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Subject: RE: ANTI BIRDS and BIRDERS.
From: "Barry K. MacKay" <mimus(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 2 May 2008 10:43am
I'm not from that area, but Alan Wormington is, and in fact deserves credit
for his role in bringing this particularly unfortunate incident to light,
via the CBC news.
Alan tells me that part of the North Dike is the property of Parks Canada,
which means a full environmental assessment was required by law under the
National Parks Act, but none was done.
But there is also the Migratory Birds Convention Act, which supposedly
protects nests of migratory birds and certainly could have been applied when
such large-scale destruction was done at the very height of the breeding
season.
It is also illegal to put fill into a wetland harbouring species-at-risk,
but, in spite of Alan's efforts no one in a position to prevent it seemed to
give a damn. The destruction of North Dike had nothing to do with the Essex
Region Conservation Authority; it was done by Point Pelee National Park and
the Town of Leamington. The town did the work, but the park provided the
permission, and had no concerns about the timing. The town wanted to
enhance drainage, but not stand the cost of hauling away fill. No
problem...the parks people let them dump it in the wetland.
Barry
Barry Kent MacKay
Markham, Ontario, Canada
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> Hi Chatters.
> My impression was that it was the
> CONSERVATION AUTHOURITY that lead the work on the dyke and
> not the Park?
>
> Anyone from that area who can advise as to the truth of this matter?
>
> Good Birding.
> Alf.
> Forest.
> Ont.
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Subject: Hilton Pond 04/22/08 (Spring Birds, etc.)
From: Research at Hilton Pond <research(AT)hiltonpond.org>
Date: 2 May 2008 11:52am
Oh, the joys of spring--one of which is being able to watch newly
arrived Neotropical migrant birds mingling with others that have been
with is all winter long.
Our latest photo essay includes a gallery of songbirds banded "This
Week at Hilton Pond." For some up close and personal looks at these
avian wonders, please visit the installment for 22-30 April 2008 at
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek080422.html
As always we include a tally of all birds banded or recaptured--check
out the old chickadee, titmouse, and goldfinch--as well as
miscellaneous nature notes.
Happy Nature Watching!
BILL
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RESEARCH PROGRAM
c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
research(AT)hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845
Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net):
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org
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Subject: Birding Crane Creek / Magee Marsh this spring?
From: "Kenn Kaufman" <kenn.kaufman(AT)worldnet.att.net>
Date: 2 May 2008 2:21pm
Every spring, birders come from all over North America to witness the
concentrations of migrants in the area of Crane Creek / Magee Marsh in
northwestern Ohio (just across the lake from Point Pelee, Ontario, and
partaking of the same phenomenal migration). The most famous spot here is
the boardwalk through the woods at Magee Marsh, where the abundance and
visibility of warblers can be remarkable. Birders from elsewhere often
refer to this as "the boardwalk at Crane Creek." The boardwalk itself is on
the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, but for years this area shared an entrance
road and a parking lot with Crane Creek State Park and both names were on
the entrance sign, hence the confusion about the name.
If you're contemplating a visit this spring, here are two relevant pieces of
news:
1. The adjacent beach and parking lot areas that made up Crane Creek State
Park are being transferred from Ohio State Parks to the Division of
Wildlife, so the entire area will now be known as Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.
Today (May 2), state workers were taking the reference to Crane Creek off of
the big sign next to the entrance road from Ohio Route 2. Highway signs
nearby still listed both Crane Creek and Magee as of midday today, and I
don't know if that will change any time soon. But this is something to be
aware of if you're unfamiliar with the area and trying to navigate here.
2. The Black Swamp Bird Observatory, a local research and education
nonprofit group, recently added a series of birding information pages to
their website. These birding pages include directions and maps for local
hotspots (including a detailed map of the Magee boardwalk), information
about local accommodations and programs, updates on current bird activity,
and predictions on how upcoming weather conditions will affect bird
migration. It's all available through http://www.bsbobird.org/birding
The migration hasn't reached its peak yet, but there have been several days
this spring with 20-plus species of warblers, most of the thrushes and
vireos, et cetera, among the hundreds of migrants present. This morning
there were White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows all over the place,
Indigo Buntings and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in the trees, Bobolinks and
shorebirds and swallows and huge flocks of Blue Jays flying over, et cetera.
It's a pretty exciting place and the birders here are eager to share it with
anyone who wants to visit.
Kenn Kaufman
Rocky Ridge, Ohio
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Subject: Def - birding-joy: Fw: [JerseyBirds] 20 Warblers at Garret
5/2/08
From: "Robert Kyse" <RobertKyse(AT)cableone.net>
Date: 2 May 2008 3:20pm
I hope Chris doesn't mind my sharing his post with you.
Robert Kyse
Rio Rancho, NM
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From: "Christopher Takacs" <Uschris(AT)AOL.COM>
To: <JerseyBirds(AT)Princeton.EDU>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 3:06 PM
Subject: [JerseyBirds] 20 Warblers at Garret 5/2/08
> Garret Mt. was hopping this morning as birds poured into the park from the
> South and East. Between 7 and 8 AM there probably was no part of the park
> that
> didn't have hundreds of birds. I watched this morning from Barbour's Pond,
> hundreds if not a thousand birds just fly on by, not touching down in any
> trees
> near the pond. 20 Warbler Species were seen with Yellow-rumps,
> Black-throated Greens and Black and Whites everywhere. 80+ total species
> seen. The
> numbers of my observations are conservative for the most part. After a
> while
> counting became a joke!!
>
> Location: Garret Mountain Reservation
> Observation date: 5/2/08
> Notes: Birds poured in about 7AM from the South and East. Bluebirds and
> Gnatcatchers are still nesting. Raven was seen with a nestling in it's
> bill as
> it flew by.
> Number of species: 78
>
> Canada Goose X
> Mallard X
> Wild Turkey 6
> Common Loon 1 flyover
> Green Heron 2
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Merlin 1
> Spotted Sandpiper 4
> Solitary Sandpiper 2
> Mourning Dove X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
> Downy Woodpecker 3
> Hairy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
> Great Crested Flycatcher 2
> Eastern Kingbird 4
> Blue-headed Vireo 35
> Warbling Vireo 2
> Red-eyed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay X
> American Crow 4
> Common Raven 1
> Tree Swallow 2
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Tufted Titmouse X
> White-breasted Nuthatch X
> Carolina Wren 1
> House Wren 4
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 20
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
> Eastern Bluebird 2
> Veery 2
> Hermit Thrush 3
> Wood Thrush 4
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird 30
> Northern Mockingbird X
> Brown Thrasher 8
> European Starling 30
> Blue-winged Warbler 5
> Nashville Warbler 3
> Northern Parula 45
> Yellow Warbler 2
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
> Magnolia Warbler 1
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 150
> Black-throated Green Warbler 35
> Prairie Warbler 6
> Palm Warbler (Yellow) 18
> Black-and-white Warbler 80
> American Redstart 3
> Worm-eating Warbler 1
> Ovenbird 15
> Northern Waterthrush 2
> Common Yellowthroat 8
> Hooded Warbler 1
> Canada Warbler 2
> Scarlet Tanager 4
> Eastern Towhee X
> Chipping Sparrow 85
> Field Sparrow 1
> Savannah Sparrow 8
> Song Sparrow 1
> Swamp Sparrow 12
> White-throated Sparrow 65
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
> Northern Cardinal 8
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10
> Red-winged Blackbird 55
> Common Grackle 2
> Brown-headed Cowbird 10
> Baltimore Oriole 14
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
>
>
> Other birds reported being seen
> Pine Warbler (f)
> Winter Wren
> Purple Finch
> Yellow-throated Vireo
>
> Good Birding
> Chris Takacs
> Friends of Garret Mt.
>
> Remember only 1 "t" in Garret!
>
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