It's about 11:10 p.m. and outside the thrushes are moving through in astounding numbers .. I estimate that about 5 thrushes per second are flying over my house in Ajax as we speak ... I listened for about 20 minutes and the numbers stayed consistently within this range. Most are Swainson's, but a several Grey-cheeked are also evident. Additionally many warblers are flying as well.
Today, I had the opportunity to witness something I've seldom seen - a juvenile/female Ruby-thr. Hummingbird was at my petunias and suddenly it flew straight up to a height of about 8 meters and hovered motionless for a few seconds. Curious as to what was happening, I put my binoculars on it and saw it catching tiny flies repeatedly. It hovered and maneuvered slowly through the "flock", opening its beak widely and then snapping it shut. It did this until the entire visible "flock" was gone. It then briefly moved to a new spot, but no bugs were evident and then flew out of site. Geoff carpentier Ajax, Ontario "Geoff Carpentier" <[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.
