At 1:45 P.M. today Sarah and I found a Loggerhead Shrike on telephone
wires on Lakeshore Road west of Brown's. More specifically, the bird
was immediately west of the house with Fire # 2519.
We watched the bird for about 25 minutes and took pictures. It was
feeding actively on insects along the road, on the road, and out over
the fields.
This is the first Loggerhead Shrike we have seen in the Long Point area
in 38 years of birding there.
Chauncey & Sarah Wood
Port Ryerse
Long Point extends into Lake Erie south of Port Rowan. Highway 59
crosses the causeway to the point. If you come south on #59, before
crossing the causeway go right (west) on Lakeshore road. Pass Lee
Brown's waterfowl sanctuary and about 200 yards beyond there is where
the Shrike was.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ontario Birds - August Issue
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The August 2006 issue of Ontario Birds was mailed on Thursday,
September 7 to OFO members. Here are the contents of this 52 page colour issue.
COVER
Painting of a Neotropic Cormorant by Barry Kent MacKay.
ARTICLES
Ontario Bird Records Committee Report for 2005: Bill Crins, OBRC
Secretary, gives the decisions on 120 records reviewed by the
committee in 2005. The report adds Neotropic Cormorant and McCown's
Longspur to the Ontario Checklist bringing the total to 479 species
for the province. The report includes 12 photos of accepted rarities
and a photo of the 2005 committee members. The OBRC report is the
perennial highlight of the August issue.
First Documented Nest of Stilt Sandpiper in Ontario: By Peter Burke,
Marty Obbard, Don Sutherland, Colin Jones, Jon McCracken and Ron
Ridout. One map and five photos of incubating adult, downy young and
tundra breeding habitat.
Neotropic Cormorant: New to Ontario and Canada. Ron Tozer and Dave
Milson describe their discovery of Canada's first confirmed Neotropic
Cormorant. The authors discuss the casual occurrences in the United
States beyond the normal postbreeding dispersal range. One photo by
Dave Milsom.
McCown's Longspur: New to Ontario: Pete Read describes the discovery
of Ontario's first McCown's Longspur. The article includes a complete
description of the longspur including two photos by Pete Read and a
discussion of casual records outside the normal range.
NOTES
Co-operative Flock Feeding by Waterbirds: Dave Elder describes the
feeding behaviour of a flock of American White Pelicans,
Double-crested Cormorants, Ring-billed Gulls and Common Terns at Lake
of the Woods. One photo of the flock by Dave Elder.
Hermit Thrush Preys on Snake: Seabrooke Leckie describes the
behaviour of a Hermit Thrush preying on an apparent DeKay's
Brownsnake on Pelee Island.
BOOK REVIEW
The Shorebird Guide by M. O'Brien, R. Crossley and K. Karlson (2006)
is reviewed by Ron Pittaway.
NIKON PHOTO QUIZ
Glenn Coady presents a different type of challenge as a tribute to
the 50th year of the Ontario Nest Record Scheme. You are asked to
identify a nest photograph by Jim Richards of an egg and three
recently hatched nestlings.
The OFO Annual Convention 2006 will be held in Ottawa on Saturday and
Sunday, September 30 and October 1. To date there are 155 people
registered. We are expecting a rush of registrations before the
deadline of September 26. For more information see
http://www.ofo.ca/2006Ottawa.htm or call Chris Escott at 416-444-8055
or e-mail <chris at escott dot ca>.
On behalf of co-editors Ron Tozer and Bill Crins, we thank the cover
artist, authors, photographers, reviewers and advertisers who
contributed to this issue of Ontario Birds.
Ron Pittaway
Co-editor, Ontario Birds
Ontario Field Ornithologists
Minden and Toronto ON
