Cone to the 9th Annual Huron Fringe Birding Festival
May 26 - June 4, 2006
Perfect timing for spring migration in this area!!
The HURON FRINGE BIRDING FESTIVAL just keeps growing and now offers
almost 90 hikes, presentations or workshops related to birds and nature.
This is probably the most diverse and comprehensive nature festival
offered anywhere in North America with over 40 top notch presenters!!
Youll experience a wide range of birding activities including workshops
on Sparrows(Fred Jazvac), Hawks(Mike Street), Warblers (Mark
Wiercinski), Nests (Mark Peck), Programs for Beginning Birders (Martin
Parker), Intermediate birders( George Peck) and experienced Birding
by Ear, Bird Until you Drop (by Michael Carlson).
Nature related programs include wildflowers, insects, reptiles,
butterflies, flying squirrels, botanical medicines, tree ID,
dragonflies, archaeology, geology photography, ecology.
The evenings have presentations by excellent speakers followed by owl
prowls or Astronomy with Donna Giesler or Doug Cunningham.
Many hikes are on site at MacGregor Point Provincial Park and others
will take you to intriguing locations off site including The Bruce
Peninsula, The Brant Tract and Kinghurst, Birding by canoe on Isaac and
Sky Lakes with Willy Waterton, Even birding by bicycle!
For more detailed information on the Huron Fringe Birding Festival and
howto pre-register, please check the Friend¹s of MacGregor Point Park
Web Site at:http://www.friendsofmacgregor.org
<http://www.friendsofmacgregor.org/>
(Click on Birding Festival and then on Events)
Or, call MacGregor Point Provincial Park at (519) 389-6231, for
information and a brochure
Or, e-mail for information at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For campsite and yurt reservations at MacGregor, check Ontario Parks
web site at http://www.ontarioparks.com <http://www.ontarioparks.com/>
For local area accommodation information in Port Elgin and Southampton,
see : <http://www.sunsets.com/> http://www.sunsets.com
Cynthia Isber HFBF
Port Elgin Ontario
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At 8am this morning a Black Vulture flew passed the Rondeau
visitor center bird feeder window to the delight of viewers.
The bird then flew around the front of the building and
perched on the NW side of the parking lot high in a tree.
It has been appearing and disappearing for up until now
(8:30am)
Good birding,
Ross Wood
Directions: from Hi-way 401 take exit 101 (approx. 40
minutes west of London) follow signs south to park.
Once in the park to get the the visitor center follow
Rondeau rd. straight back until it ends(approx. 8km) then
turn left on Gardiner, follow for 1.5km until you reach the
VC on the right.
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2 Blue-winged Warblers, Base of Leslie St Spit, Thur May 4th
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Hi all,
I did a quick morning walk around the western base of the Leslie Street
Spit in Toronto from 6:30 to 8am. I walked to the west of the main road
into the "wet woods" area. Had a Solitary Sandpiper in the puddles on
the way into the wooded area along with dozens of White-crowned and
White-throated Sparrows. As I got to the woods, I heard then saw a
Northern Waterthrush and then two separate BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS,
searched & searched but could not spot them (hanging down quite low in
the bushes). I then met up with Andrew Jano and we had several (8+)
Lincoln's Sparrows, many Least Flycatchers "che-bekking", a Wood Thrush,
2 Palm Warblers, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, singing Rose-breasted
Grosbeak & Northern Parula, and finally, as I was leaving to head in to
work, saw one of the Blue-winged Warblers.
Great way to start a work day,
Frank Pinilla
Thornhill, ON
DIRECTIONS:
Leslie Street Spit (aka Tommy Thompson Park) is found at the southern
end of Leslie Street (east of the Don Valley Parkway along Lakeshore
Blvd) in Toronto. You can park on Unwin Avenue and walk south along the
extension of Leslie onto the base of the spit, turn right (west) just
beyond the fenced-in parking lot and follow the "road" into a small
woodlot, there are many small trails through the grasses & bushes around
the woods (wear waterproof boots at this time of year, very wet).
The actual park is only open on weekends and holidays as there is a lot
of truck traffic during the week, but the base can be used without any
problems on weekdays.
