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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pelee - Tram Changes
From: Michael Carlson <mecec(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 1:25pm
This email was approved by the Ontbirds coordinator.
Birders,
Those planning to come to Point Pelee this year should be aware of
changes in the operation of the tram or transport from the Visitor
Centre to the Tip. These changes are as follows:
1) There will only be one two-car tram operating every 20 minutes.
The other transports were deemed unsafe and were taken off the road.
This means there will be no second tram to handle overflows on the
peak weekends in May as in the past,. For at least the first two
weekends in May, it may be wise to plan on taking the tram 20 minutes
before the time you are interested in. This way you will likely be in
the queue for the tram time you want. According to Marian Stranak,
Superintendent of Point Pelee National Park, the park is negotiating
with a local bus company to provide transport in the unlikely event
that the existing tram fails.
2) The last tram will leave the Visitor Centre at 5 pm. (The first
one still will leave at 6 am until May 20, when it leaves at 10 am.)
3) The tram will no longer stop at the halfway point for people to
embark or disembark.
4) Parks Canada HQ this year rejected Point Pelee's request for a new
transport system, according to Ms. Stranak. She is hopeful and
indicated that the park is committed to trying to implement a new
system. A Friends of Point Pelee representative indicated to me
recently that the organization is considering the possibility of
raising funds for a new tram.
Ms. Stranak indicated that park staff will be looking closely at user
comments concerning the changes in the tram schedule, and assured me
that the park would reconsider these changes if they adversely
affected visitors' experience of the park, based on feedback
received.
Blessings,
Mike Carlson
Royal Oak, MI
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa: Red-throated Loon & L.B.B. Gull
From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 6:27am
Hi Ontbirders
Yesterday afternoon, April 29th there was a winter plumaged Red-throated
Loon present at the ponds on Moodie Drive just south of Trail Road. At the
landfill site 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls were observed feeding with
the 100's of Herring and Ring-billed Gulls. Also on the ponds were 6 Ruddy
Ducks.
good birding, Bruce
Directions: (from Ottawa): Take Hwy 417 west to Hwy 416. South on the 416
to exit 66 (Fallowfield Rd.) Right (west) on Fallowfield to Moodie Dr. Left
(south) on Moodie, go past Trail Rd. on your left and Cambrian Rd. on your
right until you come to a very large sand & gravel operation on the left
(east) side of the road. ***PLEASE NOTE*** - do NOT cross the gate to the
sand & gravel operation. This is private property, and most of the birds
can be well-viewed from the road.
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Tufted Titmouse at Presqu'ile
From: Doug McRae <rdmcrae(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 11:31am
Greetings all,
Bill Gilmour and I saw a Tufted Titmouse at the Presqu'ile lighthouse
this morning, in company with 2 chickadees. From the look of it I
think it is a different bird than the one a few weeks ago. This bird
has less colour on the flanks and perhaps a smaller black forehead
patch. I also checked to see if yesterday's Western Sandpiper was
still present and as of 645 a.m. there were no shorebirds seen on the
beach, but they could be on Gull Island so it might be worth a look
anyway.
Cheers,
Doug McRae
Doug McRae Nature Services
P.O. Box 3010
Brighton, Ontario
Canada K0K 1H0
613-475-5014
rdmcrae(AT)sympatico.ca
Directions: Presqu'ile is located south of Brighton on the shore of
Lake Ontario. From Hwy 401 take the Brighton exit and head south
into town, then follow signs to the Park. The best beach access for
the sandpiper is the Owen Point Trail parking lot (formerly Beach 4),
and for the lighthouse, take the Park one way loop to the lighthouse/
Visitor Centre, located at the east tip of the peninsula.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Kingston: Lemoine Point
From: Jon Pleizier <jonpleizier(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 8:57am
Hello Everyone,
Another beautiful morning at Lemoine Point in Kingston.
Highlights:
2 red-bellied woodpeckers ( 1 male, 1 female calling to one another)
1 male black-throated blue warbler (4 warbler spp total)
wood duck pair
many eastern towhees
winter and house wrens
many field sparrows
3 drake long-tailed ducks in breeding plumage
4 (at least) purple martins
Happy Migration!
Jon
Directions;
An entrance to Lemoine Point can be found at the western-most end on
Front Rd. which is an extension of King St. which travels along the
lakefront in Kingston.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Mockingbirds - Leamington
From: "John Zoch" <john.zoch(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 10:46am
This morning a pair of Northern Mockingbirds in Leamington were seen several
times in the area between Queen of Peace School and Todd Pepper's
neighborhood. I saw them most often in the north end of the school yard
ranging between the trees on the West and the shrubs East of the school.
During recess they often flew low over the heads of students in the yard.
Queen of Peace School is at the corner of Ellison and Nicholas. From the
Four Corners go South on Erie to Oak. Turn right and go West to the light at
Oak. Turn left and go South on Sherk to the Sherk Complex on your right and
turn right at the corner. Queen of Peace is a "long" block down at the stop
sign.
John Zoch,
Harrow
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Harlequin Ducks at Humber Bay East Park, Toronto
From: Robert Carswell <carswell_robert(AT)yahoo.ca>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 2:15pm
Two female Harlequin Ducks on the south (windy) side of Humber Bay East Park at
noon today. Very close to shore.
Turn south on Humber Park Road (Park Lawn Road) off Lake Shore Blvd. West.
Turn right into the parking lot. Walk left (east).
Bob Carswell
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Little Blue Heron Yes in Port Rowan
From: "Andrew Don" <adon14(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 6:14pm
Saw the Little blue heron around 12 lunch time in the pond by the BSC
headquarters, gave some great views as it fed.
Directions as per prior posting: BSC's office is located at the western end of
Port Rowan along Front Street. The pond is visible from the observation deck on
the south-west corner. To reach Port Rowan, you can take highway 59 south and
turn east of Front Street. BSC's office is a few hundred meters from highway 59,
on the south side of Front Street.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Little Blue Heron still in Long Point
From: "Harold Stiver" <hstiver(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 4:31pm
The Little Blue Heron was back feeding in the pond by Bird Studies Canada
first thing this morning It is a gorgeous in-between bird. I have posted a
few pictures at:
http://ontfin.com/Word/2008/04/an-early-wanderer/
Denis' directions were
Directions: BSC's office is located at the western end of Port Rowan along
Front Street. The pond is visible from the observation deck on the
south-west corner. To reach Port Rowan, you can take highway 59 south and
turn east of Front Street. BSC's office is a few hundred meters from highway
59, on the south side of Front Street.
--
Harold Stiver
Paris, Canada
hstiver(AT)gmail.com
http://ontfin.com/
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Subject: [Ontbirds] White-eyed Vireo at Shoreacres Park in Burlington
/ Swainson's Thrush at Old Cut at Long Point
From: "Norman Murr" <normurr(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 5:29pm
Good evening
The White-eyed Vireo was still at Shoreacres / Paletta Park at 6 pm. Ian Cannell
and I saw it in the cedars along the main trail to the lake.
While at Old Cut at Long Point earlier in the day we found a Swainson's Thrush
beside the Old Cut Woods entrance and overhead were Chimney Swifts.
We were also told by banding volunteers that the Yellow-headed Blackbird was
still being seen off and on through-out the day in the parking area across from
the entrance and at the feeder beside their building.
We also saw the Little Blue heron at the Bird Studies Canada pond in the early
morning and behind the main building we saw and heard 2 Bobolinks.
We of course also saw many other birds there and if interested see my post see
the Toronto and Southern Ontario Biding on the Outdoor Ontario website
tomorrow afternoon.
Directions:-
SHOREACRES / PALETTA PARK IN BURLINGTON
Exit the QEW Highway at Appleby Line. Drive south towards the lake to Lakeshore
Road. Turn right (west) on Lakeshore Road and drive a short distance to
Shoreacres Road (on your right). The park is across the street on the south
side.
The last street from the east before the park is Blue Water Place (on your left)
and from the west is Inglewood Drive (on your right).
OLD CUT WOODS AT LONG POINT
Old Cut Woods at Long Point is southwest of Hamilton, directly south of Port
Rowan. To reach it you can drive south on Hwy 6 from Hamilton, passing through
Hagersville and turning right, west in Jarvis onto Hwy 3, drive to Simcoe and
turn left, south on Hwy 24 and follow this to Hwy 59, ( it curves to the west
south of town) turn left, south on Hwy 59 and drive right down about 8 km and
past the golf coarse and you will be on the causeway (Long Point Rd).
Drive on across the bridge and continue past the marina on your left. The road
comes to Lake Erie where it curves to the left (Erie Blvd) through the cottage /
retail business area. Continue driving until you come to Old Cut Road. Turn
left and drive a couple of hundred yards down this road (you will see the
entrance to the banding area on your right) this is the entrance to Old Cut
Woods. Drive another 100 feet or so and you will see a parking area on your
left. Park here and walk across the road to the woods.
NOTE: Be sure to lock your car and put your valuables out of sight).
BIRD STUDIES CANADA - PORT ROWAN
From Hwy 59 just before the Long Point drive along Lakeshore Road (AKA Front
Street) a short distance and you will see the Pond and the Bird Studies Canada
buildings.
Drive into the parking lot and walk beside and behind the building to view the
pond and to access the walking trail that also affords a view of a second pond (
"Bucks" Pond ).
Norm Murr
Richmond Hill, ON
"Sils mordent, mords les"
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Revised and corrected directions to Bird Studies
Canada
From: "Norman Murr" <normurr(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 5:33pm
BIRD STUDIES CANADA - PORT ROWAN
>From Hwy 59 just before Long Point turn left ( East ) and drive along Front
Road for a short distance and you will see the Pond and the Bird Studies Canada
buildings ( signed ) on your right.
Drive into the parking lot and walk beside and behind the building to view the
pond and to access the walking trail that also affords a view of a second pond (
"Bucks" Pond ).
Norm Murr
Richmond Hill, ON
"Sils mordent, mords les"
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Blackpoll Warbler - Waterloo
From: AL W <al_gonquin99(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 8:25pm
Seen and photographed between 7:45am and 10:30am, April 30, 2008. Found by Al
Woodhouse, and viewed by Jim and Carol Burrell.
It seemed out of place amongst the Myrtles, Palms, Nashvilles, and
Black-throated Greens...
Information from Mark Cranford - "The earliest I can find is May 2 from Pelee in
Murray Spier's Birds of Ontario. Bob Curry's book has May 5, 1963 as the
earliest for Hamilton."
It was found on property that is privately owned by a second party, located
about 5km south of the town of Heidelberg.
Al Woodhouse, Waterloo
al_gonquin99 <at> hotmail <dot> com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Wilson's Phalarope - Nonquon S.L.
From: "Jim Dixon" <j.dixon(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Apr 2008 11:58pm
There was a breeding plumage female Wilson's Phalarope at the Nonquon S.L. in
Port Perry this evening. It was actively feeding in the south end of cell #3
along with several other shorebirds. (24+ Yellowlegs, with at least 6 being
Greater, and one Least Sandpiper). The only other birds of note were 8 - 10
Purple Martins (at least 2 females) flying over cell#1 and a singing Northern
Waterthrush in the swampy area to the west of the entrance gate.
A pass is required to bird at the Nonquon S.L. The pass is $5 and can be
obtained at the Waste Transfer Station at 1623 Reach Street, which is west of
Simcoe Street or east of Hwy#12. The station is open from Tuesday to Saturday
(8-4) and until 6pm on Thursday's only. The lagoons are located directly north
of the transfer station and the entrance gate is located at 1730 Scugog Line #8
(next road north of Reach Street). You can get to Port Perry by going north off
the 401 on Hwy#12 (Brock Street) in Whitby or Simcoe Street in Oshawa.
Jim Dixon - Port Perry.
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