Hi Folks, I am posting this on behalf of Stan Phippen - SSM, ON
I received a call from a local birder (Stan Phippen) who was dropping off some supplies at 25 Ford Street, Sault Ste. Marie. He informed me that he had a very vocal Carolina Wren singing in the back yard of this residence (25 Ford Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) just after 11:00am this morning. It was still singing at around 11:10am as Stan was leaving the residence. For those wondering - yes...Carolina Wren are quite rare in this area. Ford Street is located north of Queen Street and south of Trunk Rd. (Hwy 17). It can be accessed from Shannon Rd which is connected to both Queen Street and Trunk Rd (Hwy 17). For those curious - below is a fairly current (last 2 weeks) list of bird species (105) reported in the Sault and area. Pied-billed Grebe - just arrived; Red-necked Grebe - few around for a bit; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Black-crowned Night Heron - very early this spring; Sandhill Crane; Tundra Swan; Mute Swan; Greater White-fronted Goose - just arrived; Canada Goose; Mallard; American Black Duck - recent influx; Gadwall - just arrived; Green-winged Teal - just arrived; American Wigeon - just arrived; Northern Pintail - just arrived; Northern Shoveler - just arrived; Blue-winged Teal - just arrived; Wood Duck - recent influx; Canvasback - just arrived; Redhead - just arrived; Ring-necked Duck - recent influx; Lesser Scaup - just arrived; Greater Scaup - just arrived; Common Goldeneye; Bufflehead - recent influx; Common Merganser; Red-breasted Merganser; Hooded Merganser - recent influx; American Coot - just arrived; Killdeer; Wilson's Snipe; American Woodcock; Ring-billed Gull; Herring Gull; Iceland Gull - will soon be gone; Glaucous Gull - will soon be gone; Great Black-backed Gull - will soon be gone; Turkey Vulture; Golden Eagle - just passing through; Bald Eagle; Northern Harrier; Sharp-shinned Hawk - recent influx; Copper's Hawk - recent influx; Northern Goshawk; Red-shouldered Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk; Rough-legged Hawk - will soon be a memory; American Kestrel; Merlin; Peregrine Falcon; Spruce Grouse; Ruffed Grouse; Sharp-tailed Grouse; Ring-necked Pheasant; Wild Turkey; Rock Pigeon; Mourning Dove; Great Horned Owl; Snowy Owl - soon to leave Barred Owl; Long-eared Owl; Northern Saw-whet Owl; Belted Kingfisher; Red-bellied Woodpecker; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - just arrived; Downy Woodpecker; Hairy Woodpecker; Black-backed Woodpecker; Northern Flicker - recent influx; Pileated Woodpecker; Eastern Phoebe - just arrived; Horned Lark - not here for long; Tree Swallow - just arrived; Gray Jay; Blue Jay; American Crow; Common Raven; Black-capped Chickadee; Boreal Chickadee; Red-breasted Nuthatch; White-breasted Nuthatch; Brown Creeper; Carolina Wren - just arrived!!!; Golden-crowned Kinglet - recent influx; Bohemian Waxwing; Northern Shrike - soon to leave; European Starling; Yellow-rumped Warbler - just arrived; Northern Cardinal; American Tree Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Dark-eyed Junco; Snow Bunting - soon to leave; Red-winged Blackbird; Common Grackle; Brown-headed Cowbird; Pine Grosbeak - soon will be scarse; Purple Finch; White-winged Crossbill; Common Redpoll -soon to leave; Hoary Redpoll -soon to leave; Pine Siskin; American Goldfinch; Evening Grosbeak Likely missed or very soon to be observed Species - American Bittern, Trumpeter Swan, Snow Goose, Ross' Goose, Ruddy Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Harlequin Duck, Osprey, Short-eared Owl, Boreal Owl, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Swamp Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, House Sparrow, House Finch and Red Crossbill. Ken McIlwrick Sault Ste. Marie, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
