Just a follow-up to the report by Tom Hince of a White-winged Crossbill
today at Point Pelee.
I don't think Tom is aware of this, but on May 27 a pair of White-winged
Crossbills (male + female) was observed feeding on the lawn beside the
train stop at the Visitor Centre (Kenneth A. Clarke).
There were no Point Pelee winter reports, and this was our only so-called
"spring" sighting. Also, since I have not heard of any other sightings
from anywhere in southern Ontario this season (south of Algonquin Park),
I strongly suspect that these birds could be nesting at Point Pelee.
When nesting the species can be extremely inconspicuous, so its not
unexpected that there have been no other sightings.
Alan Wormington,
Leamington
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South on Thickson Road a green heron and lesser yellowlegs were there =
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Painted Bunting Normandale Yes, Cattle Egret No
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Hi Everyone
I don't see a post regarding the PAINTED BUNTING as yet today. Mary
Schuster, Rob Miller and I arrived around 915 and the bird was on the
feeder. It remained for a couple of minutes then flew off. We waited
another 90 minutes but it didn't return in that time. I heard later that it
came back around noon.
We went on to Townsend Sewage Lagoons, where we easily found the RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE. It did move around the first lagoon quite a bit. We didn't bird
the whole of the lagoons, but other shorebirds we saw there included
GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER,
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER AND
KILLDEER. We were told there were also STILT SANDPIPIERS and a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER, but we didn't stay long enough to locate them.
We tried for the CATTLE EGRET next, with no luck.
Directions:
Painted Bunting courtesy Ron Ridout:
Directions to the Hidden Valley campground are: Highway 24 south through
Simcoe, bearing west around the curve at Young's Creek. Travel west on 24
to Regional Rd. 10. Turn south (left from the east, right from the west)
towards Turkey Pt. Travel south past 2 concessions and the entrance to
Turkey Pt Provincial Park (on the left). Just south of the entrance to the
provincial park, turn east (left) on the Front Rd. (I don't think it is
signed but I believe there is a sign pointing left to Normandale). Travel
2.2 kms. east as the Front Rd winds through the forest and then down the
hill into Normandale. Near the bottom of the hill you will come to Moles Road
on the north (left) side that bears diagonally
back to the northwest. Turn left on this road and travel to the second
driveway on the right (200 metres). This is the well signed entrance to
the Hidden Valley campground. Drive down this long driveway to the main
office and park in the parking area on the left side of the office.
Remember to check in at the office and pay the parking fee.
To the left of the office and public parking is the main driveway into the
campground itself. After leaving the office, walk around the yellow
traffic gate. Walking up this driveway, you will come almost immediately
to a brown washroom building on the right. Just past this building, the
driveway splits. Bearing right at this split, the bird is coming to the
hanging feeder at the first trailer on the right past the washrooms. These
feeders are best viewed from the vicintiy of the washrooms.
Townsend Sewage Lagoons courtesy Tom Thomas:
The Lagoons can be found by exiting H6 at the sign for Townsend, which
is south of Hagersville. Turn left at the four way stop sign (Keith
Richardson Parkway), and continue to the second turn off on the right which
is conc.14. The lagoons are just up the road on your right
Cattle Egret courtesy Jim Watt:
Located at Haldimand-Norfolk Rd 3 (Lakeshore Rd.) at King Rd. This is
located just east of Rock Pt PP. I parked on King Rd, which runs between
Haldimand-Norfolk Rd 3 and Rymer
Good Birding
Carol
Carol Horner
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