Hi All,
While we were doing our Birdathon this morning down at Prince Edward
Point Bird Observatory all four members of our team saw a Great Cormorant at
05:55 flying north past the lighthouse. The bird was seen in the company of
Double-crested Cormorants and has not been seen again. If it does re-appear
among
the local Double-crested Cormorants I'll let everyone know. We also had
Red-headed Woodpecker and Olive-sided Flycatcher in the trees 100 mtrs to the
south
of Point Traverse woods
Dave
Prince Edward Point [pge 35, quad G 52 & 53]
Located in Prince Edward County. Take exit 566 off
the 401 and go south on county road 49 to Picton. Take county rd. 8 to
county rd.17 to county rd.16 to county rd. 13. Follow county rd. 13 to the
end until you reach the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]
Black-necked Stilts still at Jarvis Sewage Lagoons, Eared Grebe may
have met fate at Townsend
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This morning at about 8:30 a.m. we had the 2 Black-necked Stilts at Jarvis
Sewage ponds. We observed them while looking for them in the two cells
which are next to the main road into the lagoons. As we were looking
through the south cell, they flew up out of one of the cells which are found
on the road which branches left of the main road. When we went to go around
to the other cells down the left hand road, they got up and flew into the
back cell which is along the main road. We did not pursue them further as
we did not wish to spook them.
Townsend was quiet however we did find the remains of a bird on the road
with alot of rufous colouring on it. We could not find the head or the feet
of the bird however it was a somewhat fresh kill. We speculated it could
have been the grebe but who knows. The grebe was obviously not present
today. A Wilson's Phalarope was the only bird of note.
Good luck and good birding
Cheryl Edgecombe
Directions: Follow Highway #6 South from Hamilton to Jarvis. Turn
left
> at stoplight at #3 Highway (Talbot Street) and then right (south) at
> Walpole Street. Follow Walpole past the car wash straight ahead with no
> turns until the gravel ends. The birds were in the very last cell to
the
> south. Don't climb the fence as you might flush the birds. Park and
walk
> south on the muddy, grassy road and view the birds from your side of the
> fence.
