Yesterday (around noon) my wife and I visited the Carden area. About 200 feet up the road from the southern end of Wylie Road, just after the first bank of trees we spotted a singing Henslows Sparrow. On the west side of the road. (When I first heard it, I thought it was a Least Flycatcher with a sore throat!). Had great views through binoculars and scope. It was still singing when we came out of the area two hours later, but we could not see it.
Wylie Road is north of Kirkfield in Victoria County and Kirkfield itself is on County Road 48 east of Highway 12 and well north of Whitby and about 130 km from Toronto if you follow the roads and not a Crow. 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IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE ONTARIO BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE (OBRC): In March the OBRC concluded its operations for 2005. During the year about 120 submissions were processed, and the results will soon be published in the August issue of Ontario Birds in the form of the OBRC Annual Report. Although 120 or so reports were submitted during 2005, many more unfortunately did not reach the committee. At the end of this message is a list of reported rare birds in 2005 for which the OBRC has not received any documentation. We have organized these records by region, to easily illustrate what undocumented observations have occurred in each area. If any reader has photographs and/or written descriptions for any of these listed rarities, the OBRC would certainly appreciate the submission of a formal Rare Bird Report. At this late date, however, we would suggest that observations not be documented based on memory, but instead on existing written descriptions, field notes and/or photographs. The list of reported rarities in 2005 for which the OBRC has not received any documentation is rather extensive - in excess of 100 records. It is truly unfortunate that these significant sightings could not be included in the upcoming Annual Report. Among those species listed, one is a potential first record for Ontario (Barnacle Goose), while another is a potential third record for the province (Anhinga). However, any and all of these can be included in a subsequent Annual Report pending ratification by the OBRC. We continue to stress the importance of fully documenting the occurrence of rare birds in Ontario. A post to ONTBIRDS or publication in North American Birds does not constitute documentation, and certainly not so in the eyes of a future researcher who will have no way of assessing a particular observation in 25, 50 or 100 years from now. In addition to reviewing and publishing rare occurrences, the OBRC also archives all received material at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto; this material will continue to be of great value to future researchers. Additional information on the OBRC can be found on the web site of the Ontario Field Ornithologists' at www.ofo.ca/obrc. Here you can also find information on how to document a rare bird, the Review Lists (species the OBRC reviews) for both northern and southern Ontario, and online reporting forms (if required). Questions regarding any rarity listed below should be directed to Ian Richards. Rare Bird Reports can be sent directly to Bill Crins (OBRC Secretary), either by e-mail or regular mail. Thank you very much for your continued interest in documenting Ontario's rare avifauna. Ian Richards (Assistant to the Secretary) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Crins (Secretary) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alan Wormington (Voting Member) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ontario Bird Records Committee ************************************************* Reported sightings in 2005 for which the OBRC has not received any documentation: POINT PELEE / ESSEX COUNTY - 2005 Ross's Goose (2) - Kingsville - February 22 Ross's Goose (2) - Windsor - February 26-27 - probably the same birds as above. Anhinga - Holiday Beach Conservation Area - September 23 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Hillman Marsh - May 11-14 Mississippi Kite - Arner - May 24 Long-tailed Jaeger - Point Pelee - September 6 Long-tailed Jaeger - Point Pelee - September 7 Cave Swallow - Hillman Marsh - November 10 Lark Sparrow - Little River - April 5-6 Lark Sparrow - Point Pelee - May 16 Blue Grosbeak - Point Pelee - May 25 RONDEAU / CHATHAM-KENT - 2005 Ross's Goose - Merlin - November 11-20 Glossy Ibis - Rondeau / Erieau - May 13-20 Cave Swallow (4) - Erieau - November 6 (all single birds = four records) Cave Swallow (10) - Erieau - November 13 ELGIN COUNTY - 2005 Glossy Ibis (4) - New Glasgow - May 1-5 Swallow-tailed Kite - Dexter - May 5-17 LONG POINT AREA - 2005 Glossy Ibis (4) - Port Royal / Big Creek Marsh - May 5-7 Plegadis ibis (2) - Big Creek Marsh - May 29 Plegadis ibis (4) - Long Point Tip - May 30 Piping Plover - Long Point Tip - September 23 Long-tailed Jaeger (several?) - Long Point Prov. Park - August 31 California Gull - Long Point Tip - October 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Long Point Tip - August 24 Cave Swallow (8) - The Coves - November 7 Cave Swallow (5) - The Coves - November 7 Cave Swallow (5) - The Coves - November 7 Cave Swallow (7) - Hahn Marsh - November 7 - comprised of two different groups (perhaps three) Cave Swallow (2) - Long Point Provincial Park - November 9 Cave Swallow (3) - Long Point (Old Cut) - November 9 Cave Swallow (1) - Long Point (Old Cut) - November 10 Cave Swallow (6) - The Coves - November 11 Cave Swallow (2) - Long Point (Old Cut) - November 13 LAMBTON COUNTY - 2005 Pacific Loon - Pinery Prov. Park - October 31 Little Blue Heron - Wallaceburg - May 14 Piping Plover - Pinery Prov. Park - April 29-30 Slaty-backed Gull - Sarnia - February 6-March 20 Townsend's Solitaire - Pinery Prov. Park - October 30 Cave Swallow - south of Kettle Point - November 6 PERTH COUNTY Rufous Hummingbird - Harmony - July 8 BRUCE / GREY COUNTIES - 2005 Long-tailed Jaeger - between Tobermory / Manitoulin - August 19 Say's Phoebe - Crane Lake Road - May 7 Great Tit - North Bruce - mid May Townsend's Solitaire - Cabot Head - October 25 (and later?) Sage Thrasher - Cabot Head - July 5 SIMCOE DISTRICT - 2005 Piping Plover (pair) - Wasaga Beach - "summer" NIAGARA AREA - 2005 Northern Gannet - Port Weller - November 6 Glossy Ibis (7-8) - Fonthill - May 3-4 Cave Swallow (11) - Niagara-on-the-Lake - November 11 Cave Swallow (2) - Niagara-on-the-Lake - November 11 HAMILTON AREA - 2005 Plegadis ibis - Dundas Marsh - September 20 Northern Gannet - Van Wagners Beach - October 22 Northern Gannet - Stoney Creek - November 7 - two birds here on November 8 Northern Gannet - Fifty Point - November 11 Northern Gannet - Port Credit area - November 27-December 4 Long-tailed Jaeger (several) - Van Wagners Beach - August 25-October 22 Cave Swallow (2) - Fifty Point - November 4 Cave Swallow (6) - Stoney Creek (Fruitland Road) - November 4 Cave Swallow (5) - Stoney Creek (Fruitland Road) - November 4 Cave Swallow (10) - Stoney Point (Winona Road) - November 6 Cave Swallow (5) - Stoney Creek (Green Road) - November 7 Cave Swallow (3) - Stoney Creek (Green Road) - November 7 Cave Swallow (4) - Stoney Creek (Green Road) - November 7 Cave Swallow (2) - Stoney Creek (L.P. Sayers Park) - November 7 Cave Swallow (1) - Stoney Creek (L.P. Sayers Park) - November 7 Cave Swallow (1) - Winona (W of Glover Road) - November 12 Lark Sparrow - Cayuga - June 11 TORONTO AREA - 2005 Piping Plover - Toronto Island - May 1-3 Lark Sparrow - The Spit - October 29 DURHAM REGION - 2005 Plegadis ibis - Cranberry Marsh - October 29 Plegadis ibis - Duffins Creek - November 5-7 - same bird as above? Cave Swallow (2) - Cranberry Marsh - October 29 - one bird remained to October 30. Cave Swallow (3) - Cranberry Marsh - November 7 Cave Swallow (8) - Cranberry Marsh - November 7 Cave Swallow (2) - Cranberry Marsh - November 7 Cave Swallow (2) - Cranberry Marsh - November 7 Cave Swallow (5) - Cranberry Marsh - November 7 Cave Swallow (1) - Cranberry Marsh - November 12 NORTHUMBERLAND - 2005 Blue Grosbeak - Port Hope - May 26-28 KINGSTON AREA - 2005 Pacific Loon - Prince Edward Point - November 6 Pacific Loon - Wolfe Island - December 18 Little Blue Heron - Cartwright Point - October 1 Black-headed Grosbeak - Howe Island - August 23-24 OTTAWA AREA - 2005 Ross's Goose - Ottawa - October 23-November 20 Barnacle Goose - Hawkesbury - "fall" (shot with band originating in Scotland) California Gull - Nepean - April 15-16 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Gloucester - August 7 Townsend's Solitaire - Reevecraig - late December+ TIMISKAMING DISTRICT - 2005 Eastern Towhee - Latchford - mid November THUNDER BAY DISTRICT - 2005 Harlequin Duck (2) - Thunder Cape - October 15 Cattle Egret - Hurkett - May 15 Cattle Egret - Slate River Valley - November 10 Cattle Egret - Dorion - "fall" Red-bellied Woodpecker - Thunder Cape - "May" Red-bellied Woodpecker - Red Rock - May 10 Red-bellied Woodpecker - W of Schreiber - May 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Schreiber - May 21 - same bird as above? Red-bellied Woodpecker - Thunder Cape - October 10 Carolina Wren - Mackenzie Beach - December 1-6 Summer Tanager - Marathon - November 1 Western Tanager - Thunder Cape - August 24 Eastern Towhee - Geraldton - November 14-21 Lark Sparrow - Thunder Cape - May 19 Grasshopper Sparrow - Thunder Cape - May 28 Grasshopper Sparrow - Thunder Cape - May 30 Painted Bunting - Rossport - mid October Dickcissel - Thunder Bay - May 23 Dickcissel - Thunder Cape - May 28
