Birded Schomberg Lagoons today. Many, many Mallards,3 Blue-winged
Teal, a few Canada Geese, Barn, Bank, Rough-winged Swallows; at least
40 Savannah Sparrows; one adult Short-billed Dowitcher (Hendersoni) in
full alternate plumage, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, 6 Semipalmated
Sandpipers, approx. 70 Least Sandpipers,1 adult Pectoral Sandpiper in
alternate plumage, 3 Greater and 25 Lesser Yellowlegs, over 20
Killdeer, 12 Spotted Sandpipers. Many dragonflies.
Clay-colored Sparrows singing in area of pines and cedars on
Concession 11 north of Cold Creek near Bolton.
Directions to Schomberg: at Highways 27 and 9, go one street south on
#27 and turn east to the lagoons.
Dave Milsom
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I had a Whimbrel fly over my house in Ajax this morning - high and =
heading south fast ... calling all the while!~ #148 for my yard list.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Black Vulture at The Leslie Street Spit
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Good afternoon=20
This morning I was fortunate in that I believed the weather report of a =
sunny day with cloudy periods and caught the 5:30 am bus and headed down =
to The Spit to start my now to June visits and because I did put my =
faith in the always accurate :-) weather forecasts I fell into it again =
and came out smelling like the Sweat Clover that has filled The Spit =
this year.
At 9:21 am this morning while looking at some juvenile Baltimore =
Orioles on Peninsula D the Orioles and Robins and Cedar Waxwings all =
took flight. I looked up expecting a Red-tailed Hawk or some such bird =
but to my surprise a Juvenile Black Vulture came into view and circled =
over me just above the trees for about a half a minute. Long and low =
enough for me to note the dull looking plumage and the black bill.
The bird then moved off and circled Peninsula C for about another half =
minute putting up some of the Cormorants and Gulls in the area and it =
then moved further west and out of my sight. (Rare enough for you Acorn =
?).
I also noted 450+ Tree Swallows, 250+ Barn Swallows and 250+ Bank =
Swallows milling and feeding between The Base and Peninsula D with most =
near the second gate on The Base. The usual pre migration staging but =
this time they chose The Spit on a day they could be observed. =
Red-winged Blackbirds have also gathered in (small) flocks on The Spit.
I only birded about 1/3 of The Spit before I was rained out but all =
other birds were the usual suspects and the growth of foliage is =
phenomenal down there.
Directions
LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO
To get to "The Spit" from Queen & Yonge Sts. Take the Queen Street Car =
#501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can =
go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. =
You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or =
transfer to it at Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And =
Commissioner St. (on Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to =
Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit.
If before 9 am you can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave., after 9 =
am the parking lot inside the gate is open, be sure to note the closing =
time as your car will be locked in at that time. =96 6 pm at present.
Be also aware that there are many Red Ants on The Spit. They got me =
today.
Norm Murr
Richmond Hill, ON
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I dropped into Townsend's sewage lagoons around 12:30 today for about an
hour and half and was treated with a good variety of shorebirds. In
between the rain I had the following;
40 Killdeer (adults and juveniles)
11 Semipalmated Plovers
1 Greater Yellowlegs
4 Lesser Yellowlegs
20 Solitary Sandpipers
40 Spotted Sandpipers (adults and juveniles)
1 Ruddy Turnstone
12 Pectoral Sandpipers
250 Semipalmated Sandpipers
200 Least Sandpipers
3 Short-billed Dowitchers (hendersoni)
Townsend's Sewage Lagoon can be reached by taking 403 Hamilton to
Highway 6 south to Jarvis. Turn west at Highway 3 and then north on
County Rd 69. Take the first road on your left, travel about 500m and
the lagoons are on the right.
Mark Peck
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Royal Ontario Museum
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Indigo Buntings in Rouge Valley
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Greetings, Ontbirders. I'm still quite amateur at hardcore birding, =
so I apologize if anyone finds this report to be trivial, but I'm quite =
excited by the sighting.
Around 11:30 this morning I was doing some casual birding in Woodland =
Park, in the north end of the Rouge Valley, where I've been taking walks =
for many years. Today I spotted a beautiful male Indigo Bunting, my =
first solo Indigo Bunting sighting. Darn, and here I am without my =
camera. I could also hear another Indigo Bunting nearby, and sure =
enough within a few minutes he was joined by a female. I observed them =
for a short while, trying to determine if there may be a nest nearby. I =
lost sight of the female, but the male kept a close watch on me, and he =
seemed agitated, so after about 10 or 15 minutes I thought it prudent to =
move on. I was actually 'escorted' by the male until I was safely out =
of his territory.
About half an hour later, and further into the park, I came upon =
another male Indigo Bunting. This one was far enough away from the =
first that I'm pretty certain it was not the same male I'd seen before. =
No sign of a female this time, but I didn't wait around too long... it =
was starting to rain pretty heavily.
Other sightings included not only the usual American Goldfinches, =
American Robins, Blue Jays, American Crows, Eastern Kingbirds, and a =
pair of Northern Cardinals, but also a Belted Kingfisher, and a number =
of Sparrows(?) I couldn't quite identify.
Woodland Park is located at Reesor Rd. and Steeles Ave. E. in =
northeast Scarborough, and is operated (I think) by the Toronto Regional =
Conservation Authority.
Directions (the scenic route):
a.. Take Highway 401 to Morningside Drive (in Scarborough).
b.. Go north on Morningside to Old Finch Ave. (*NOT* regular Finch =
Ave. If you go under a bridge, you've gone a bit too far north.)
c.. Turn right (east) onto Old Finch. Past the residential area, Old =
Finch curves to the left (north) and goes down a hill, at the bottom of =
which YOU NEED TO TURN RIGHT (east) to stay on Old Finch. If you've =
stayed on Old Finch correctly, you'll then go over a noisy steel-grate =
single-lane bridge controlled by a stop light.
d.. Beyond that bridge, Old Finch goes back uphill. Once you crest =
that hill, take the first left turn (north) onto Reesor Rd.
e.. Go north on Reesor Rd. past two railroad crossings. Woodland Park =
is on your right, before you get to Steeles Ave. E.
Directions (the not-scenic route):
a.. Take Highway 401 to Markham Rd. (in Scarborough).
b.. Go north on Markham Rd. to Steeles Ave E.
c.. Turn right (east) onto Steeles Ave E. Stay on Steeles beyond =
Tapscott, Staines, Littles, and Sewells Rds, then turn right (south) =
onto Reesor Rd. Woodland park is immediately on your left.
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Larry Menard
Scarborough, Ontario
"Defender of Geese and of All Things Natural"
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