[Ontbirds] Pelee Report for May 2, 2004

Pelee Report for May 2, 2004 Rain overnite and through the morning plus cool temperatures kept many birds from moving on. Birders who braved the windy wet weather found it more difficult to locate pockets of birds. Highlights today so far include SUMMER TANAGER, WHITE-EYED VIREO, WORM-EATING

[Ontbirds] OFO trip to Rondeau Provincial Park, May 1

Twenty-eight birders braved the threat of rain and met at Rondeau Provincial Park on Saturday May 1 for the annual OFO field trip, which was led by Blake Mann and Maris Apse. The total of bird species seen was 74, including 13 warbler species. Rain held off for the most part and did not get in our

[Ontbirds] OFO Photo Page Request

It is the season for many rare bird sightings. Please consider sharing your photos of rare and unusual Ontario birds with OFO. We display them at http://www.ofo.ca/photos/. OFO would be very happy to add your photo of special bird sightings. Please send them to Sandra Eadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] along

[Ontbirds] Carden Plain birds

Drove up to Carden Plain this morning in the pouring rain, and kept waiting for the rain to subside somewhat, but it never did. As a result, we did not see a great deal, but did see wild turkey along Wylie Road about a km. north of the sedge marsh. Otherwise, there were no birds of note to be

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle (Chaffeys Locks), Orange-crowned Warbler (Ottawa)

Hello Ontbirders, On Saturday, May 1st, Angela and I saw an immature Golden Eagle near Chaffeys Locks (flying over the entrance to the rail trail a few km west of Queens Biological Station on Opinicon Road). Other birds in the area were all as expected (lots of Red-shouldered Hawks, both species o

[Ontbirds] Pelee Island Report: May 2

Pelee Island: May 2 Birding was wet, cold, and windy today. Highlights from Fish Point include SUMMER TANAGER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, and VIRGINIA RAIL. Dean Ware, Rob Tymstra, Irena Knezevic Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 "pimuseum" <[EMAIL

[Ontbirds] Before the rains at Thickson's -May 2-- Summer tanager, Magnolia Warbler

Between 8 and 9AM on May 2 there were some good birds in Thickson's Woods, Whitby--Summer Tanager, Chimney Swift, several Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Blue-headed and Warbling Vireos, and among the 16 Warbler species were Blue-winged, Hooded, Magnolia, Tennessee, Blackburnian, Cape May, Wilson's and Ba

[Ontbirds] Thickson's Woods: Summer Tanager, Hooded and Blue-Winged Warblers

Among the multitude of birds this morning were Summer Tanager, Hooded Warbler and (seen on the road between parking area and marsh at 8:50) a Blue-Winged Warbler. > Jack and Frances Alvo > Directions: > Park on the north side of the woods on the Waterfront Trail Road which > runs eastward near the

[Ontbirds] Sedge Wren in Kingsville

After a pretty good day birding Pelee, my brother Robert and I decided to forego checking Hillman Marsh again and headed back to home base in Kingsville. I thought I'd check out the perimeter of the little woodlot behind his house, and tiptoed through the empty lot north of his yard, which is l

[Ontbirds] Warblers and more...John E. Pearce P.P

Hello All, Spent a soggy 2 hours ( 11 am - 1 ) at John E. Pearce Provincial Park today along Lake Erie. Too bad there weren't any others birding to enjoy it with me! Not the rain but the birds! I wandered along through the entirety of this petite park, stic

[Ontbirds] hiatus

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