Hi All Tonight I went to the roost at First St. Andrews in London after not being able to visit over the past few nights.
A number of swifts were circling overhead at about 7:45-7:50 but they did NOT go into the chimmney at First St. Andrews. They are in the neighbourhood somewhere but seem to have abandoned that roost. I have read that they 'merge' roosts so maybe this has happened. Or perhaps they just found a cosier spot. If I manage to relocate the new digs, I will advise. Good birding, Ellen Smout London, Ontario __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Sep 10 22:09:23 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.93]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A87B863EFD for <[email protected]>; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:09:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ShannyCom ([67.70.160.42]) by tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:09:23 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Don Shanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:09:33 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Subject: [Ontbirds]OFO Field Trip to Presqu'ile, Sunday September 10 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:09:26 -0000 Ontbirders This morning over forty well-bundled-up birders met at a chilly Presqu'ile Lighthouse. Warblers and Vireos were abundant but, possibly due to squadrons of Sharp-shinned Hawks patrolling over the tree tops, remained nervous and very fast moving. It usually took a couple of try's to get a get a good look at any one species but eventually fourteen species were tallied. American Redstarts were abundant, several Northern Parulas highlighted morning sightings and the final warbler species seen was a Blackburnian. A couple of female Scarlet Tanagers were also spotted and zipping Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were present near most patches of Jewel Weed. Surprising for Presqu'ile, shorebirds were almost completely absent. The total number of shorebirds seen was exceeded by a single flock of American Pipits that flew past Owen Point. Three unexpected Whimbrels at least put a stamp of quality on the meagre shorebird list. Some trip highlights included a young birder bagging several lifers, the astonishing antics of a very young Black Swallowtail (butterfly) and the presence of this trip's youngest ever participant. Thanks to everyone in the group who helped make the day so interesting. The way to Presqu'ile Provincial Park is well-signed south of Brighton. Don and Ian Shanahan Brighton 613 475 3502
