[Ontbirds] Rondeau Migration Report - May 21

2012-05-21 Thread Steve LaForest
Hello Ontbirders. Rondeau’s Yellow-throated Warbler continues to entertain flocks of birders at the Visitor Centre. It was seen there yesterday evening in the garden up to 5:30 pm, and then again this morning up to at least 9:00 am. In the confused warblers department, there was a Prothonotary s

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2012-05-21 Thread Friends of Point Pelee
Friends of Point Pelee provide guided birding hikes throughout the Festival of Birds at Point Pelee National Park of Canada. Proceeds from hikes support the Friends of Point Pelee and Point Pelee National Park. This submitted report is a service of the Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders. Point

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Update - May 21

2012-05-21 Thread Steve LaForest
Hello Ontbirders. At Rondeau this afternoon, 6 Whimbrel were seen at the Dog Beach at noon. At 1:15 pm, a flock of 7 (perhaps the same birds plus 1?) were seen nearby, flying back and forth along the shoreline until they finally headed south along the peninsula. In addition to the Whimbrel, a pa

[Ontbirds] Snowy Egret still present near mouth of Grand River (Dunnville area), May 21

2012-05-21 Thread gregor_beck
The Snowy Egret seen and reported earlier this weekend by Alan Wormington and Josh Vandermeulen is still present this evening at the same location, in the marsh beside the industrial plant and train tracks. Beautiful look as it preens in late day sun. As of 6:30pm, it was sitting on top of the v

[Ontbirds] Colonel Samuel Smith Park Day 3: Toronto Ornithological Club Whimbrel watch results

2012-05-21 Thread Wayne Renaud
Don Barnett, Tim McCarthy and I spent 11 hours & 30 minutes today starting at 5:30 am and had no Whimbrels. Other migrant shorebirds consisted of one Black- bellied Plover. In we had 11 Common Loons. The watch continues until 30 May. The big movements usually occur from 23-25 May. Locatio

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanager - "Old" Long Point P.P.

2012-05-21 Thread Robert Maciver
Hello all, This morning at 8:00 a.m., Cathy Badger, Hannah Maciver and I observed a second year male Summer Tanager in the "old" Long Point Provincial Park campground in the vicinity of campsite #270. It was feeding on highbush cranberry together with a couple of Gray Catbirds and numerous Cedar W