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| [Ontbirds] Fulvous Whistling-Duck? - St-Albert sewage
lagoons, East of Ottawa | Langis Sirois | 5:11am |
| [Ontbirds] Birding Rattray Marsh/J. Darling Park,
Mississauga 1 May 2008 | Wayne Renaud | 9:58am |
| [Ontbirds] Fulvous Whistling-Duck? - St-Albert sewage
lagoons, East of Ottawa 2nd message | Langis Sirois | 7:22am |
| [Ontbirds]Red-breasted Merganser, Ottawa | | 10:18am |
| [Ontbirds]White-eyed Vireo & Worm-eating Warbler. Paletta
Park | Terry Osborne | 12:32pm |
| [Ontbirds]Worm-eating Warbler, Virginia Rail - Leslie St.
Spit | Alfred Adamo | 10:49am |
| [Ontbirds]Carolina Wren - Stratford | Steve Thorpe | 11:43am |
| [Ontbirds]Chaffeys Lock: Golden-winged Warbler | Bruce Di Labio | 12:09pm |
| [Ontbirds] Windsor / Little River // 6sp warbler, solitary
sandpiper, etc. | Matthew Baker | 1:40pm |
| [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending May 01,
2008 | Terry Sprague | 6:40pm |
| [Ontbirds] Worm-eating Warbler/White-eyed Vireo,
Shoreacres/Paletta Park, Burlington | Cheryl Edgecombe | 6:50pm |
| [Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 01 May 2008 | dfsuggs(AT)localnet.com | 8:11pm |
| [Ontbirds]Minesing Swamp-Ruff still there | dave milsom | 5:43pm |
| [Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 1,
2008. | Fred Helleiner | 9:10pm |
| [Ontbirds]Mottled Duck- Hillman Shorebird/waterfowl Habitat. | Dean Ware | 6:21pm |
| [Ontbirds]Long Point: Yellow-headed Blackbird & Little Blue
Heron | Jean Iron | 10:38pm |
| [Ontbirds]Palm Warbler in St. Catharines | Jean and Bob | 8:34pm |
| [Ontbirds]Rare gulls at Erieau | Robert Smith | 3:24pm |
| [Ontbirds]Wilson's Phalarope..Hillman Marsh | karen | 9:09pm |
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Fulvous Whistling-Duck? - St-Albert sewage
lagoons, East of Ottawa
From: "Langis Sirois" <lsir(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 5:11am
A Fulvous Whistling-Duck was present late yesterday afternoon at the
St-Albert sewage lagoons, East of Ottawa.
The bird was standing in the grass, in company of a male Mallard and
other ducks on the bank of the South-West lagoon. It flew away with 3
males Mallards, but when I stopped following them they were flying in
a direction which seemed to indicate that they might return, although
I did not see them return.
I will send a more detailed report later on, to explain among other
things why I put a ? in the title, although I am satisfied with the
identification.
Good luck to anyone looking for this bird.
Langis Sirois, Ottawa
For directions and warning about access to the lagoon, please refer to
Larry Neily website NeilyWorld
[1]http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/sewage6.htm
References
1. http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/sewage6.htm
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Birding Rattray Marsh/J. Darling Park,
Mississauga 1 May 2008
From: Wayne Renaud <wayne(AT)renaudwebber.com>
Date: 1 May 2008 9:58am
I just returned after 3 hours of birding the lakeshore from Birchwood
Ck. (se Jack Darling Park) to Rattray Marsh. I netted 9 species of Warbler:
YRWA (36); PIWA (3); PAWA (1) B&WW (3); MAWA (1); BTGW (1), NWTH (1); NAWA
(1) and two Worm-eating Warblers. The later were feeding along the edge of
the marsh between the boardwalk and the marsh about 100 yds. east of the
intersection of the main marsh walkway and trail down the hill from the
parking area at the south of Bexhill. They were near the se end of the
boardwalk: I etched an arrow on the top of the wood railing with my keys to
show you the exact location of the sighting. Neither was singing and they
were feeding in very wet leaf-litter under a dense growth of honey-suckles
and dogwood over a scattered canopy of Balsam Poplars all of which are just
coming into leaf. I have never this species in Rattray Marsh before but
this unique area is one of the best for warblers that like dense moist low
undergrowth like Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Warber, Kentucky Warbler and
Mourning Warbler.
There were at least 3 Soras calling: one off the boardwalk where the
WEWAs were seen and two off the knoll trail observation tower. I also got
my first Least Flycatcher of the spring this morning.
Also returning to Port Credit I saw a small tern with a small flock
of Common Turns flying south over the Credit River bridge. My first though
was that it was a Least Tern ... lots of white on the plumage. I quickly
went down to Snug Harbour parking lot and could not re-located the bird.
Perhaps someone with more time and I have this morning can go down there and
try to confirm where it was fact a Least Tern or alternately a Black Tern in
'non-breeding' plumage.
Directions:
Go south down to the end Bexhill which runs south of Lakeshore about
5 long blocks east Erin Mills Parkway; park at the metal gate The marsh and
knoll trail start at the bottom of hill from the parking area. This gets
you into, more or less, the middle of main area of the marsh. Find a street
map to orient yourself and/or follow the the trail map inside the park.
Jack Darling Park runs from Lakeshore to the lake about 3 blocks east of
Bexhill; the se parking lot will get you relatively close to Birchwood
Creek. The Credit River is located 5 blocks wsw of the intersection of
Hurontario Street and Lakeshore; the parking lot closest to the mouth of the
river is located at southern extension of Stavebank road south of Lakeshore.
For those who want to visit Rattray Marsh Conservation Area for the
first time or simply want to know where all the trails area, Mississauga has
a map of the marsh and surrounding trails on their web site:
'http://www.creditvalleycons.com/recandleisure/maps/rattray.pdf'.
Wayne Renaud
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Fulvous Whistling-Duck? - St-Albert sewage
lagoons, East of Ottawa 2nd message
From: "Langis Sirois" <lsir(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 7:22am
Good morning.
This is a follow-up to my earlier message about the Fulvous
Whistling-Duck seen yesterday at the St-Albert sewage lagoons, East
of Ottawa.
I went to the lagoons yesterday to check for shorebirds which had made
a good showup on Sunday as reported by David Britton. I arrived
at about 6:00PM. It was very windy and cold, and viewing conditions
looked bad; but I had not driven that distance to quit; so I put on
all the clothes I had in the car and walked on.
As I arrived at the first lagoon I scanned the water and surroundings;
standing on the grass on the bank of the further away lagoon
(south-West) was an orange brownish looking bird along side of a male
Mallard; I thought it looked too colourfull for a female Mallard and
it seemed to have a rather long neck. As I walked between the 2 rows
of lagoons I looked again and was able to eliminate all red head
ducks, but never thought of the possibility of a Fulvous
Whistling-Duck.
What I could see of the bird was the head, neck, breast and side. The
head, neck and breast looked plain orange-brown; the beak was dark,
sharply contrasting with the head; the top of the head looked flat;
the neck was long and held straight; I noted some markings in the
middle of the neck, someting like light stripes; I could see some
white on the side of the body but was not sure if that was real white
or some type of distortion.
When I arrived at the South end of the path between the two rows of
lagoons, I looked again; I could only see the neck and head, but
enough to puzzle me further; there were a couple female Pintails a few
meters away; although the shape of the neck and head looked similar,
the female Pintails were much paler than the mystery bird; there were
also female Mallards nearby to compare with.
I tried to walk around the lagoon to have a full view of the bird, but
it took off with 3 male Mallards; whille they were flying I could see
that the mistery bird was noticably smaller than the Mallards; it
looked all dark, with uniformly dark wings; I failed to note if there
was a contrast between the belly and wings; the tail looked long with
no apparent white, but the birds were far away and what looked like
long tail might have been the feet.
Why did I put an interrogation mark after Fulvous Whistling-Duck in my
first message? Because while I was there I never thought of that
possibility; I elimininated all other possibilities and left
with questions in my head. What was I missing? Was that bird some
type of hybrid?
My hands were so cold that I could not write anything; I wrote notes
after I came home and decided to pass all the ducks and geese in
review using the Sibley; when I got to the Fulvous Whistling Duck, I
immediatly said to myself: that is the bird I saw; why did I not thnk
about it?
I wanted to go back this morning in the hope to find it again before
posting, but I cannot imagine any other possibility for this bird,
unless it was an hybrid Mallard-Fulvous Whistling-Duck (nothing of a
Mallard in what I was able to see).
I regret not to have better details, but the alternative would have
been not to report the sighting...
Good luck to anybody who will try for it.
Langis Sirois, Ottawa
For directions again: Larry Neily's excellent website, page
[1]http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/sewage6.htm
PS numerous species of ducks on the lagoons; shorebirds included
Dunlin, Pectoral and Least sandpipers.
References
1. http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/sewage6.htm
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-breasted Merganser, Ottawa
From: <Paul.Matthews(AT)statcan.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 10:18am
Hello Ontbirders
This morning a breeding-plumaged male Red-breasted Merganser was just a
few metres from shore on the Ottawa River just west of the Remic Rapids
parking lot.
Directions: The Remic Rapids parking lot is on the north side of the
Ottawa River Parkway. The access road to the lot is the first turn-off
after Parkdale when going west on the parkway. Park at the far (west)
end of the Remic lot and proceed on foot a few hundred metres west along
the bike path. On your left (south) you'll see an underpass that leads
to Carleton Ave (signed). This is the area of the river where I saw the
merganser. A bit further west there are barricades where the bike path
is slightly flooded.
Paul Matthews, Ottawa
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Subject: [Ontbirds]White-eyed Vireo & Worm-eating Warbler. Paletta
Park
From: "Terry Osborne" <terryos(AT)sentex.net>
Date: 1 May 2008 12:32pm
This morning at 10am while searching for and finding the WEVI, I also refound
the Worm-eating Warbler first found a few days ago. Both birds were initially
found in the cedars on the right hand side of the main path to to the lake about
50' south of a large tree leaning across the path.
I had pished out the White-eyed when a second bird flew in and sat a metre or so
away from the vireo. I watched it closely for a few moments (took a very poor
photo of it!) and then it flew northerly about 100 feet and continued to attend
the thick brush and red-osier dogwood onthe east side and within 50' of the
main path. Only one other birder was present and was seen poorly by him.
Terry
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.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Worm-eating Warbler, Virginia Rail - Leslie St.
Spit
From: "Alfred Adamo" <alfred.adamo(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 1 May 2008 10:49am
This morning a Worm-eating Warbler was singing loudly from the undergrowth
of the wet woods on the west side of the base, Leslie St. Spit.
A Virginia Rail was also heard calling loudly and seen well from a small
wetland north of the wet woods and adjacent to Unwin Ave.
Directions:
Drive or walk to the foot of Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. in the City of
Toronto. Walk west from the parking area at the first gate. The parking
area was open today but normally parking is only allowed on weekends and
holidays. You can park on Unwin Ave. or Leslie St.
Alfred Adamo
City of York
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Carolina Wren - Stratford
From: Steve Thorpe <sthorpe3(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 May 2008 11:43am
There was a single Carolina Wren in the shrubbery on the north side of Lake
Victoria this afternoon. Also seen was a Yellow-rumped Warbler and two
Ruby-crowned Kinglets.
The area can be reached from Ontario Street (HWY 7/8) by turning north on
Waterloo St then right again on William Street. Parking is available along
William Street.
Steve Thorpe
Stratford
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Chaffeys Lock: Golden-winged Warbler
From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 12:09pm
Hi Ontbirders,
Spent the morning birding the Chaffeys Lock Road/Opinicon Road areas.
Overall bird activity was slow due to the cool temperatures. A total of
seven species of warblers were observed including Yellow, Yellow-rumped,
Black & White, Black-thr. Green, Northern Waterthrush, Pine Warbler and the
highlight a male Golden-winged Warbler. We observed it singing and sometimes
feeding low to the ground along the Pangman Reserve Trail. It was colour
banded, likely from the area. Other "new" arrivals included Least
Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher and Warbling Vireo.
good birding, Bruce
Directions: Chaffeys Lock/Opinicon Road: Opinicon Road is north of
Kingston. From Hwy. 401 take county road 10 (exit 617) north towards
Westport for about 20 kilometres. Roughly 1 or 2 kms. past Perth Road
Village on the right is Opinicon Road. Turn right and drive towards
Chaffeys Lock making regular stops along the way to listen. Anywhere
along Opinicon Road is can be good. The old railway line or the Rideau
Trail system opposite Skycroft Campgrounds are great for birding.
From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Hwy.7 to Carleton Place. Turn left
onto Hwy.15 and follow past Smiths Falls and continue towards Kingston.
After passing Crosby start watching for Chaffeys Lock Road on your right.
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
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Windsor / Little River // 6sp warbler, solitary
sandpiper, etc.
From: "Matthew Baker" <mattbaker(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 1 May 2008 1:40pm
Migration is on in Windsor!
I had the following in and around Little River this afternoon:
*around the creek:*
northern waterthrush
nashville warbler
black throated green warbler
black and white warbler
yellow warbler
magnolia warbler
blue grey gnatcatcher
grey catbird
wood duck (m&f)
white throated sparrow (many)
house wren
*in the ponds east of the hill:*
solitary sandpiper (x2)
lesser yellowlegs
spotted sandpiper
forsters tern
*in little river*
common tern (x2)
green heron
Directions:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=little+river+windsor+ontario&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&t=h&z=16http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=little+river+windsor+ontario&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&t=h&z=16
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending May 01,
2008
From: "Terry Sprague" <tsprague(AT)kos.net>
Date: 1 May 2008 6:40pm
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK
ENDING
Thursday, May 01, 2008
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, GRAY
CATBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, BALTIMORE ORIOLES and
BOBOLINKS were newcomers to the Prince Edward County scene this past week as
spring marches bravely forward despite scattered snow flurries yesterday and
bitter winds. The first ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen near Bloomfield on April
24th - not a record early date, but very close, and another showed up at a
Glenora area feeder three days later. Also appearing on the scene early was a
BALTIMORE ORIOLE on the 25th in Picton, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD at a Picton
nectar feeder on the 27th, a GRAY CATBIRD on Hull Road on the 24th and BOBOLINKS
west of Consecon on the 30th. Not to be beaten was a WHIP-POOR-WILL at Wooler
on the 26th calling enthusiastically at 8:30 p.m.
At Prince Edward Point, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS have increased to about 500
offshore now and more continue to arrive daily, 15 TURKEY VULTURES went over on
the 29th and up to 8 have been roosting in the woods. Four WOOD DUCKS were seen
on the 26th and are likely the ones nesting here, 40 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were
counted on the 29th and LONG-TAILED DUCKS increased to 800 on the 27th.
BUFFLEHEADS have mostly gone now and only a small handful can be seen off the
lighthouse, a female COMMON GOLDENEYE can be seen most days in the harbour while
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS have built up to 70.
The NORTHERN HARRIERS can be seen displaying in the field and the occasional
COOPER'S or SHARP-SHINNED HAWK often does a flyby. BONAPARTE'S GULLS have not
really built up yet but 200-300 can be seen offshore along with the odd CASPIAN
TERN. A GREAT-HORNED OWL was calling on the 30th and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was
seen in a bush on the 27th. The RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER has been vocal all week
but is rarely seen, and the last few YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS are trickling
through now while NORTHERN FLICKERS continue to make their presence known and
different flicker intergrades were trapped on the 29th and 30th. BLUE JAYS have
started to move and up to 20 a day are going through. A COMMON RAVEN was seen on
the 27th. Two PURPLE MARTINS flew over on the 27th and TREE SWALLOWS have
increased to about 20 with up to 60 CLIFF SWALLOWS frequenting the lighthouse
now. HOUSE WRENS have arrived to breed and are singing everywhere now and WINTER
WRENS are still being seen. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS are continuing to arrive and
65 were counted on the 27th, with most birds still being males but the females
should start arriving soon. A pair of BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS is setting up
territory near the nets and while HERMIT THRUSHES are still arriving, the other
thrushes should start to appear within a week or so. Twelve BROWN THRASHERS were
counted on the 27th and the local birds are now singing.
An early BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was singing for most of the 27th and an early
BREWSTER'S WARBLER was seen after the rain stopped on the 26th.The first
NASHVILLE WARBLER of the season was seen on the 27th with another seen on the
30th. YELLOW WARBLERS arrived on the 27th as well as did 75 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS, 2 PINE WARBLERS, 2 WESTERN PALM WARBLERS 3 BLACK AND WHITE WARBLERS
and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. The first LINCOLNS SPARROW of the spring was banded
on the 27th and a few SWAMP SPARROWS are moving with up to 3 seen in a day.
Eighty WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS arrived on the 27th and the first WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW was banded on the 29th. Up to 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS can be found in the
swamp, and on the 26th and 27th, 160 and 110 PURPLE FINCHES were recorded, PINE
SISKINS were seen on the 27th (1) and 1st (3). A female EVENING GROSBEAK was
around the Observatory on the 26th and 27th and the first ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
of the spring was banded on the 1st.
PURPLE FINCHES are still migrating through in the county and 30 are at a feeder
along Glenora Road, and smaller numbers are at feeders at Cape Vesey, Big
Island, and Huff's Island. Nearly every morning this past week at least 3
VIRGINIA RAILS and one PIED-BILLED GREBE have been calling before light from the
Big Island Marsh. A COMMON RAVEN was seen at Cape Vesey and more than one are
seen daily on the Stinson Block near Consecon. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen today
at the corner of Hamilton and Aitkin's Road about half way between Belleville
and Trenton. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES are still coming to feeders in Picton and
Elmbrook. The party of 30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS that had been arriving with
monotonous regularity to a clump of willows in the Big Island Marsh every
morning at daybreak for the past week or more seem to have departed with only
the occasional one heard now with RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. Thirty LESSER SCAUP
were present this morning in Muscote Bay, and six COMMON MERGANSERS were present
there the previous afternoon.
A report of a WHITE PELICAN near 12 O'clock Point came in from two separate
observers this week, first seen on April 30th, but it didn't appear to be
present when I was there that evening. Birders in that area should keep their
eyes open for this bird, since one was in the Belleville area for nearly two
months last summer. And a sighting that is currently awaiting further details is
a pair of crossbills of undetermined identity coming to a feeder along Highway
33, near Glenora. According to the observer, they have been at the feeders for
two weeks.
And that's it for this week from Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. Our
thanks to David Okines from the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, Henri
Garand, Fred Helleiner, Chesia Livingston, Russ Williams, Cheryl Anderson, S.W.
(Tex) Ridder, Fred Chandler, Joanne Dewey, Pamela Stagg, Silvia Botnick, Wendy
Fraser, Nancy Fox and Paul Mackenzie for their contributions to this week's
report. This report will be updated on Thursday, May 8th, but sightings can be
e-mailed anytime before the new Wednesday night deadline. We seem to ignore
AMERICAN ROBINS at this time of the year since they are so common, but our
featured photos this week on both the Birding Page of the NatureStuff website
and the two photos in the online edition of the Quinte Area Bird Report are all
by Belleville photographer Dave Bell, and show robins caught in the act of being
themselves.
Terry Sprague
Prince Edward County
tsprague(AT)kos.net
www.naturestuff.net
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Worm-eating Warbler/White-eyed Vireo,
Shoreacres/Paletta Park, Burlington
From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <cheryle29(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 6:50pm
Both these birds were re-located after a bit of a search in the northeast
corner of the park. They were in the slough across the bridge near
Lakeshore Road. The Worm-eating Warbler was last seen at 6:40 p.m. by
Glenda Slessor and Bob Curry. With weather coming in, its possible these
birds will stick around. This morning a Baltimore Oriole was seen near the
cedars on the west side as well.
Directions:
Directions: From QEW take Appleby or Walkers Line south down to the
Lakeshore. Paletta/Shoreacres is east of Walkers
Line and west of Appleby Line on the south side of Lakeshore Road in
Burlington.
Cheers
Cheryl Edgecombe
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Subject: [Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 01 May 2008
From: dfsuggs(AT)localnet.com
Date: 1 May 2008 8:11pm
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 05/01/2008
* NYBU0805.01
- Birds mentioned
---------------------------------------------------------- Please
phone in rare sightings for update
Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com
Thank you, David
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[UPDATE - Sunday, May 4, 8:30 AM, BOS field trip to Chestnut Ridge
Park for Louisiana Waterthrush and migrants.
Meet at the casino parking, and be prepared to walk several
miles on the park roads and trails. Visitors are always welcome on
BOS field trips.]
BROAD-WINGED HAWK [dark-morph]
GOLDEN EAGLE
SANDHILL CRANE
Common Loon
Bald Eagle
Bonaparte's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Caspian Tern
Great Horned Owl
Red-headed Wdpkr.
Least Flycatcher
Gr. Cr. Flycatcher
Common Raven
Winter Wren
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
Brown Thrasher
American Pipit
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bl.-thr. Bl. Warbler
Yellow-r. Warbler
Bl.-thr. Green Warb.
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bl. and w. Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Rose-br. Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-thr. Sparrow
Bobolink
Rusty Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Siskin
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Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 05/01/2008
Number: 716-896-1271
To Report: Same
Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com)
Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
Website: www.BOSBirding.org
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science
and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological
Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and
field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report
sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call
896-5200.
Highlights of reports received April 24 through May 1 from the
Niagara Frontier Region include dark-morph BROAD-WINGED HAWK, GOLDEN
EAGLE, SANDHILL CRANES and migration.
April 27 in the Chautauqua County Town of Ripley, an exceptionally
rare dark-morph BROAD-WINGED HAWK among a hawk flight of eight species
over Brockway Road. April 26, a flight of 10 raptor species over
Wilson Road, east of Lakeside Beach State Park in the Orleans County
Town of Carlton, was highlighted by a GOLDEN EAGLE plus 4 BALD EAGLES
and over 600 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS.
At Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo, April 26, a pair of SANDHILL
CRANES flew over, likely flushed from the Preserve's marshes.
Early migrants - At a jelly feeder in Silver Creek, male ORCHARD
ORIOLE on April 26, followed by a pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES on the 29th.
Two early LINCOLN'S SPARROWS April 25 at Point Gratiot in Dunkirk. On
the 26th, BOBOLINK at Lakeside Beach State Park and BLUE-WINGED
WARBLER at Tifft Nature Preserve. And, April 29, an early INDIGO
BUNTING at a feeder in Hamburg.
Timely migrants this week - WHITE-EYED VIREO at Saint Columbans in
the Town of Sheridan. At several locations, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GR. CR.
FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, WOOD THRUSH, ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK and
BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
At total of 15 warbler species this week, a count that is probably
increasing as this report is prepared. Warblers recorded at locations
such as Tifft Nature Preserve, Times Beach and Forest Lawn in Buffalo,
Amherst State Park, Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island, and in
backyards - NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CAPE
MAY WARBLER, BL.-THR. BL. WARBLER, YELLOW-R. WARBLER, BL.-
THR. GREEN WARB., BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER,
BL. AND W. WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and
HOODED WARBLER.
Also this week - ICELAND GULL at Beaver Island State Park. GLAUCOUS
GULL, 41 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 68 CASPIAN TERNS and COMMON LOON at
Dunkirk Harbor. GREAT HORNED OWL at Saint Columbans and Amherst State
Park. At Point Gratiot, RED-
HEADED WDPKR. with 3 HERMIT THRUSHES, 6 BROWN THRASHERS, 7 EASTERN
TOWHEES and 3 WINTER WRENS. COMMON RAVENS at Moss Lake in the Allegany
County Town of Caneadea. At the Penn Dixie Site in Hamburg, AMERICAN
PIPIT. An unexpected FIELD SPARROW with WHITE-THR. SPARROW and
CHIPPING SPARROW in a North Buffalo yard. Over 150 WHITE-THR. SPARROW
at Tifft Nature Preserve. Abundant RUSTY BLACKBIRDS west of Meadville
Road in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area. And, 3 PINE SISKINS
migrating along the Lake Ontario shore in Carlton.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, May 8. Please call in
your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the
tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Minesing Swamp-Ruff still there
From: dave milsom <milsomdave(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 May 2008 5:43pm
Dani Valverde and I birded Minesing Swamp area today. The Ruff was still near
the hydro right-of-way close to a Short-billed Dowitcher and 3 Dunlin. Also seen
on McKinnon Road were 40+ Greater Yellowlegs, 300 + Lesser Yellowlegs, 8
Pectoral Sandpipers, 7 Wilson's Snipe, 7 Killdeer and 6 Solitary Sandpipers.
Other good finds around the swamp were Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Cliff
Swallow, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Raven, Brown Thrasher, Purple Finch,
Eastern Bluebird, Northern Waterthrush, Pine Warbler, & Vesper Sparrow.
DIRECTIONS Take Co. Rd. # 90 from Barrie west to Angus. McKinnon Road is just
east of Angus to the north.
Dave Milsommilsomdave(AT)hotmail.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 1,
2008.
From: Fred Helleiner <fhelleiner(AT)trentu.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 9:10pm
On April 26 (last Saturday) there was a surge of birds arriving at
Presqu'ile Provincial Park that included several species that do not
normally return until early May. The residue of that influx, along with
a few other surprises, has kept birding interesting throughout this
week. The unsettled weather of the next few days might bring on another
wave of migrants.
While waterfowl have not totally disappeared, their numbers are such
that the migration is essentially over. As an example, Common
Goldeneyes, present in the hundreds through the winter, are now
difficult to find. Sightings of Red-throated Loons have also dwindled
to one or two in the past week. Only the flocks of Brant that pass
through Presqu'ile in early to mid-May have yet to be recorded. Great
Egrets are now a daily sighting, with as many as five visible on High
Bluff Island, where they nest.
The beach has been the scene of exciting finds this week. Four Turkey
Vultures were consuming some kind of carrion along the shore. The first
Spotted Sandpiper arrived on April 25, and Dunlins were there on April
26 and 29. On the latter date, they were accompanied by a rare find,
one of the few Western Sandpipers known to have been found in spring in
Ontario. A Wilson's Snipe was again heard winnowing in that area. Dare
we hope for a repetition of the events of May 4, 1984, when a Lesser
Sand-Plover (then known as Mongolian Plover), Five Willets, and a
Baird's Sandpiper showed up?
In the interlude between the waterfowl migration and the shorebird
migration, for both of which Presqu'ile is noted, attention has shifted
to land birds. A Chimney Swift flew over on April 26 and a
Ruby-throated Hummingbird has been at the feeder at 83 Bayshore Road
since April 27. Both of those observations may be the earliest on
record for the Park. Whip-poor-wills may also be present but are not
likely to be found unless one goes out after dusk or before dawn.
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are infrequently seen but frequently heard in
the eastern part of the peninsula. A pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
were seen excavating what appeared to be a nest hole. That species is
not known to have nested at Presqu'ile in the past. Two new flycatcher
arrivals were also early: a Least Flycatcher on April 26 and an Eastern
Kingbird on April 29. The only two vireo species seen this week were
Blue-headed Vireos and an early Warbling Vireo on April 27. Two Common
Ravens made a noisy pass over the east end of the Park on April 27,
renewing questions as to where they are living. All six of the usual
swallows have been found in the past few days. A Tufted Titmouse, the
second this spring, was around the lighthouse on April 30, but the
Carolina Wren that has been singing for weeks has either gone quiet or
moved on. One or two Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers have been around on most
days. One wonders why no American Pipits have yet been recorded.
Finally, the /piece de resistance/ for spring birders, the wood
warblers, have been making a good showing. Eight species, including a
record early Blue-winged Warbler, were discovered on April 26, and two
additional species (Black-throated Blue Warbler and Blackburnian
Warbler) were found on May 1. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were seen by
several observers on May 1. A Bobolink, perhaps a record early arrival,
was seen on April 26, the same day that Baltimore Orioles (also a
probable record early date) first appeared. A Rusty Blackbird was seen
on Paxton Drive today. The feeders at 83 Bayshore Road hosted two Pine
Siskins on May 1 and an Evening Grosbeak on April 29.
To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is
restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial
nesting birds there.
Questions and comments about bird sightings at Presqu'ile may be
directed to: FHELLEINER(AT)TRENTU.CA.
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186 Bayshore Road,
Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0
VOICE: (613) 475 5309
If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Mottled Duck- Hillman Shorebird/waterfowl Habitat.
From: Dean Ware <peleeisbirder(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 May 2008 6:21pm
Late this afternoon I found a drake MOTTLED DUCK on the south side of the
Hillman Marsh shorebird/waterfowl Habitat. The bird remained till dark so I
suspect it will be in the same spot tomorrow.
The duck was in company with Black Ducks, Mallards and the hybrid I mentioned
in a earlier post.
I did get photos but they are fuzzy.
If you wish to take photos- do everyone and everything a favor by walking NOT on
top of the dyke but down below at the base so not to scare all the waterfowl
within the habitat.
Field Marks- It is easy to distinguish species when the duck is beside a Black
Duck with the Mottled having 'warmer' colouring of the body, head and buffy
throat. A Bright yellow bill that stands out with black at the base. It also
has very narrow white bars on either side of the speculum which is
blueish/purple.
Good Luck and send me some photos!!
Dean Ware
Wheatley ON.
peleeisbirder(AT)hotmail.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Long Point: Yellow-headed Blackbird & Little Blue
Heron
From: Jean Iron <jeaniron(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 10:38pm
Today we saw a male Yellow-headed Blackbird at Long Point on Lake
Erie. It's frequenting the bird feeder with other blackbirds at the
banding station on Old Cut Boulevard. Thanks to the staff for telling
us about it. We also saw the "calico" Little Blue Heron in the pond
beside the Bird Studies Canada Headquarters at Port Rowan. It's a
year old bird showing patches of slate and white feathers. See photos.
http://www.jeaniron.ca/2008/yellowheadedblackbird.htm
http://www.jeaniron.ca/2008/littleblueheron.htm
Jean Iron & Ron Pittaway
Toronto ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Palm Warbler in St. Catharines
From: "Jean and Bob" <bob.jean(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 1 May 2008 8:34pm
Earlier this evening, 6:45 PM, my wife and I observed one Palm Warbler and
two Gray Catbirds on the Merritt Trail near Martindale Road.
In addition, 15 Brown-headed Cowbirds were observed in a tree near the
Martindale Road entrance to the trail.
Bob Highcock and Jean Hampson
St. Catharines, ON
Directions:
To reach the Martindale Road entrance, travel north along Martindale Road
from the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Martindale Road/Louth Street.
After 1.5 km, Huntington Square will be on your left and has parking spaces
available. The entrance to the trail can be reached using the pedestrian
crosswalk at the intersection of Erion and Martindale Roads.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Rare gulls at Erieau
From: Robert Smith <rasmith888(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 May 2008 3:24pm
Hello birders,
Sorry for the late post. Late yesterday my wife and I took a drive out to
Erieau, where there were lots of gulls on the pier.
Among them were a Lesser Black-backed Gull adult with bright yellow legs. Also
an all white Glaucous Gull that was bigger than all the other gulls.
Being finally retired I hope to get out more. We used to birdwatch at Point
Pelee a lot in the 40s and 50s. We read Ontbirds online but now we have signed
up so hopefully can now report some good birds.
Robert A. Smith,
Chatham
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Wilson's Phalarope..Hillman Marsh
From: "karen" <katschi(AT)mnsi.net>
Date: 1 May 2008 9:09pm
Cherise Charron and I visited Hillman Marsh at the Shorebird Habitat this
afternoon and saw a female Wilson's Phalarope. Also spotted were Lesser
Yellowlegs, Dunlin, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, Semi-palmeated plover, Black-bellied
plover, Killdeer, Blue-winged teal, Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintail and
several Tree Swallows. One puzzler was an unidentified loon that we firmly
believe is a Pacific Loon. I tried digiscoping it and Cherise tried to get a
good pic too and is going to see if she can confirm it when she sees the picture
at home on her PC. We certainly hope that this bird returns so that we can get
confirmation and other eye witnesses to this find.
Karen Hass
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