very briefly before
dropping into some dogwoods beside the wetland.
As an aside - if anyone could suggest another possibility for these birds,
I'd be interested. The size, habitat and general appearance said small rail
to me. The yellowish cast of the first bird said yellow rail. I have not,
This morning around 10:30 am I flushed a Yellow Rail. The bird was in a small
wetland on the edge of Lake Bernard.
The wetland is located off Tamarack lane which is a private road, south of the
village of Sundridge.
Sundridge is located approx. Half way between North Bay and Huntsville along
https://youtu.be/47VvJQmU27MSorry for the delay Ontbirders: here id the
Video of the Yellow Rail that I managed to grab in Oakville, this week.
https://youtu.be/47VvJQmU27M
Bird was found by Mark Jennings and has not been seen since May 8 night!
Cheers
Luc Fazio
FYI..
The Yellow Rail stayed under the same Spruce Tree to the rear ( east side ) oF
Longos Store until 8:57 pm, when I left this evening evening. Wednesday May 8,
2019.
Everyone else came and saw it from 5 pm to almost 9 pm tonight ( some 70
birders/listers/photographers). So the Yellow
Bird still hanging here under the 2 left spruce
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> On May 8, 2019, at 4:36 PM, Andrew via ONTBIRDS wrote:
>
> Yellow Rail is now under a spruce against the east wall of the Longo's at end
> of Wyecroft south of the Qew south of Burloak drive.
> Thanks
Yellow Rail is now under a spruce against the east wall of the Longo's at end
of Wyecroft south of the Qew south of Burloak drive.
Thanks to Mark Jennings for the find
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Hi everyone. Reading about the nice crowd and display last night, I wondered
what was wrong tonight. No one here. Overcast and wind maybe.
But I was still fortunate.
One yellow rail called quietly in very short bursts from 558 to 615. It was
Just past the bridge on west side. - where the
I guess we were all expecting someone else to post to Ontbirds, but yesterday
evening, Monday May 2, a group of 7 or 8 birders was delighted by a loud,
prolonged serenade from a Yellow Rail so close to the sedge-marsh road at
Carden that you felt it was impossible not to be able to see it (but
Calling at Sedge . Very close , 50 yds north of bridge.
Wylie Road . Carden Alvar
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David Pryor heard the rail first and got some happy birders on the rail calling
. The first call is at 6:53 PM. It's about 40 yards in the marsh on to west
side... North west of the bridge over sedge wren marsh on Wylie road.
Sedge wren marsh is in the Carden Alvar and is on Wylie road in kirk
Hey folks,
Amanda Guercio and I spent a lovely evening on the Carden Alvar today,
highlighted by a singing Yellow Rail at Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road.
The Yellow Rail started singing at about 7:05 PM on the west side of the
marsh, quite a distance in. It sang intermittently every 10-15
My hope is that Lev Frid was speaking metaphorically when he spoke about
"corraling" a Yellow Rail into a small space in Algonquin Park. I am pleased
that it "managed to escape," as he put it, but sad that it had to come to that.
I urge all birders to recall the OFO Code of
Apparently this didn't send the first time?
-- Forwarded message --
From: "Lev Frid"
Date: Oct 2, 2015 6:16 PM
Subject: Yellow Rail in Algonquin Park
To: , "rick stronks" , "Ron
Tozer" , "Dan Strickland" , "Dawn
Sherman"
Approximately fifteen minutes after Don left the rail began calling again. Much
to my surprise a second bird on the opposite side of the road called back.
Rob Lonsberry
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The Yellow Rail started ticking at 8:20pm tonight on the west side of the
bridge in the Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road, delighting the 7 of us there
Thanks again to Jean and the other posters
- Original Message -
From: "Jean Iron"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:08
The Yellow Rail is still here and just started calling at 8:20 pm. It is on the
west side of the road just south of the bridge over the creek. Also present are
several Sora and Virginia Rail, an American Bittern, a Sandhill Crane and a
couple American Woodcock.
Luke
Please follow directions
Greetings Ontbirders
Mark Peck and I had a single Yellow Rail calling from the Marsh Boardwalk
platform closet to the parking area. The Yellow Rail started calling at roughly
8:15pm and called 10 times before I left at 9:00pm.
Cheers Bill Gilmour
Directions
To reach Presqu'ile Provi
Listen to the Yellow Rail's clicking song that we heard at 7:30 p.m.
yesterday at the Sedge Wren Marsh as reported to Ontbirds. Directions in
yesterday's post.
http://youtu.be/yhqzliZ92Bk
Jean Iron and Ron Pittaway
Toronto ON
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At 7:30 p.m. a Yellow Rail started ticking on the east side of the Sedge Wren
Marsh on Wylie Road. No need to play recordings as it will start spontaneously.
Directions:
Full directions to The Sedge Wren Marsh are in the Carden Alvar Birding Guide.
See link:
http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view
probably the least bittern everybody else was seeing, duh and sorry.
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I believe I heard and caught a brief glimpse of one at the left side of the
platform in the pond just east of the southern most parking lot.
The Park is on Lake Ontario at the southern base of Kipling Ave in Toronto
Ontario.
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I tried for the rail last night until well after dark, and again at the crack
of dawn. No luck.
There was at least one Sedge Wren singing strongly this morning, south of the
bridge and 60 yards to the west. A few Sandhill Cranes were calling in the
west last night.
The Golden-Winged Warbler sa
Yesterday Ian Cannell and I spent the morning and part of the afternoon in the
Carden Alvar / Kirkfield area and among the 101 species we found were some of
the following high lights.
First off at the Sedge Wren Marsh we too heard and also saw one of the Yellow
Rails discovered by Jay Peterson
Hello ontbirders,
The Yellow Rail is calling now just a few feet north of the bridge at the Sedge
Wren marsh on Wylie Road. Also further north on Wylie were 6 American
Woodcocks, 7 each of Common Nighthawk and Whippoorwill. The night is not over
yet!
Good birding,
Jay Peterson
Toronto
Wylie
I found an apparent Yellow Rail late this morning between the north side of the
Desjardins Canal and the Ontario Hydro building off Olympic Drive in Dundas.
The bird was flushed twice while I was walking east (toward the West Pond)
through the sedge and other vegetation bordering the tall
Folks,
This morning out at Goertimus Island (in Lake George, Echo Bay) I started the
morning with a Yellow Rail ticking a tune for me and shortly thereafter came
across a Nelson's (ST) Sparrow singing (as if on territory) in a patch of
Phragmites adjacent to a wet sedge meadow. Sh
At 7:00 PM today Barb Charlton, Hugh Currie, Gerry Shemilt and I heard a Yellow
Rail ticking in the previously reported location, 400 meters north of the
intersection of Wylie and McNamee Roads in the Carden Alvar.
Earlier in the day, Barb and I saw the previously reported Hudsonian Godwit
Heard a Yellow Rail ticking today, May 17, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. just where Judy
Kennedy heard one on Monday-- on the Bluebird Ranch on the west side of
Wylie Road, 0.4 kms north of the intersection with McNamee. It seemed to be
about 25 metres off the road.
Didn't have time to go up to Sedge
Hello Birders,
On my way home from a meeting in Orillia this past Monday, I checked out Wylie
Road and was pleasantly surprised to find a Yellow Rail on the new Bluebird
Ranch, in the sedges, just south of the Windmill Ranch sign. I clocked the
distance of the location and it is just 4/10ths
Ron Pittaway just called from the Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road to say he
heard a Yellow Rail ticking loudly east of the bridge at 7:48 p.m.
I'm very happy about this because in the 24-hour birding competition The Carden
Challenge on 25 and 26 May, our team of Eleanor Beagan, Jean Iron, A
John Watson, Christine Shackleton and I went for the regularly reported Yellow
Rail and heard it at 8:35 p.m. and using rocks placed on the bridge were able
to simulate its "tapping" call and get frequent responses until about 9:00 p.m.
Frogs were an issue, but so were the Soras, Virg
Today, between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. the Yellow Rail sang several times
east-southeast of the bridge at the Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road. Also
several Soras and Virginia Rails and an American Bittern were heard well
because the frogs weren't yet singing. It was overcast and warm.
A Logge
Hello OntBirders,
Just an FYI we heard the Yellow Rail at Sedge Wren Marsh today. It was
calling this morning (along with Soras and an American Bittern) at 11:15 am
just south of the bridge on the east side.
Directions from previous posts:
Direction: Hwy/CR 48 north to the centre of Kirkfield
The Yellow Rail reported earlier is still being heard at the marsh on Wylie Rd.
Tonight it could be heard from 8:25 until at least 8:50 to the south of the
bridge on the east side.
Borrowing from Kevin Shackleton's directions in a previous post:
Directions: Hwy/CR 48 to the cent
Sorry I forgot to give directions for the Yellow Rail in my previous post.
Was just so excited to have actually heard it.
Ginny Moore
Uphill
Borrowing from Kevin Shackleton's directions in a previous post:
Direction: Hwy/CR 48 north to the centre of Kirkfield then north on CR 6 to
McNamee
After missing the Yellow Rail at Sedge Wren Marsh last night, I decided to try
again tonight. On walk from the lot, as I was almost at the bridge, I could
clearly hear what sounded like a Yellow Rail. The sun had just set and the sky
was still quite light at around 8:30 pm.
Then Anne and
May 4, 2011 8:30 to 9:15 p.m.
John Watson and I visited the Carden Alvar on Wednesday night in hopes of
hearing the Yellow Rail reported April 30.
We stopped at Box 10 on Wylie Road and found a Loggerhead Shrike on the bushes
nearly due east of Box 14.at about 8:30.
We headed north to the Sedge
On Saturday evening 30 April at 8:50 and again at 9:06 p.m., Eleanor
Beagan
and I heard a Yellow Rail at the Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road. It was
ticking about 20 metres west of the bridge. The next 3-4 weeks are the
best time to listen for Yellow Rails as they migrate mainly to the
coastal
All
A surprise greeted 6 birders from North Bay recently when they heard
the distinctive call of one (or more) Yellow Rails.
They were seeking Sedge Wrens or possible Leconte Sparrows near
Astorville, Ont. when the Rail call was heard. This was between 8:45 and
9:00PM. After 9:15 the mosqu
I roamed around Matchedash Bay, Simcoe County today. It is a great birding
and natural history area to venture into. And it is approximately 20 minutes
nw of Orillia.
Yellow Rail
Quarry Road trail ( I forgot the actual name on the sign) exit from Hwy 400
at exit 149 Quarry Road turn left
The Yellow Rail is still present at the sedge marsh at Carden. There
were no mosquitos tonight
Dan Burton
From Kirkfield go north to McNamee Rd. Turn north on Wylie Road to the
sedge marsh.
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Two Yellow Rails were calling in the Sedge Pond on Wylie Rd at Carden this
morning between 6am and 7am. One was about a third of the way between the
bridge and the north edge of the marsh, and the other was close to the north
end. The Sedge Wren was at the north end.
Tony Bigg
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Maureen Smith and I birded Carden very early this morning (May 5) and heard the
Yellow Rail at the NW corner of the Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Rd. American
Bitterns were calling, but no wrens (marsh or sedge). The Loggerhead Shrikes
were behind Bluebird box 10 on Wylie Rd. and their were many
Ontbirders,
This afternoon at 1:45 my sister, Eileen and I heard the Yellow Rail on the
west side of the bridge in the Sedge Marsh on Wylie Rd. The call(tapping)
was very faint and short.
It was rather cold, overcast jacket weather. The Sedge Wrens didn't begin to
call until much later i
Hello Ontbirders
This evening Frank Pinilla and I went up to the Kirkfield area after work
and besides it being March weather it was also fairly quiet along Wylie Road
and at the Sedge Wren Marsh but we did get to hear a Yellow Rail ticking
about 100 feet beyond the bridge and on the left
Hi All,
This morning at 6:50 a.m., Monday May 2, Maureen Smith and I heard a
Yellow Rail at the Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road in the Carden Plain. A
Loggerhead Shrike was south of Bluebird Box #10. Lots of Upland Sandpipers
and Wilson's Snipe. Our trip was cut short by a broken pa
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At 5:10 p.m., yesterday, Friday, May 28th, I heard the Yellow Rail near the
entranceway to the marsh boardwalk, which is on the east side of the
causeway road after you pass through the entrance gate to Presqu'ile
Provincial Park, south of Brighton. He sounded tantalizingly close, but
rem
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Semipalmated Plover
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west side of the
road, and as we drove up to the bridge at the Sedge Wren Marsh we heard the
distant ticking of the YELLOW RAIL (I think it was about 7pm), as well as
an AMERICAN BITTERN calling. We did not find any SEDGE WRENS.
Directions:
From Kirkfield, go north on #6, where the road be
d the ticking of a Yellow Rail on the west side
of the marsh near the bridge.
We then went south of the marsh and added Loggerhead Shrike opposite
Bluebird/Tree Swallow box #10 and across the road from here 2 Grasshopper
Sparrows and 2 Upland Sandpipers.
After this we continued on up Wylie Rd with m
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Thursday, April 29 at about 2 p.m. a Yellow Rail
answered clicking pebbles on the lookout at the beginning of the Marsh
Boardwalk Trail where it occurred last year. It did not answer until after I
had stopped clicking for several minutes but it quickly became
I dropped by Wylie Road on my way by this evening, and was rewarded by a
Yellow Rail ticking away just west of the bridge in Sedge Wren Marsh. It
was calling about 6:15 pm. Also a Harrier cruising around, and a Loggerhead
Shrike at Box 10.
Ron Reid
Directions: The Carden Alvar is a 1.5 hour
I made the walk into the Richmond Fen, southwest of Ottawa last night. At
9:45 pm I heard the YELLOW RAIL, first reported on June 14th, ticking close
to the railway tracks on the east side.
Other birds of note were two HERMIT THRUSHES and a CANADA WARBLER singing at
dusk in the wet woods on
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Ontbirders,
Two Yellow Rails were ticking today at 4:00 pm Sunday May 25th at the Sedge
Marsh bridge. One was right at the bridge on the West side and the other was
about 15 metres out.
Directions: (Thanks Jean)
>From Kirkfield on Highway 48 east of Lake Simcoe, proceed north on County
Road 6. At
I heard the Yellow Rail off the first viewing platform on the Marsh
Boardwalk 20 yards east of the parking lot ticking away at 9 am this
morning (May 16). This must be very close to a 'T' for Territory tic
in the Breeding Atlas Program.
Presqu'ile Provincial Park is west of Bright
The Yellow Rail was heard from the Marsh Boardwalk platform at 7:40, 7:45,
and 8:00 p.m. Monday night.
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I heard the Yellow Rail at 21:45h. this evening. It is my understanding
that it has been heard periodically today (morning, late afternoon,
evening).
Follow the signs from Brighton to Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Look for
the sign indicating "marsh boardwalk". Walk from the par
Dear Ontbirders,
At 2:40 after the thunderstorm at the Sedge Marsh today, the Yellow Rail
began ticking. This was the bird 2/10 km north of the bridge. It is not that
loud!
Also, the Loggerhead Shrike came out of hiding. It was so drenched that at
first I thought it was a fledging. It seemed
A Yellow Rail was heard at 20:40h. on Saturday at the start of the marsh
boardwalk at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Follow the signs from Brighton
to the Park and look for the sign indicating "marsh boardwalk". Stand
on the first platform by the parking lot and listen on your
Hi All
Just home from a banner day of birding at the Carden Alvar. We heard a
YELLOW RAIL calling briefly from deep in the Sedge Wren Marsh at about 5:30
pm. At about 7:45 we returned to the marsh, and from then until dark we
heard at least 6 individuals calling almost continously from
The Yellow Rail was ticking persistently today at about 2:15 PM, in brilliant
sunshine.
It was located about 25-30 yards north of the Sedge Marsh bridge, on the east
side, quite close to the road.
The Carden Plain is located about 5 km north of Kirkfield.
Bob Ross
Toronto
Bob Ross
Dear Ontbirders,
Today at 4:26 p.m., a Yellow Rail was ticking close to the west of the
bridge.at the Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road. It was overcast about 12
degrees celsius with no wind.
A Loggerhead Shrike was in the field to the west of Bluebird Box 10, also
on Wylie Road. There were
hing about something Stan
said there it is and to my complete surprise the ticking of a Yellow Rail
was happening. This Rail called (ticked) intensely from 5:27pm for about 3
solid minutes and after that (I think it became aware of us) quite often
from 5:30pm to just after 6pm at which time we left Don
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