 Thread Todd Pepper
At 5:15 pm. on Saturday, May 24th a flock of 26 Whimbrel flew into the new shorebird habitat at Hillman Marsh. Also there were many Dunlin and Black-bellied Plover, 1 Semi-palmated Sandpiper, 4 Semi-palmated Plover, 1 Killdeer, and 2 American Black Duck. Todd Pepper [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leamington, O

C. Raven north of Hilton Falls (Milton) - May 24

2003-05-24 Thread fred urie
Birders, Today I birded the areas along 1st and 4th Line Nassagaweya between between 25 and 10 side road in north Milton. I heard and saw a Common Raven that was being harassed by an American Crow in an area north of Hilton Falls. The area was 2 to 3 miles (3k to 5k) east north east of 4th Line Nas

8 DUCKLINGS by Newcastle

2003-05-24 Thread Markus J. Lise
Hi Everyone, I forgot to include the HOUSE WRENS nesting in a gourd in our backyard and by the lake today at 2:00 P.M. I saw 100's and 1,000's of Double Crested Cormorants skimming just above the water flying west. I saw my first new family of MALLARD DUCKLINGS in the harbor, 8. Directions: Mil

Yellow-headed blackbird in Carden

2003-05-24 Thread Nathalie Rockhill
A local birder has just reported seeing a Yellow-headed Blackbird at her feeders just after noon today. She noted the bright yellow head, and the faint white markings on the wings. She is familiar with these birds from a visit to Montana some time back, where the birds were common. The bird stayed

Pelee Island Bird Report May 24

2003-05-24 Thread pimuseum
This morning FLYCATCHERS outnumbered WARBLERS in species and individuals. There were 3 species of VIREOS at Fish Point. At Henderson Road there were 42 DUNLIN, 31 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 9 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS, 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 1 KILLDEER. Late reports for yesterday (May 23)

Rondeau Bird Report -- May 24, 2003 (Saturday)

2003-05-24 Thread friends
Report for May 24, 2003 (Saturday): No more east winds! Although the winds this morning were from the south, it remains rather cool. Birders at South Point encountered small numbers of migrants -- but an excellent variety -- including warblers. Some of the later spring migrants are starting