Hello Ontbirders
Excellent birding continued this morning at the Britannia
Conservation Area with good diversity, especially in several active
feeding flocks of songbirds.
Although the forest and adjacent scrub was still pretty good, most
activity was in the riparian growth along the river.
In a little over three hours we managed to tally 16 species of warbler:
Tennessee
Nashville
Yellow
Chestnut-sided
Magnolia
Cape May
Black-throated Blue
Black-throated Green
Yellow-rumped
Blackburnian
Pine
Bay-breasted
Blackpoll
Black and White
American Redstart
Other songbirds (just to name a few) include Least Flycatcher, Great
Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Warbling
Vireo, Brown Thrasher, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and
White-throated Sparrow.
Cedar Waxwings were abundant.
A few raptors began appearing later in the morning including a
juvenile Goshawk.
For the most part the bird preferred to stay under cover in the main
woodlot.
Although the crows chase any large raptor that dares reveal itself,
their mobbing activities might help you locate the Goshawk.
Other raptors included Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey, Merlin, Sharp-shinned
Hawk and Cooper's Hawk.
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Tony Beck
http://www.tonybeck.ca
Always An Adventure
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