[Ontbirds] URGENT: chimney swift resuscitation

2013-07-14 Thread RW Bullock
Could anyone please give me advise re: resuscitating a chimney swift with apparent heat stroke? He was near death on the ground, but I've got him in a shoe box and he's taking some water and getting feistyseems to prefer water over Gatorade... I'm wondering how long to keep in cool in the box

[Ontbirds] eastern Ontario: Stilt Sandpiper and Brant

2013-07-14 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Spent July 13 and 14 birding the Kingston area including Amherst Island and Prince Edward Point. Despite the hot temperatures the birding was good. On July 13th visited Amherst Island and had a small number of migrant shorebirds including 1 worn breeding plumage adult Stilt