[Ontbirds]Rondeau - Prothonotary, Louisiana W, Shorebirds

2008-05-16 Thread Steve LaForest
Rondeau Bird Report – Friday May 16, 2008 - evening Good evening birders. Many birders were out on the trails today, adding more birds to their year lists. Warbler species totaled 21 species. Highlights included Prothonotary (3 birds in 2 sites), Worm-eating, Louisiana Waterthrush, Blue-wi

[Ontbirds] White-tailed Peregrine at Presqu'ile, Rt Loon at Wicklow, Brighton Wetlands

2008-05-16 Thread Doug McRae
Greeting all, A mix of things from a few spots today. Bill Gilmour and I saw a really odd looking Peregrine which flew west over Bill's Bayshore Rd. cottage on the Presqu'ile peninsula around 5 p.m. today. We didn't get a long look but the bird was first seen wheeling in tight circles, gi

[Ontbirds]Snowy Plover - Blue Grosbeak - Long Point

2008-05-16 Thread Stuart Mackenzie
Hello Everyone, This afternoon around 17:00 a male Snowy Plover was discovered in the Long Point Provincial Park. It was approximately 1km east of the park's west boundary. There are large yellow posts marked with letters - the bird was nearest to post E. The bird is quite cooperative and ca

[Ontbirds]Pelee Island May 16th

2008-05-16 Thread peleeisland museum
Migrants from yesterday and today include WILSON'S WARBLER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, lots of SCARLET TANAGERS, and CAPE MAY WARBLERS. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD continues to hang around the tip area of Fish Point. A PINE SISKIN and some GOLDEN-PLOVERS were observed on the south end of the island and a

[Ontbirds]Rondeau - Prothonotary X3, Worm-eating, Acadian F

2008-05-16 Thread Steve LaForest
Rondeau Bird Report – Friday May 16, 2008 Good morning birders. As usual, warblers were the headliners at Rondeau this morning. Our reliable Worm-eating seen on Spicebush Trail since May 10 was still present today. A Louisiana Waterthrush was also reported there this morning, as well as a

[Ontbirds]Point Pelee Bird Report May 16 Townsend's Warbler, Mississippi Kite, Laughing Gull

2008-05-16 Thread Janice . Sarkis
Friends of Point Pelee provides daily updates of sightings within Point Pelee National Park during the Festival of Birds May 3 through May 19, 2008 An unsubstantiated report of a Townsend's Warbler has been made and many people are searching the Loop Woods. It was reported heading south towards t

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, May 16 th, 2008

2008-05-16 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
On Friday May 16th, 2008, this is the HNC Birding Report: WHITE-EYED VIREO CERULEAN WARBLER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER Ruffed Grouse Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Green Heron Osprey Bald Eagle Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellow

[Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to May 16, 2008

2008-05-16 Thread Peter and Jane Good
Despite the fact that many local birders spend a lot of time at Prince Edward Point this time of year there has been a considerable number of sightings in the more immediate Kingston area. The movement of Brant has started with a single flock of 2000 birds over Camden East last Sunday and another 1