At 7:00 p.m.+ I was looking at two WHITE-FACED IBIS feeding on the mudflats of
the shorebird cell at NW Hillman Marsh.
One was an immaculate adult, the other was a one-year-old.
Anyone looking for these birds should NOT walk on the mudflats at this time.
Shorebirds are tame and will tolerate
Present right now:
90+ Semipalmated Sandpiper
16 White-rumped Sandpiper
4 Semiplamated Plover
4 Dunlin
1 Western Sandpiper (probable 1st cycle)
Most of the shorebirds were concentrated on mud on east edge of lagoon 4. The
WESA was with 3 SESA, in the same area but seperate from the other birds.
An adult, breeding plumage, Laughing Gull was observed at 15h50, by Tom
Devecseri, Mark Patry, Rob Pinella and I while birding from the easternmost
tip at the Britannia Filtration Plant. The bird was flying along the Ottawa
river approximately 30 feet off shore and 20 feet high. It was last seen
fl
Today (Sunday) at about 1230, I spotted a male Common Goldeneye at Bayfront
Park. It was resting on a rock only 2 metres from shore, at the 1600 m mark
that is painted on the paved path (near where the Black Throated grey was seen
this winter).
Hope this helps anyone who might be bird-a-thoni
Angela Martin and I birded the Verner and Warren sewage lagoons yesterday
morning.
While driving along LeClair Road in West Nipissing, we found 6 Black-bellied
Plovers, one in non-breeding plumage, and 6 Ruddy Turnstones.
The Verner lagoons, south of Hwy 17 about 1 KM on Hwy 64 and then east on
While conducting our part of the Durham Summer Bird Count, Terrie Smith and I
found a leucistic Red-tailed Hawk. This was a spectacular bird that was
essentially almost entirely snow white. The only colour we could detect was a
darkening in some of the outer primaries, which I believe negates it
Yesterday on a drive north to Sudbury on highway 69 I saw two sandhill cranes
fly over my car just a few kilometres north of the junction of highway 64. On
my return trip they were (I presume they were the same two) in a small field on
the east side of the highway. Unfortunately I didn't get the
03.06.12 - 9.30 am - 1 Semipalmated and 2 White-rumped Sandpipers
busily feeding on patches left showing of the inundated spits - these birds
had better hop-to if they have promises to keep - Reesor Pond lies just
north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - cheers - Stan Long
It is with deep sadness that I need to let the birding community know that
Toronto resident and long time TOC member Ed Johns passed away early this
morning at the Scarborough General Hospital. While Ed had been in poor health
for many years he showed great courage in his fight with a difficult
I have tried twice to contact Mark to post this and without reply. Last
Thursday, I found a piece of photographic equipment at a birding site
that is known to Ontbirders. If you can identify the piece and where you
lost it, I am happy to return it to you. It does have a serial number on
it and
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