Colour-banded cormorants on High Bluff Island - Presqu'Ile? Help !!
Posting for Chip Weseloh - contact him at the telephone number below. I am in need of 1-2 good birders to accompany 2 cormorant researchers from Mississippi to High Bluff Island (Presqu'Ile Provincial Park at Brighton)on Friday, 30 May, for most of the day looking for colour-banded cormorants. Some remuneration is available. Please phone me at 416-518-4329 and leave your name and return phone number if you are interested and available. I would like to have this arranged by the end of the day Tuesday. Sincerely, Chip Weseloh Canadian Wildlife Service Downsview, Ontario --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 Mark Cranford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Trumpeter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Posting for Ian Platt who is away from his subscribed address Today an adult and an immature trumpeter swan were at Strathroy Sewage lagoons. They did not appear to be tagged. From 402 exit 65 go south on Caradoc Street (county road 81). Turn right (west) at the first traffic light on Mullifarry Drive (take care this road has recently been repaved and there are a lot of loose stones). Go past the Cuddy pond and go left on Pike road. Cross Albert Street and the railroad tracks and continue to a parking area on the left at 27782 Pike Road. Ian Platt London, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 Mark Cranford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Laughing Gull - Newcastle - Mon. pm
Hi all! I finally caught up to this bird at 5:45 pm yesterday on the third try(I was beginning to think it was laughing at me). I checked the lighthouse first, but then found the bird at the west end of the pond by itself and partly hidden in the vegetation - a beautiful sight. Directions: Exit 440 from Hwy. 401 - south on Mill St. under RR bridge. Straight at stop sign onto Port of Newcastle Drive, through subdivision to T junction and turn right and then left towards the Marina where you will see the ponds to your left. The south side of roadway is posted No Parking. Cheers! Maris Maris Apse - OFO SALES 511 Chamberlain Lane, Oakville ON L6J 6A2 HOME - 905-338-0318 SCHOOL - 416-393-1510 EXT.20041 FAX - 416-393-8172 _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Maris Apse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
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Point Pelee Report -- May 25, 2003 (Sunday) Large numbers of Cedar Waxwings this morning indicated an influx of birds overnight. More Gray-cheeked Thrushes and Black-billed Cuckoos have been reported than in previous days. Several flocks of flyby Whimbrel have been reported as of noon and and a few each of Ruddy Turnstone, Dunlin, Sanderling, Lesser Yellowlegs are foraging along the west beach near the tip. Seven Caspian Terns at the tip this morning are getting rather late. Yesterday afternoon at least 20 Black Terns and an American Bittern were reported from the Marsh Boardwalk Warblers were singing up a storm this morning. There were lots of American Redstarts and Blackpoll abd Wilson's Warblers and still a surprising number of Blackburnian, Black-throated Green, Chestnut-sided Warblers and Ovenbirds. Highlights Prothonotary Warbler -- Woodland Nature Trail for the 3rd day but only seen sporadically Acadian Flycatcher - WNT for the 2nd day but only seen sporadically. POINT PELEE BIRD PHOTOS: The next issue of *Point Pelee Natural History News* will be partially devoted to bird photographs, since many interesting species were captured on film this spring (March to May inclusive). If you took any good bird photos at Point Pelee this spring (rare or common), and would like to have them published in the next Newsletter, please contact the Newsletter Editor directly at -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good Birding, John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Dave Martin, Pete Read, Alan Wormington Staff, Friends of Point Pelee For additional information on this year's Festival of Birds (which ends on May 26), please visit www.wincom.net/~fopp/ or www.parkscanada.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pelee/ne/ne4_e.asp. To contact the Friends of Point Pelee: Telephone 519-326-6173 / Fax 519-326-7925 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general park information, please call 519-322-2365. The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Alan Wormington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Huron Fringe Birding Festival correction
Ooops, The Hermit warbler reported was meant to be a Hooded. I don't know where Hermit came from; the mistake is mine. Fred Jazvac, Southampton Fred Beth Jazvac [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Huron Fringe Birding Festival Correction
Ooops, The Hermit warbler reported was meant to be a Hooded. I don't know where Hermit came from; the mistake is mine. Fred Jazvac, Southampton Fred Beth Jazvac [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Taverner Cup Results
Preliminary Results from the 7th Annual Taverner Cup May 24, 2003 From: Jeff Harrison Co-ordinator of the Taverner Cup Birding Competition Tel: (514) 486-4943 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ This year 52 participants in 14 teams, 6 competitive and 8 recreational, competed in the 7th Annual Taverner Cup Birding Competition. This corporate-sponsored event was held in eastern Ontario and western Quebec over a 24-hour period on Saturday May 24th. Participants faced low temperatures and heavy rain through much of the day interspersed with light showers. One unlucky team was forced to drive from Presquile to Ottawa in the driving rain with the back windows open when their power windows failed to close. A major migration passed through on Friday. Some stayed around to be counted but few late migrating waterfowl were found on Lake Ontario due to widespread fog and mist. Continuous rain dampened birds enthusiasm for singing. These factors resulted in unprecedented low all-team species total of 207. The only rare bird recorded was the Eurasian Collared Dove near Marysville, Ontario. Other birding highlights were Least Bittern, Gray Partridge, Spruce Grouse, Yellow Rail, Sandhill Crane, Red-necked Phalarope, Long and Short-eared Owls, American Pipit, Loggerhead Shrike, 24 species of warblers including Louisiana Waterthrush, Orchard Oriole and White-winged Crossbill. The Bushnell Nighthawks, captained by Ottawa native, Bruce DiLabio, with fellow birders Chris Traynor from Ottawa and Ross Harris from Toronto, won the Taverner Cup with a total of 161 species. Their winning route included stops in the Richmond Fen near Ottawa, Algonquin Park, Presquile Provincial Park, Cheffeys Locks, north of Kingston and the Alfred Sewage Lagoon. The Focus Scientific Merlins, captained by Tony Beck of Ottawa, placed second with 143 species. The Wild Birds Unlimited Great Gray Owls, captained by Jeff Harrison of Montreal, placed third with 142. Other teams included the Swarovski Cool Chatswhich placed fourth with 140, Guillemot Holdings Inc. (Montreal) Saw-it Owls with 132 and the Nature Boutique (Canadian Museum of Nature) Dafoes Whisky Jacks with 120. The Fenomenal Fledglings, a team of junior birders aged 10 to 14 from Ottawa, captained by adult, Joe Dafoe, won the recreational category, and the Fothergill Trophy, with a remarkable total of 122 species. TheCardenals, captained by Lindsay Ontarios Chris Ellingwood placed second with 119 species. They were awarded the Judith Wilkes Trophy. Teams and team members came from as far away as Montreal, Leamington, Lindsay and Toronto.. A list of teams and their totals will be found below. About 70 people, including participants, their sponsors, and invited guests, attended the catered Awards Banquet held in Ottawa on Sunday morning May 25th. The Ottawa Field Naturalists Club (OFNC) and the Fletcher Wildlife Garden hosted the event. David Moore a Past President of the OFNC, was Master of Ceremonies. Gillian Marston, Vice President of the OFNC, presented Bruce DiLabio and his team with the Taverner Cup. Shelagh MGonigle, a descendant of Ontarios first resident ornithologist, Charles Fothergill, presented the Fothergill Trophy to Joe Dafoe.. Joan Molnar of the Jaywalkers, a close friend of Judith Wilks, presented the Wilks Trophy to Chris Ellingwood.. The banquet was a big success again this year highlighted by gold, silver and bronze medallions for the winning teams, impromptu speeches, and numerous door prizes. A receptive audience was treated by a terrific new rendition of Singing in the Rain by the Jaywalkers. The final team results for 2003 are as follows Competitive: Sponsor/Team Name Captain Bushnell (Toronto) Nighthawks Bruce DiLabio 161 Focus Scientific Merlins (Ottawa) Tony Beck 143 Wild Birds Unlimited (Ottawa) Great Gay OwlsJeff Harrison 142 Swarovski Cool ChatsFrank Pinilla 140 Guillemont Holdings (Montreal) Saw-it Owls Jacques Bouvier 132 Nature Boutique (Ottawa) Dafoes Whisky Jacks Jean Dubois 120 Recreation: Fenomenal FledglingsJoe Dafoe 122 Cardenals Chris Ellingwood 119 Birdbrains David Britton 115 Tweachers Janet Castle 110 The Roadrunners Brett Groves 106 The Motherflickers Chris Lewis 88 Carless Wonders Paul Jones 77 Jaywalkers
