Hello Ontbirds, For what it's worth, I had a late TENNESSEE WARBLER this morning at Holiday Beach C.A. in Amherstburg (Essex Co.). Shortly after arriving at the Hawk Tower, I heard the distinctive sharp *tik* note, looked down, and saw a brightly-marked, hatch-year Tennessee Warbler loosely associated with the regular group of American Tree Sparrows. It soon moved off to the east with the sparrows and was not seen again. Orange-crowned was easily ruled out by the pale supercilium; vibrant yellow-green upperparts; thin, whitish-buff wingbar; yellowish wash across the breast and belly; white undertail coverts; relatively short tail; and behaviour. An unexpected little gem to kick off an outstanding day of raptor migration at Holiday Beach. Good birding, Justin
-- Justin Bosler Official Counter and Interpretive Biologist Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Amherstburg, Ontario _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
