Hi All
Further to Mike Cowlard's note today, my Mother, Anne
Smout saw over 50 Whimbrel on the breakwater in Port
Stanley harbour tonight after 6pm.
Good Birding,
Ellen Smout
London, Ontario
Port Stanley Harbour: Wellington Rd South from the 401
to Port Stanley, when you get to the water look out on
to the breakwater ahead.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 24, 2007.
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With the exception of shorebirds, the past week has seen a gradual
winding down of spring bird migration at Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
There is likely to continue to be a sprinkling of warblers and other
land birds moving through for at least another week.
Migrating Brant put on a good show on May 22, with at least four flocks
passing the peninsula. Just outside the entrance to the Park, a
Trumpeter Swan that is apparently mated to a Mute Swan was sitting on a
nest on May 22. Gadwalls, Redheads, and Long-tailed Ducks can usually
be found north of Gull Island in Popham Bay. A Surf Scoter was there
on May 21 and another dark-winged scoter, perhaps the same bird, flew
past there two days later. The species was also seen two days earlier.
On May 22, good numbers of White-winged Scoters were moving past
Presqu'ile. The female Common Goldeneye that was near the lighthouse on
May 20 was exceptionally late.
Great Egrets, a species often sought by visiting birders, are seen from
time to time feeding in the marsh (on each of the last three days).
Both Virginia Rail and Sora were heard in the past week, the latter in
the little marsh behind Owen Point. Among the more interesting
shorebirds in the Park this week were ten Spotted Sandpipers in a tight
flock, a single Whimbrel (two days after the "Warblers and Whimbrels"
festival), well over a dozen Ruddy Turnstones and a Red Knot on May 23,
a Sanderling on May 20, two White-rumped Sandpipers that have been
present all week, a Pectoral Sandpiper on May 19, close to 200 Dunlins,
and a Short-billed Dowitcher on several days between May 19 and 24.
Several Black-billed Cuckoos have been found at Presqu'ile, the first
being on May 17. A Barred Owl was heard in broad daylight in Jobes'
woods. A Whip-poor-will was found on May 20. Red-bellied Woodpeckers
are still being found almost every day in the eastern part of the Park.
Various species of flycatchers are now evident, including a
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher on May 22. The Blue Jay migration has been
steady near the lighthouse for several days. A Sedge Wren was
discovered on May 19 near Owen Point. The first Gray-cheeked Thrush of
the season was found on May 22. An American Pipit, the only one of the
spring, flew over Owen Point on May 22. Cedar Waxwings, normally one of
the last spring arrivals (except for over-wintering birds), arrived on
May 22 and have been present in rapidly increasing numbers for the past
two days. On May 20 and 21, at least one Cerulean Warbler was at the
lighthouse, but many other warblers of lesser interest have also been
spotted. One of the few that have not yet appeared this year but may be
expected in late May is the Connecticut Warbler. A female Eastern
Towhee, apparently still in migration, was at the lighthouse on May 22.
A surprising American Tree Sparrow in that same area on May 21 was the
latest record for the Park. Clay-colored Sparrows have been present for
much of the past week, most frequently at the calf pasture. A Lincoln's
Sparrow was still present on May 23. The last White-crowned Sparrow
disappeared on the night of May 21. Orchard Orioles are proving to be
more plentiful this year than in the past, and can be reliably found in
several areas of the peninsula.
To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is
restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial
nesting birds there.
Questions and comments about bird sightings at Presqu'ile may be
directed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Fred Helleiner
186 Bayshore Road,
R.R. #4,
Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0
VOICE: (613) 475 5309
If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
