Festival of Flight May 8; Nice weather day brought many birders to the
park. Migrant numbers still low but some noteworthy sightings
1. White -winged Dove trying to make nest at 17168 Lakeshore Rd
2. Prothonotary Warbler being seen more often on Tulip trail.
3. Yellow-breasted Chat at
Birds refound tonight at 8pm by Betsy Smith and her sister. Birds were west of
911 number 2109 on the south side of Mersea 8 east of Essex 37. About 50 feet
off the road. Rick Thornton Nancy Smith
Original message From: Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
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Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2017
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Approximately 30 Lapland Longspurs, 1-2 Km. East of Essex 37 on Mersea Rd. 8. In dirt field with scrub south of rd.Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.
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The Western Tanager seen at the Visitor Centre this morning was last seen
flying north at 9:00am and hasn't turned up again.
2 Male Summer Tanagers were seen this morning. One on South Point Trail
(Lakeshore entrance, between the 1st two benches) this morning at 10:00am and
the other was seen
Despite the rather chilly morning (O C) the bird flight was pretty good today
at my house. Bobolinks and Hermit Thrushes were on the move, while the FOY
Baltimore Oriole sang early. A Lesser Yellowlegs was the only shorebird other
than a Killdeer. The Ruffed Grouse were drumming, but the
White pelicans are still at Cache Bay. Saw them at noon today from boat launch
park.
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Festival of Flight May 7; Better weather but birds still in low numbers.
1. White-winged Dove continuing bird at 17168 Lakeshore Rd
2. Yellow-breasted Chat being seen at the parking area for south point
trail
Link to list of birds seen in the park May 7 (95 species)
While there was no evidence of a mass migration overnight some exciting birds
were seen at Point Pelee this morning. Warbler numbers are picking up with 13
species seen so far.
The Tilden Trail was the hotspot with KENTUCKY WARBLER; LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH;
and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. The Kentucky
Western Tanager seen at Rondeau PP Visitors Centre by Bill Smith
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