Just like clockwork! This morning at about 10:00 a.m. Rob Waldhuber, Kevin McLaughlin and myself had a Cave Swallow at the Tip of Point Pelee. On the east side the bird flew in from the north, was briefly overhead, then it flew back north up the beach. Later we saw two distant swallows that looked like Tree Swallows.
Based on behaviour in past years, this or other individuals could appear again at the Tip, or might appear at such places as Sanctuary Pond (which we have been watching regularly). At the Tip yesterday (November 4) there was a Purple Sandpiper, and three days ago (November 2) also a Purple Sandpiper that was presumably a different bird. Alan Wormington, Leamington ________________________________________________________________ Juno Platinum $9.95. Juno SpeedBand $14.95. Sign up for Juno Today at http://www.juno.com! Look for special offers at Best Buy stores. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Nov 5 16:55:56 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from fep2.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 485524878D for <[email protected]>; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 16:55:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from mainoffice (d141-159-105.home.cgocable.net [24.141.159.105]) by fep2.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id B732D31D7 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:06:24 -0500 (EST) From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:06:32 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Subject: [Ontbirds] HNC Rare Bird Report - Western Grebe/Pacific Loon - Fifty Point C.A., Grimsby Ontario, November 5, 2004 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 21:55:56 -0000 Fifty Point continues to produce great birds today as a Western Grebe was spotted fairly close to shore along with the Pacific Loon. Lois Evans phoned to report that she, Don Graham, and another birder had this bird and the Pacific Loon in the scope at the same time this afternoon. No sign of the alcid reported. Directions to Fifty Point C.A.: Take QEW Niagara to Fifty Road. Head toward the lake and take the North Service Road around to the first road which branches off left (sorry forgot the name). There is a sign here pointing to the Conservation Area. Enter the Fifty Point C.A. (there is a $5.00 charge) and follow signs to the marina or go to viewing points out on the east side of the park. You may also park at the end of Kelson Road and walk down to the beach. The bird has been seen between the marina and the DND property about 150 m out. Be patient, sometimes it disappears. Regards Cheryl Edgecombe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
