[Ontbirds] Addendum to Point Pelee National Park report April 27

2009-04-28 Thread Sarah Rupert
Hi All Just after I left work I got a call about a Prothonotary Warbler. I just caught up with it approx 200 m south of the gate work along the edge of the marsh. There is a nice feeding flock of warblers, including a Pine , bringing today's total to at least 21 species of warbler. Good

[Ontbirds] Carolina Wren - Goulais River, Ontario (25 km north of Sault Ste. Marie) - Almost Northern Ontario

2009-04-28 Thread McIlwrick, Ken
Hi Folks, I apologize for the delay of this message. I did try to post it yesterday but had email address issues to deal with. On April 27/09 just after 12:15pm, I observed, photographed, video-taped and GPS'ssed a Carolina Wren in a rural neighbourhood in Goulais River, Ontario (a

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 28 Apr 09 - EURASIAN WIGEON, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE still present, +++ new arrivals

2009-04-28 Thread Christina Lewis
Ontario Ottawa/Gatineau 28 April 2009 Birds mentioned: Snow Goose Cackling Goose EURASIAN WIGEON Long-tailed Duck BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern GREAT EGRET Green Heron Turkey Vulture Broad-winged Hawk Merlin Virginia Rail

[Ontbirds] Lark Sparrow still present near Caledonia

2009-04-28 Thread cheryle29
The male (singing) Lark Sparrow was still at the location described yesterday near Caledonia. It was right on the shoulders of Tyneside Rd right near the barn and was also in the field beside the barn that was described in the previous post. Directions Take hwy 6 south almost to Caledonia.

[Ontbirds] Thickson's Woods April 28

2009-04-28 Thread M. Bain
In spite of the heavy rain and north winds, Thickson's Woods in Whitby had excellent birding this morning, Tuesday April 28. There were two male Hooded Warblers in the woods all day yesterday, and both may still be there - one was singing from the north edge of the woods just east of the entrance

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee National Park Migration Report - April 28, 2009

2009-04-28 Thread Sarah . Rupert
Hello Birders! What a difference a day makes! The warm and balmy weather of early this week was definitely not present at Point Pelee National Park this morningbut there were still birds about! The Tip continued to offer a nice assortment of warblers including Prothonotary, Blackpoll,

[Ontbirds] Pileated Woodpecker, Long Point PP, April 28

2009-04-28 Thread Carol Jim
Hey Birders, I was down at Long Point this morning. I ended up walking with Ron Ridout through most of the Provincial Park. There was a fair bit of activity; the highlight was a Pileated Woodpecker flying east over the marsh. The Pileated ended up being seen at Breakwater a little later in the

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Warblers and migrants

2009-04-28 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Today, April 28th, despite the cooler wet weather there was lots of activity at Britannia Woods/Mud Lake in Ottawa. A total of 10 species of warblers were observed between 7:30-11:30a.m. 1 Northern Parula, 1 Ovenbird, 4 Northern Waterthrush, 4 Nashville, 1 Black-throated Green,8

[Ontbirds] Kortright - Warblers, Great Crested Flycatcher More

2009-04-28 Thread Lev Frid
Hello Birders, I was at Kortright today from 3:00 PM till' closing (4:30 PM) and managed to find some interesting species. Seven species of Warblers: NASHVILLE BLACK WHITE BLACKBURNIAN BLACK THR. GREEN YELLOW YELLOW-RUMPED OVENBIRD BLUE-HEADED and RED-EYED VIREOS were present, as well as an