The best birds of the week were 2 LITTLE GULLS seen off the east end of
Amherst Island. Most of the expected early spring migrants were widespread
and common this past week. PIED-BILLED GREBES, FOX SPARROWS, CHIPPING
SPARROWS and BARN SWALLOWS were being seen in increasing numbers and PURPLE
Tom Preney discovered a male Blue Grosbeak at the nature centre feeders this
morning. The bird has been coming to the feeders by the picture windows and is
best seen from inside the centre.
The Ojibway Nature Centre is located on Matchette Road just south of the EC Row
Expressway in Windsor.
29.04.13 - 10am - thanks to Ted Gail George for the sighting of two
Long-tailed Ducks1 adult male / 1 first year female - usually seen as migrants
in the Fall these are the firstrecorded spring migrants seen at the Pond - also
first Lesser Yellowlegs yesterday and seen again today - Reesor
This is the weekly report from the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory for the
week of April 15-18,courtesy of Bander-In-Charge Stéphane Menu.
Migration monitoring started on April 15th, this year. All nets were up and
running, as well as a couple of ground traps. As the new bander-in-charge,
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2 Winter Wrens, 1 Hermit Thrush and a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet moving through my garden this morning.
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The Snowy Egret is actively hunting at the prior reported location as of 5pm,
75m from road. It is windy and alternating from no rain to pouring!
Keith Linton
Orono
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From: Ben Walters benjaminwalt...@trentu.ca
Hi all,
As of 5:35 pm today (Friday, April 19) the male Blue Grosbeak (found by Tom
Preney and posted this morning by Paul Pratt) is still present at Ojibway
Nature Centre. It is currently sitting in a bush in the vicinity of the bird
feeders. It was very easy to find all afternoon and many
Hello Ontbirders
Still 100's of Common Redpolls in the area and observed at least 1 Hoary
(exilipes) both yesterday, April 18th and today at the Hilda Road feeder near
Shirley's Bay. This is one of my few April records. Bohemian Waxwings continue
to pass through the area with a flock of 12
AMERICAN AVOCET
FISH CROW
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
RED CROSSBILL
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Harlequin Duck
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey
Common Loon
American Bittern
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Ontario Birders,
The Long Point Bird Observatory sightings board is updated to April 19 and
is available here -
http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosight
http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosightlang=EN
lang=EN . Highlights from this past week
Hi All
Well, songbird migration is finally starting to pick up in the park with a
distinct change in the composition of birds compared to this time last
week.
We've started to see our first early spring warblers, including
Yellow-rumped, Palm, Black-throated Green, Pine and Louisiana
Greetings!
A lovely surprise this afternoon in in the trees near the Centre were
about 100 Waxwings of both flavours. Also present are Chipping and Song
Sparrows, a Palm Warbler, and dozens of Juncos.
The Arboretum is behind Humber College at Humber College Blvd and Finch
Avenue, east of
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