Their wear not to many birds to be found out on the spit this weekend ,
Saturday be for the rain I was happy to find a Long E Owl , 48 Mute
swans , 1 Merlin ,17 W T Sparrows and 4 W C Sparrows , and 6 shorebird
speeches
And to day will looking for a rear plant I flush up a Sharp Tailed
Sparrow this is only the second I have seen in the park the first being
10 years a go ( Oct 29 1994 )
Also seen to day 1 sharp shin hawk, 47 mute swans and 5 shorebird,
speeches
Tommy Thompson park Is found a the foot of Leslie st south of the lake
shower boulevard and is only open on weekends and holidays.
Craig
Craig & Bev McLauchlan
Toronto, Ont, Canada, World
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Clear DayWEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA
for Sunday, October 03, 2004
Signs of the fall season are surely upon us as the trees give way to a
phantasmagoria of colour. The Salmon River today, from Roblin to Croydon,
was awash in brilliant reds and yellows for the entire distance. Several
BELTED KINGFISHERS and one GREAT BLUE HERON were seen and WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, DOWNY WOODPECKERS and one BLUE-HEADED VIREO could be heard
singing from the silver maple swamp. BLUE-HEADED VIREOS (3) were also
present today at Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area, north of Brighton, as
were several BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, both
GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS and both WHITE and RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES. At Albury, across the Bay of Quinte from Trenton, there has been
a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER for several days, and an EASTERN PHOEBE was
present there yesterday.
The Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area at the southeastern tip
of Prince Edward County has also been hopping this past week, and some good
finds have turned up there. NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS are already passing
through in good numbers and the September total was 123, by far the best
ever as normal totals for that month averages 10 to 15 birds. The best day
of banding was on September 30th when 304 birds of 36 species were caught.
TURKEY VULTURES (75) flew over on the 29th, and the following day, 125
CANADA GEESE went over. Out on the lake, 320 GREATER SCAUP were seen on
Thursday as was a RED-NECKED GREBE, 6 SURF SCOTERS and 11 WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERS.
In the bushes at Prince Edward Point, up to 12 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS
have been seen. Late migrants have included GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and two
TRAILL'S FLYCATCHERS on the 29th. Kinglets have increased with up to 350
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and 150 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS being counted in a
day. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are occasionally being seen as are NORTHERN
PARULAS and SCARLET TANAGERS. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS are starting to pick up
as are WESTERN PALM WARBLERS and the sparrows, noticeably DARK-EYED JUNCOS,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS , and a few WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS are becoming more
frequent around the banding station. On Wednesday, an immature PARASITIC
JAEGER floated along the beach, and a BICKNELL'S THRUSH was trapped on the
27th, and was retrapped again the following day.
The Prince Edward Point Observatory's first Annual Bird Report (covering
2003) has now been published and copies can be obtained for only $10, either
from the Membership Secretary or in person from the Bander-In-Charge at the
Observatory.
Other interesting sightings during the week included a RUFFED GROUSE in
full display and strutting along a roadside near Picton on October 1st. The
two SANDHILL CRANES that first turned up in fields near the entrance to
Beaver Meadow Wildlife Management Area in mid-August, have since moved a
kilometre north and can usually be seen pasturing with a herd of cattle near
a creek along County Road 10 at the bottom of the hill just south of Mowbray
Road. They have been there most of the week and were last observed yesterday
at this location.
And that's it for this week from Prince Edward County and the Quinte
area. Our thanks to David Okines (Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory), Rae
O'Brien, Lyle Anderson, and Jerry Foster for their contributions to this
week's report. This report, also posted in the BIRDING section of the
NatureStuff website, will be updated by 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 10th.
Bird sightings must be in by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday evening to be included in
the next report. Good fall birding!
Terry Sprague
Picton, Ontario
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