[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, May 23rd, 2008 - revised

On Friday, May 23rd, 2008, this is the HNC Birding report. WHITE-EYED VIREO YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER WORM-EATING WARBLER American Bittern Least Bittern Great Egret Northern Harrier Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Virginia Rail Sora Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary S

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, May 23rd, 2008

WHITE-EYED VIREO YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER WORM-EATING WARBLER Great Egret Northern Harrier Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Virginia Rail Sora Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher B

[Ontbirds]Whimbrels at Port Burwell Provincial Park

23 May 2008 All Birders, At least 100+ Whimbrels were spotted today flying in formation in a westerly direction along Lake Erie in three distinct groups, far out in the lake. This is the second day of observing them here this year. A solitary Whimbrel was spotted using binoculars and a sco

[Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending May 22, 2008

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, May 22, 2008 Our apologies for the late report, but an e-mail problem delayed the arrival of the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory summary this week. The Prince Edward County Birding Festival may

[Ontbirds]Brighton Wetland and Lagoon

Greetings birders: First Doug Mcrae will be at the Constructed Wetland Sunday May 24th from 10:00 am until noon. Now the good stuff: Semi-palmated Plovers (3), Dunlin (47), Short-Billed Dowitcher (14), Less Yellowlegs (15). Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper and White-r

[Ontbirds]6 whimbrels, Brant and lots of loons

Darlington Provincial Park Lake watch 5:40am to 10:30am Expecting a good flight of Whimbrels this morning I got down just before sunrise and was joined over the morning by 11 visitors However the Whimbrels were not cooperating. We had one flock of 6 birds at 8am. Shorebirds present included

[Ontbirds]Bobolink..Gowganda, Temiskaming Dist.

Hi Birders, I normally would not post about a bobolink , but wanted to report that this one, a male in full breeding plumage, has been visiting the feeders since first sighted Saturday morning May17th. Yesterday he was at my table feeder. Today he has been eating the seeds under the lilac bush

[Ontbirds]White-winged Dove, Prince Edward Point

A white-winged dove is at the lighthouse at Prince Eward Point sitting in thetrees at twelve noon Friday May 23 2008. Prince Edward Point is at the extreme SE corner of Prince Edward County, David Okines Station Manager Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory __

[Ontbirds]Grasshopper Sparrow - Gloucester, ON

I came across a single GRASSHOPPER SPARROW at the end of High Road in Gloucester this morning. The bird was very active and vocal - I heard the insect-like buzzing call long before I saw the small bird. There was possibly a second grasshopper sparrow calling somewhere in the distance, but I c

[Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to May 23, 2008

The KFN did their annual 24 hour spring round-up last weekend and tallied close to 180 species despite the fact that the shorebird migration has yet to begin in earnest. Highlights included: a Red-throated Loon, 2 Red-necked Grebes, a Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3 Loggerhead Shrikes, all 5 expected vir