[Ontbirds] Long Point Update, April 29, Henslow's Sparrow, Worm-eating Warbler, Summer Tanager

Hello Ontbirders, This week at Long Point was just as exciting as the rest of southern Ontario. A summary of the weeks highlights can be found, as always, on the LPBO sightings board (updated every Friday) at http://www.bsc-eoc.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosight. Highlights this week

[Ontbirds] Port Burwell Provincial Park 29 April 2011

29 April 2011 Port Burwell Provincial Park Gray Catbird Northern Cardinal European Starling Brown-headed Cowbird Bald Eagle Red-breasted Merganser Ovenbird Ruffed Grouse Canada Goose Mallard Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Least Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Mourning Dove Red-be

[Ontbirds] Dowitchers and Eared Grebe - Blenheim Lagoons

Hey all, Just got a call from Jon Pleizier. He was at the Blenheim lagoons this evening and had a few decent finds including a single Short-billed Dowitcher and a single Long-billed Dowitcher mixed in with all of the Pectoral Sandpipers, Dunlin, both Yellowlegs, and Sp. Sandpiper. As well, the

[Ontbirds] Pelee Island April 29th

Hey Birders, Another pretty good day. Brandon and I birded throughout the island and had about 115 species. Here are our highlights: Cerulean Warbler - 1 male at Middle Point and another male at Fish Point - brings the total to 4 individuals seen this year, so far!! Sanderling - 1 bird at Fish P

[Ontbirds] Access to Port Perry Lagoons for 2011

Hi Everyone: I have been advised that the permits for the Port Perry/Nonquon sewage lagoons are now available - see instructions below. As always everyone needs their own permit for liability reasons. Have a great season! Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost

[Ontbirds] Male Yellow Throated Warbler - Colonel Sam Smith Park

A cool day in a continuingly moody spring, but birds’ circadian rhythms in tune with recent global warmings look to expand their reproductive possibilities in time and space – this on top of many storm centres in places south leads to some unusual sightings for April.  After the serendipity of f

[Ontbirds] Bald eagle with radio tracker. Burlington.

A second year Bald Eagle with radio tracker was seen over Hendrie Valley around 1.00 p.m today. It was being harassed aggressively by crows. Canada Geese, Mute Swans, and a pair of Trumpeter Swans were panic stricken at the sight of the eagle. Hendrie Valley is opposite the Royal Botani

[Ontbirds] Port Burwell Provincial Park 29 April 2011

29 April 2011 Port Burwell Provincial Park Luke & Joe Stephenson In no particular order: Gray Catbird Northern Cardinal European Starling Brown-headed Cowbird Bald Eagle Red-breasted Merganser Ovenbird Ruffed Grouse Canada Goose Mallard Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Least Sa

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (29 Apr 2011) 63 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vul

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, April 29th, 2011

On Friday, April 29th, 2011, this is the HNC Birding Report: WESTERN GREBE YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER CERULEAN WARBLER WORM-EATING WARBLER KENTUCKY WARBLER Wild Turkey Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Least Bittern Green Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Goshaw

[Ontbirds] Toronto islands - Prairie Warbler, White-eyed Vireo, etc.

Today Ed O’Conner, Margaret Liubavicius, Ian Cannell and I travelled over to the Toronto Islands and though it was a rather slow day except for the many Yellow-rumped Warblers we worked for the 76 species we did find. Following are some of the birds we found down there. Horned Grebes, Northern

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Crane Carleton Place[]

Just east of Upper Dywer Hill road at 6 PM I saw one Sandhill Crane in a corn field. A few geese are around as well. cheers iain Directions: Hwy 7 west from Ottawa. Exit north on Upper Dywer Hill Rd. Pass McArton rd exit on left and go close to another km. Direct opposite the Dream

[Ontbirds] Chimney Swifts in Don Mills

This year was my earliest sighting of the Chimney Swifts in my neighbourhood, Saturday evening April 23, 2011. Lawrence Ave East one block west of Don Mills Road. So far single birds only. I will post again when the numbers change. Eileen B. Beagan 160 The Donway West, Suite 203 Toronto ON

[Ontbirds] Quiet in the Wet Woods

I'm sitting in the middle of the Wet Woods and it is sure quiet compared to the last few days: 1st Catbird of the year Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Rough-winged Swallow Winter Wren Rusty Blackbird Brown Thrasher Yellow Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Still a few Yellow-rumped Warble

[Ontbirds] Quiet in the Wet Woods

I'm sitting in the middle of the Wet Woods and it is sure quiet compared to the last few days: 1st Catbird of the year Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Rough-winged Swallow Winter Wren Rusty Blackbird Yellow Warbler Pine Warbler Still a few Yellow-rumped Warblers The Wet Woods is at the ba

[Ontbirds] Addendum to Presqu'ile Birding Report.

A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard briefly on April 27 at the calf pasture in Presqu'ile Provincial Park. To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton. Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid that is available at the Park gate. -- Fred Helleiner

[Ontbirds] Yellow Breasted Chat at Tommy Thompson today...

Greetings! While dodging rain drops I had the pleasant surprise to see a Yellow Breasted Chat at Tommy Thompson. It was in the bracken by the Wet Woods. Go right after the parking lot, walk along the trail and past the first copse, lots of water, walk a bit further and go to the left and up the ri

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending April 28, 2011.

First of all, an apology/explanation for the lateness of this report, the result of severe wind damage to the computer server through which this is delivered. Easter weekend was pretty spectacular at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, not only for variety of birds but also for some stunning rarities

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - New Arrivals

I birded several areas in the west end of Ottawa this morning, locating a few interesting new arrivals as migration continues. At Britannia C.A., highlights were a RED-NECKED GREBE and a COMMON LOON on Britannia Bay, two EASTERN KINGBIRDS, YELLOW-RUMPED, PALM, PINE, and YELLOW WARBLERS, and a

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe, port credit harbour

Seen earlier by Barb Charlton, Dave Don and I relocated the Western Grebe off the east side of port credit harbour. A scope is mandatory otherwise don't bother. Cold and windy. Cheryl Edgecombe Directions to Credit River Mouth: QEW to Hiway#10 or Hurontario in Mississaga; go south to Lakeshor

[Ontbirds] Yellow-throated Warbler again at Rattray Marsh Conservation Area, Missisauga

I birded the Rattray Marsh C.A. this morning from 6:40 to 10:00 am and managed to find the Yellow-throated Warbler by 7:00 am and watch for about 15 minutes. I was in the same general area as previously posted, then moved up the slope to near the back of the beige house that backs onto the fore

[Ontbirds] Piping Plover, Little Gulls Oshawa Second marsh-Darlington P.P.

The Piping Plover was still on the same section of barrier beach this morning (9:30am). Foraging with it was a Dunlin. The band combo has been sent out and just waiting a reply to the birds origin and likely destination. Also several Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeer on the beach as well. Littl

[Ontbirds] Reporting Bird Sightings -- Please Read

The OntBirds co-ordinator has approved this message. This message is in response to the note recently posted by Christian Friis requesting shorebird sightings, and is also in response to the eBird system in general. The majority of OntBirds readers probably do not know that a reporting network

[Ontbirds] Hummingbird - Windsor Ont

First thing this morning, I got my first Hummingbird ( male ) of the season. He stuck around all day. I live out by the Windsor Salt Mine in LaSalle / Windsor Theresa LeMire ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial