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| [Ontbirds] Pelee Bird Report May 12 Kentucky Warbler,
Black-billed Cuckoo, many more | Janice.Sarkis(AT)pc.gc. | 11:58am |
| [Ontbirds]Rondeau - Sharp-tailed Sp, Worm-eating, Pelican | Steve LaForest | 9:17am |
| [Ontbirds]Point Pelee Report supp. Black Vulture | Janice.Sarkis(AT)pc.gc. | 12:51pm |
| [Ontbirds]Ruff at Marais des Laiches, Gatineau QC | Langis Sirois | 6:31am |
| [Ontbirds]Brighton Wetland and Lagoon | Rod Lee | 4:50am |
| [Ontbirds]Eurasian Tree Sparrow -Port Burwell | Aaron Allensen | 1:39pm |
| [Ontbirds]Pelee Island report for May 12th, 2008 | peleeisland museum | 2:41pm |
| [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 12May08... Arrivals, Ruff, Rusty
Blackbird | Gordon Pringle | 5:53pm |
| [Ontbirds] Brewsters Warbler, Chestnut-sided and others at
Hawk Cliff | Jen, Mike & Mekenzie | 6:24pm |
| [Ontbirds] Bald Eagles, Boblinks and Eastern Bluebirds St.
Thomas, ON | Jen, Mike & Mekenzie | 6:27pm |
| [Ontbirds]Leslie Spit warblers etc. May 11 | Lisa Den Besten | 6:45pm |
| [Ontbirds]Northern Parula, south of Sudbury | Don Wigle | 3:55pm |
| [Ontbirds]Tufted Duck in Sault Ste. Marie, ON Update | robert.knudsen | 5:52pm |
| [Ontbirds]Caspian Terns, Sauble Beach | Kristin Maling | 10:10pm |
| [Ontbirds]Rondeau - 25 Warblers, incl. Proth. & Worm-eating | Steve LaForest | 7:38pm |
| [Ontbirds]Orchird Orioles- Thickson's Point Area | Siegmar Bodach | 11:59pm |
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Pelee Bird Report May 12 Kentucky Warbler,
Black-billed Cuckoo, many more
From: Janice.Sarkis(AT)pc.gc.ca
Date: 12 May 2008 11:58am
Friends of Point Pelee provides daily updates of sightings within Point
Pelee National Park during the Festival of Birds May 3 through May 19, 2008
No sign of the Lark Bunting as of yet, nor has the Black Vulture been
resighted.
The south winds allowed an advancement of migrants, and the rain began
somewhere after midnight. Thus, a fairly large landing of many species.
Birding is good in scattered locations in the Park, though a misty rain
continues.
At the tip.
Many birds. Lots of species of Warbler, including Cape May Warbler,
Blackpoll Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Mourning
Warbler and Red-headed Woodpecker, particularly on the seasonal trail on
the east side near the tip and in the Loop Woods.
Sparrow Field off north end of Loop Woods
An Orange-crowned Warbler was at the northwest corner, and a Black-billed
Cuckoo was noted north of there.
Shuster Trail
At the water hole before the entrance to Tilden, a Canada Warbler and
Mourning Warbler.
Tilden Wood
Many species scattered throughout. Cape May Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Wood
Thrush, Veery, Swainson's Thrush, Rusty Blackbirds, Blackburnian Warbler,
Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush, among others. An uncommon sighting was
a White-breasted Nuthatch. A Kentucky Warbler and Canada Warbler were on
the seasonal trail in Tilden Woods.
Woodland Nature Trail.
Not too much reported but a Parula and Hooded Warbler were found near post
16.
Good Birding,
Hike Leaders, Pete, Ross, John, Dave, Karl, Justin, Kim
Janice Rogers, General Manager
www.friendsofpointpelee.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Rondeau - Sharp-tailed Sp, Worm-eating, Pelican
From: Steve LaForest <stevelaforest(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 9:17am
Rondeau Bird Report – Monday May 12, 2008
Good morning birders.
The Worm-eating that arrived May 10 on Spicebush Trail is still present, and has
been well seen by a number of patient observers. Other interesting warblers
include Blue-winged on Spicebush Trail, and Golden-winged and Hooded on Tulip
Tree Trail.
A Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow has been seen all morning at the Pony Barns. As
usual for this species, it is being very secretive. Good numbers of Sedge
Wrens have been reported recently from the Marsh Trail.
Shorebirds observed in the Rondeau area yesterday included Lesser Golden-Plover
and Ruddy Turnstone. These birds were in the onion fields off Erieau Road
(Chatham-Kent Road 12), near McGeachy Pond C.A. I did not receive any
additional reports of the large flock of Black-bellied Plovers with 2 Marbled
Godwits seen in that area on May 10.
The two American White Pelicans in the area have been seen flying over the marsh
and South Point Trail. The most reliable way to see them is to drive to the
fishing dock in Erieau later in the day (see directions below). Others who
checked yesterday at 2 pm were unsuccessful, but I saw them from the dock at
8:10 pm. These are presumably the same two birds seen here at about this date
last year.
Steve LaForest
Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide
c/o Rondeau Visitor Centre (519) 674-1768
I will lead a guided bird hike twice daily May 3 to 19 (fee $5), as follows:
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 am & 1 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 am
& 7 pm; Friday 7:30 am. All of the 7:30 am and 1 pm hikes listed above will
meet at the Visitor Centre. The 7 pm hikes will meet at the entrance to the
Marsh Trail. A second hike on Friday at 1 pm will meet at the Blenheim Sewage
Lagoons. The Friends of Rondeau will provide a birders' brunch for a small
donation (coffee, tea, bagels, soups & treats) daily from 7 - 11 am.
Directions:
To reach Rondeau PP, take exit 101 from Highway 401 and drive South 16 km on
Chatham Kent Road 15. Follow the signs to the park. The Bird Sightings Book,
Bird Sightings Board and other relevant information are located at the Visitor
Centre (open 7 am to 5 p m from May 3 - 19). To reach the Centre from the park
gate, travel 6 km South on Rondeau Road to Gardiner Ave. and follow it around
the bend to the parking lot.
For the shorebird site near Erieau, from the entrance to Rondeau PP, drive north
~1 km to Kent Bridge Road (Chatham-Kent 15), turn left and go 4.8 km to Talbot
Trail (Chatham-Kent Road 3, formerly called Hwy 3), turn left and go 15.9 km
(through several twists and turns, and through Blenheim) to Erieau Road
(Chatham-Kent Road 12), turn left and go ~7 km to McGeachy Pond C.A. The birds
were seen in the ploughed onion fields to the left of the road in this vicinity.
For the American White Pelican, from McGeachy Pond C.A. (see above), continue
southeast on Erieau Road (Chatham-Kent 12) into the town of Erieau. At Nichols
Ave., turn ~~left and follow Kerr Ave. to the end of the road at the fishing
boat docks. Look north into Rondeau Bay and marsh. Most sightings at this
location have been late in the day. I saw the birds there from 8:10 – 8:25 pm
on May 11.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Point Pelee Report supp. Black Vulture
From: Janice.Sarkis(AT)pc.gc.ca
Date: 12 May 2008 12:51pm
Friends of Point Pelee provides daily updates of sightings within Point
Pelee National Park during the Festival of Birds May 3 through May 19, 2008
Just a quick update, the Black Vulture has been refound. It was seen
roosting and on the beach, to the north of the end of the Shuster Trail
where that trail hits the beach.
Good Birding,
Hike Leaders, Pete, Ross, John, Dave, Karl, Justin, Kim
Janice Rogers, General Manager
www.friendsofpointpelee.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ruff at Marais des Laiches, Gatineau QC
From: "Langis Sirois" <lsir(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 12 May 2008 6:31am
Good Morning.
A male Ruff in breeding plumage has been discovered on Sunday morning
May 11 at Marais des Laiches East, Gatineau QC. The bird was found
by Jacques Savard and seen again and photographed later on the same
day by other observers. For the detailed description provided by
Savard, and for information on other rarities observed in Québec
lately, visit the rare birds web page of Regroupement Québec-Oiseaux:
[1]http://www.quebecoiseaux.org/index.php?option=com_oiseauxrares&Item
id=200
Directions to Marais des Laiches courtesy of Neily World:
[2]http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/oreq7.htm
Good luck.
Langis Sirois, Ottawa
References
1. http://www.quebecoiseaux.org/index.php?option=com_oiseauxrares&Itemid=200
2. http://ca.geocities.com/larry.neily(AT)rogers.com/oreq7.htm
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Brighton Wetland and Lagoon
From: "Rod Lee" <simkev(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 12 May 2008 4:50am
Hello everyone: The Osprey continue to sit on the nest. Hopefully this is
a sign that a little will soon be seen. The Wetland saw an increase in the
number of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs. Also a flock of 15-20 Least
Sandpipers with a few Spotted Sandpipers were observed. Other birds of
interested to us - 6 Moorhen (all quite visible), a pair of Gadwall and Wood
Duck, several Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal and Mallard, a few Canada
Geese. There were also 14 swans which incudes the Trumpeter and 13 Mute.
The Marsh Wren was heard singing as well as the Common Yellowthroat Warbler
and the Yellow Warbler. A Nothern Harrier was pursued by several Common
Grackle and many Redwing Blackbird. A Northern Waterthrush could be heard
(by several people) but refused to let anyone see it. A huge Snapping
Turtle and many. many Painted Turtles were also seen.
All in all quite a productive couple of hours at the Constructed Wetland
with Keith Lee. Thanks Keith.
Maureen and Rod
Directions: The Constructed Wetland is located at the SE corner of
Brighton. From Hwy 401, take the Brighton exit 509 (Hwy. 30) and follow
it south into town. Go south through the two traffic lights, over
the railway tracks and follow the main road, now called Prince Edward
Street, south. About 1 km south of the tracks, the main road begins
to swing to the left and becomes Cty. Rd. 64. As this long turn
ends the Constructed Wetlands appear on the right side.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Eurasian Tree Sparrow -Port Burwell
From: Aaron Allensen <bjbird9(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 1:39pm
Birders: Saturday May 10th around 7:00 p.m. there was a single male Eurasian
Tree Sparrow feeding with white-crowned and white-throated sparrows underneath
my niger feeder. I observed it from about 20 feet away indoors with field
glasses. It had a full chestnut head ,black mask and narrowcentral bib. There
were two distinctive black spots on white cheeks. I watched it feed and fly
back into cover for perhaps 20 minutes before it dissappeared. It did not
reappear the following day and was most likely moving along the lakeshore.
Sunday morning despite the high winds and blowing sand on the west beach, I
spotted a single ruddy turnstone ,a dozen spotted sandpipers and several
unidentified pips before heading home. Good birding. Ron Allensen Port Burwell
Directions
Port Burwell is at the southern terminus of hiway 19 on lake Erie take the
Ingersol exit south from 401.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pelee Island report for May 12th, 2008
From: peleeisland museum <pimuseum(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 2:41pm
The unfavourable winds and damp weather greatly slowed migration. Highlights
from yesterday and today include LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, RUDDY TURNSTONE, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at Fish Point.
Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0(519)
724-2291 "pimuseum" <pimuseum at
hotmail.com>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There will be daily bird hikes on Pelee Island from May 1 until May 20 inclusive. Cost is $5.00. Meet at the Fish Point parking lot at 9 a.m. Check into the Heritage Centre for details on best birding areas and current rarities. The Heritage Centre is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily. The foyer contains a 'sightings board' listing May bird sightings (open 24 hours). Lighthouse Point is on the NE corner of the island, Sheridan Point on the NW corner, Mill Point on the SE corner, and Fish Point on the SW corner, due south of the West Dock. Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and census operation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please visit: www.pibo.ca or call 519-724-2829. Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 12May08... Arrivals, Ruff, Rusty
Blackbird
From: Gordon Pringle <parula(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 12 May 2008 5:53pm
- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 12 May 2008
* ONOT0805.12
- Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Common Goldeneye
Red-throated Loon
RUFF
Common Tern
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Lincoln's Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Baltimore Oriole
Evening Grosbeak
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hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 12 May 2008
Number: 613-860-9000
For the status line PRESS * (star)
To report bird sightings, PRESS 1 (one)
Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message
coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que.
compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis hagenius(AT)primus.ca
internet: Gordon Pringle parula(AT)magma.ca
THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 5:30 pm, MONDAY MAY 12, 2008.
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
The month of May is always a fantastic time to be out birding, and the past
week did not disappoint. The rare bird of the week was a male RUFF in
breeding plumage discovered on the 11th, on the Quebec side of the
Ottawa River in the Marais des Laiches east. There have as yet been no
subsequent reports.
The ever-popular Britannia Conservation Area has been hopping with
activity, both the avian and human kinds. Fifteen species of warblers have
been reported from Britannia and a total of 19 in the Ottawa-Gatineau area
to date. The most recent arrivals, in various locations, were Northern Parula,
Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat and
Ovenbird. Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers were so abundant that we
were practically swatting them out of the way.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Wood
Thrush, Gray Catbird, Scarlet Tanager, Bobolink, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
and Baltimore Oriole are all back on schedule with some of these species
now in good numbers. An odd combination on the 7th was an Indigo
Bunting among approx. 20 Evening Grosbeaks in a backyard in Chelsea,
Quebec. A Barred Owl was spotted in the Stoney Swamp on the 10th.
Chimney Swifts have been back for about 2 weeks and 100's were seen on
the evening of the 7th at a traditional roosting site - the Dominican Fathers
College on Empress Ave. near downtown Ottawa. Eight species of sparrows
were found on the 11th including Eastern Towhee and a Lincoln's Sparrow
singing on the Thomas Dolan Parkway in the Carp Hills.
An unusual sight for May 7th was a flock of over 2,000 Snow Geese in a
quarry pond along Giroux Rd. north of Navan, and approx. 50 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS were in the Mer Bleue Conservation Area the same day. A few
Common Goldeneye were still lingering on the Ottawa River below the
Deschenes rapids on the 10th along with a Red-throated Loon, and a pair of
Common Terns has been fishing and resting in Mud Lake, Britannia all week.
And last but not least, a very vocal Northern Mockingbird was seen and
heard in the woods south of the Hurdman bridge on the 11th.
Thank you - Good Birding!
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Brewsters Warbler, Chestnut-sided and others at
Hawk Cliff
From: "Jen, Mike & Mekenzie" <gambit.2(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 6:24pm
Greetings all!
A cool rainy morning along the road to Hawk Cliff, we saw: Brewster's Warbler,
Yellow Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Common Yellowthroat,
Wood Thrush, Baltimore (Northern) Oriole, Rosebreasted Grosbeak and Grey Catbird
among many other of the usual suspects. The Rosebreasted Grosbeaks were
visiting my sunflower seed feeder again at the Kettle Creek Conservation
Authority office.
Cheers,
Jennifer Dow
London, ON
Hawk Cliff can be reached by travelling south from the 401 on Highbury Ave to
St. Thomas. Turn left onto Centennial and follow Centennial until you reach the
end. Turn right, then turn left onto Fairview. When you reach Dexter Line,
Fairview continues as Hawk Cliff Road. Where the road dips down into the ravine
is where all of the bird activity was today.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Bald Eagles, Boblinks and Eastern Bluebirds St.
Thomas, ON
From: "Jen, Mike & Mekenzie" <gambit.2(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 6:27pm
Greetings all,
In addition to my earlier post, a trip along John Wise Line south of St. Thomas
today (where John Wise Line crosses Kettle Creek) we saw Bobolinks in the
fields, an Eastern Bluebird, Wild Turkeys and a Bald Eagle.
Cheers,
Jennifer Dow
London, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Leslie Spit warblers etc. May 11
From: Lisa Den Besten <ldenbesten(AT)primus.ca>
Date: 12 May 2008 6:45pm
Despite the cool temperatures and an unpleasant east wind, it was a
very satisfying day of birding on the Leslie spit on Sunday
morning/early afternoon.
Our most productive areas were to the south of the parking lot in a
smallish woodlot where it was sheltered, as well as in a few trees &
shrubs right near the entrance gate by the hot dog stand (also
protected from the wind by a small berm).
Birds seen:
1 common yellowthroat, 1 black-throated blue warbler, yellow-rumped
warblers, many yellow warblers, many rose-breasted grosbeaks, many
least flycatchers, 1 black and white warbler, 1 Blackburnian warbler
(gorgeous!), 1 magnolia warbler, 1 Nashville warbler, several
blue-grey gnatcatchers (and there were many gnats to catch), 1 Cape
May warbler, 1 palm warbler (where all the rushes are by a marina on
the spit), and other usual suspects. All in all a fabulous day,
despite forgetting my binoculars!
Lisa and Tina Den Besten (thanks for sharing Tina)
P.S. thanks to Chris Earley for a tape of warbler songs he made long
ago - we listened to it during the car trip and it was a great help!
Directions to the spit:
From areas west of T.O: 401 East to 427 south to the Gardiner
expressway. Take it all the way to the end where it dumps you onto
Lakeshore road. Turn right at Leslie street and follow it to the end.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Northern Parula, south of Sudbury
From: "Don Wigle" <don.wigle(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 12 May 2008 3:55pm
We saw a Northern Parula on the French River just east of Hwy 69 today.
Don Wigle
Ottawa
Directions: Hwy 69 south from Sudbury or north from Parry Sound.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Tufted Duck in Sault Ste. Marie, ON Update
From: "robert.knudsen" <robert.knudsen(AT)shaw.ca>
Date: 12 May 2008 5:52pm
Hi All,
The Tufted Duck is still present at Bellevue Park giving everyone very close
views. It has moved to the west cove this afternoon. A new addition to the
area is a Willet found by John Ralston. It was feeding on the mud flats near
where the Marbled Godwit has been for the past week. The Marbled Godwit was
seen there today as well, but not when I was there at 6:00pm.
To get to Bellevue Park take Hwy 17B from the east and continue onto Trunk
Rd. Turn left (south) onto Lake St. Drive to the south end of Lake St. and
you are at Bellevue Park.
The Godwit and Willet are on mud flats to the east of the yacht club house.
There is an area where the City Parks Department has hedged off with a cedar
hedge. This area is where they have piles of compost and manure. Walk to the
edge of the embankment to view the mud flats.
Bob & Joanne Knudsen
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Caspian Terns, Sauble Beach
From: Kristin Maling <kristin(AT)theboyk.net>
Date: 12 May 2008 10:10pm
This past Sunday, around 9AM, I came across a pair of Caspian Terns at
Sauble Beach (on the beach at Lake Shore & 6th and later at Lake Shore
& 11th). A couple of photographs can be seen here...
pair: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboyk/2488495904/
single: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboyk/2488491682/
Regards,
Kristin.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Rondeau - 25 Warblers, incl. Proth. & Worm-eating
From: Steve LaForest <stevelaforest(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 7:38pm
Rondeau Bird Report – Monday May 12, 2008 - evening
Good evening birders.
Our warbler tally for today was 25 species. Birders were kept busy rushing from
site to site with many notables to chase for those all-important year lists.
Foremost among these “flying jewels” was the Worm-eating that has been present
since May 10 on Spicebush Trail, and was seen on and off all day. Other good
warblers included Blue-winged (3 trails), Golden-winged, Prothonotary (2 sites),
Orange-crowned, Hooded and Mourning. The best trails were Spicebush, Bennett
Road and Tulip Tree.
The Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow at the Pony Barn was seen in the morning
during the inclement weather, but (apparently) decided to clear out when the
rain stopped. Observers were able to get some close-up photos as it skulked
about in the brush pile. A Fox Sparrow at the Pony Barn was very late.
Other Carolinian species besides the Prothonotary Warbler and the ubiquitous
Carolina Wren put in an appearance. An Orchard Oriole visited the feeders at
the Visitor Centre, and a White-eyed Vireo fixed birders with its unusual stare
at the Pony Barn. Red-headed Woodpeckers are once again nesting on Tulip Tree
Trail, probably in the same tree. There also seem to be at least two pairs
active along South Point Trail.
The two American White Pelicans in the area have been seen flying over the marsh
and South Point Trail. The most reliable way to see them is to drive to the
fishing dock in Erieau later in the day (see directions below). Others who
checked yesterday at 2 pm were unsuccessful, but I saw the birds from the dock
at 8:10 pm. I have not yet heard back from birders who planned to visit the
docks this evening.
Shorebirds observed in the Rondeau area yesterday included Lesser Golden-Plover
and Ruddy Turnstone. These birds were in the onion fields off Erieau Road
(Chatham-Kent Road 12), near McGeachy Pond C.A. I did not receive any
additional reports of the large flock of Black-bellied Plovers with 2 Marbled
Godwits seen in that area on May 10.
Steve LaForest
Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide
c/o Rondeau Visitor Centre (519) 674-1768
I will lead a guided bird hike twice daily May 3 to 19 (fee $5), as follows:
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 am & 1 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 am
& 7 pm; Friday 7:30 am. All of the 7:30 am and 1 pm hikes listed above will
meet at the Visitor Centre. The 7 pm hikes will meet at the entrance to the
Marsh Trail. A second hike on Friday at 1 pm will meet at the Blenheim Sewage
Lagoons. The Friends of Rondeau will provide a birders' brunch for a small
donation (coffee, tea, bagels, soups & treats) daily from 7 - 11 am.
Directions:
To reach Rondeau PP, take exit 101 from Highway 401 and drive South 16 km on
Chatham Kent Road 15. Follow the signs to the park. The Bird Sightings Book,
Bird Sightings Board and other relevant information are located at the Visitor
Centre (open 7 am to 5 p m from May 3 - 19). To reach the Centre from the park
gate, travel 6 km South on Rondeau Road to Gardiner Ave. and follow it around
the bend to the parking lot.
For the shorebird site near Erieau, from the entrance to Rondeau PP, drive north
~1 km to Kent Bridge Road (Chatham-Kent 15), turn left and go 4.8 km to Talbot
Trail (Chatham-Kent Road 3, formerly called Hwy 3), turn left and go 15.9 km
(through several twists and turns, and through Blenheim) to Erieau Road
(Chatham-Kent Road 12), turn left and go ~7 km to McGeachy Pond C.A. The birds
were seen in the ploughed onion fields to the left of the road in this vicinity.
For the American White Pelican, from McGeachy Pond C.A. (see above), continue
southeast on Erieau Road (Chatham-Kent 12) into the town of Erieau. At Nichols
Ave., turn ~~left and follow Kerr Ave. to the end of the road at the fishing
boat docks. Look north into Rondeau Bay and marsh. Most sightings at this
location have been late in the day. I saw the birds there from 8:10 – 8:25 pm
on May 11.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Orchird Orioles- Thickson's Point Area
From: Siegmar Bodach <sigipatti(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 12 May 2008 11:59pm
After work today I went to check out Thickson's Woods( after 5pm)
Warbler numbers were low in their 1"s and 2"s except for the Yellow
Warblers in the field(4+) and Yellow-rumped Warblers(4+), North.
Parula(1 male),Amer.Redstart(1 male),Common Yellowthroat(1 male),
Nashville Warbler(2 males), and Magnolia Warbler(1 male)
Still several Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Most White-throated Sparrows
were gone(10+), 3 White-crowned Sparrows. Observed no thrushes
in the woods at all- unusual. 2 Catbirds at the lake end of the cottage rd.
There was also a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing from one of the
large trees toward the Thickson's Rd. side. 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
(1 male and 1 female) were near the bird feeder at the TW entrance.
At around 7:30pm I and another birder took a walk down the Waterfront
Trail and the brushy fields leading to Thickson's Point where we found
3 Orchird Orioles( 2 breeding males chasing each other and a female). There
was also a pair of Balimore(Northern) Orioles there. 2 other pairs of
Baltimore
Orioles were at the TW roadside and along Corbett Creek.
Also along the Corbett Creek trail was 1 Lincoln's Sparrow and 1 Swamp
Sparrow among several WT Sparrows.
Good birding,
Sigi
Aurora
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