[Ontbirds] Red-bellied woodpecker in Parry Sound district

2004-05-16 Thread John and Margaret Catto
Sunday morning a single female red-bellied woodpecker was well seen at our island west of Pointe au Baril in Georgian Bay. The island is about 40 km. north of the town of Parry Sound. The bird was working on a dead pine tree for 5 minutes. It could not be refound before we left for Toronto later

[Ontbirds] Lesser BB Gulls (2) & FOS alder flycatcher Wheatley

2004-05-16 Thread Tom Hince
This afternoon at Kopegaron Woods (2km west of Wheatley on Hwy 34/old 3) there was a FOS ALDER FLYCATCHER. Also in Pelee today I had at least four WILLOW FLYCATCHERS and one ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (Tildens Woods). Also among the gulls at Wheatley Harbour (end of Rd 1 at Lake Erie 2 km south of the tra

[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report

2004-05-16 Thread Terry Sprague
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR Sunday, May 16, 2004 The big news this past week was the appearance of a male PAINTED BUNTING at a feeder in Cherry Valley, south of Picton. The bird appeared on the afternoon of May 12th, feeding on deck of their home. The bird

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Blue-winged Warbler and Louisiana Waterthrush

2004-05-16 Thread Christina Lewis
For the OTTAWA FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB BIRD STATUS REPORT @ 3:30 PM on Sunday May 16, 2004 This is a rare bird alert. This is Chris Lewis reporting. A singing male BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen today at 8:20 AM along Huntmar Rd west of Kanata, near the 2nd hydro pole east from the road by the rai

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Daily Report May16/04 - Acadian and Willow Flycatchers

2004-05-16 Thread friends
Rondeau Daily Report May16/04 A beautiful sunny day but quiet for birds. Most of the warblers seem to have left last night. Migrant warblers still present included Magnolia, Bay- breasted, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Cape May and Canada. Singles each of Blackpoll and Hooded reported.

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario: Lapland Longspurs

2004-05-16 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hello Ontbirders Today, May 16, 2004, birded the sewage lagoons east of Ottawa. Overall is was good with 1000+ Least Sandpipers and small of numbers of Lesser Yellowlegs and a few Short-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope. Ruddy Ducks were observed at three different la

[Ontbirds] Ottawa peregrine update

2004-05-16 Thread Eve Ticknor
Ottawa has its first chicklet of the 2004 season! It hatched sometime today prior to 1:30 pm when I saw it. Cheers, Eve -- Eve Ticknor OFNC Falcon Watch Co-ordinator 38-9 Gillespie Cres Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 9T5 Canada 1-613-737-7551 http://www.ofnc.ca/birding.htm "In nature, all things are poss

[Ontbirds] Yellow-throated Warbler - Youngstown, NY

2004-05-16 Thread Willie D'Anna & Betsy Potter
About 9:30 this morning, Betsy and I stopped to bird the woods at Fort Niagara State Park. As soon as we stepped out of the car, Betsy heard the song of a Yellow-throated Warbler. Good thing it was singing because we would not have looked where it was. We had very good scope views of the bird (b

[Ontbirds] Piping Plover ; Oshawa Second Marsh

2004-05-16 Thread Dave Worthington
This morning (Sunday) at 9am the Piping Plover was easily seen at Second Marsh looking SW from the east platform. It was about half way across the marsh on the mudflat associating with a Semi-pal Plover for good comparison. There was also a Great Egret there. Dave Worthington Directions: Exit fr

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee Bird Report for May 16 (Sunday) - Bell's Vireo

2004-05-16 Thread fopp
Point Pelee Bird Report for May 16 (Sunday) Despite the fact that we have now entered the 2nd half of May, migration is somewhat at a standstill as far as numbers are concerned. The Tip area this morning was not overly active, but to compensate for the low numbers were numerous interesting spe

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - RARE BIRD UPDATE Wilson's Plover- Tollgate Ponds Eastport Drive

2004-05-16 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
Yesterday a Wilson's Plover was found by Ken Williams at the Tollgate Ponds in Hamilton Harbour. This bird continues to be present as of 10:00 a.m.. I was able to view the bird this morning after a rather quick drive up from Pelee. Our thanks to Ken. Directions from Toronto: Take QEW to QEW Ni

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Hotline - RARE BIRD UPDATE Wilson's Plover- Tollgate Ponds Eastport Drive

2004-05-16 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
Yesterday a Wilson's Plover was found by Ken Williams at the Tollgate Ponds in Hamilton Harbour. This bird continues to be present as of 10:00 a.m.. I was able to view the bird this morning after a rather quick drive up from Pelee. Our thanks to Ken. Directions from Toronto: Take QEW to QEW Ni

[Ontbirds] clay-coloured sparrow in Brampton

2004-05-16 Thread Bette-Ann Goldstein
I saw and heard a clay-coloured sparrow today around noon in the little parkette on the south side of Sandalwood Pkwy., just west of Heart Lake Rd. (410) in Brampton. It sat out in the open on a bush beside the path, quite near the parking lot, for several minutes. Bette-Ann Goldstein From [EMA