Rondeau Bird Report – Wednesday May 7, 2008 – 9 pm
Good evening birders. Warblers: A total of 25 species were seen today, including our first Yellow-breasted Chat and Bay-breasted. Additional ‘good birds’ included Blue-winged and Golden-winged. The best area was Bennet Road. High winds and rain reduced the level of birder activity later in the day, although the birds didn’t seem to mind. Other interesting sightings today included the first observation of Black-billed Cuckoo, as well as Yellow-throated Vireo, Orchard Oriole and Rusty Blackbird. The Harris’s Sparrow, present at the Visitor Centre feeder from May 2 – 6, was not reported today. As noted previously, we have had no additional reports concerning the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen here on May 5. Good birding. Steve LaForest Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide c/o Rondeau Visitor Centre (519) 674-1768 I will lead a guided bird hike twice daily May 3 to 19 (fee $5), as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 am & 1 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 am & 7 pm; Friday 7:30 am. All of the 7:30 am and 1 pm hikes listed above will meet at the Visitor Centre. The 7 pm hikes will meet at the entrance to the Marsh Trail. A second hike on Friday at 1 pm will meet at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. The Friends of Rondeau will provide a birders' brunch for a small donation (coffee, tea, bagels, soups & treats) daily from 7 - 11 am. There will also be a special program, on Saturday May 10 at 7 pm - an evening presentation about the spring migration at Rondeau entitled: “An Evening in the forest with LaForest” (contact the Visitor Centre re tickets). Directions: Take exit 101 from Highway 401 and drive South 16 km on Chatham Kent Road 15. Follow the signs to the park. The Bird Sightings Book, Bird Sightings Board and other relevant information are located at the Visitor Centre (open 7 am to 5 pm from May 3 - 19). To reach the Centre from the park gate, travel 6 km South on Rondeau Road to Gardiner Ave. and follow it around the bend to the parking lot. _________________________________________________________________ Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
