Ontbirders,
In the past week an additional 12 species have been seen in Ontario and brought
to my attention, bringing the 2011-2012 winter list up to an even 200. I am not
sure what the all time high for one winter was, but last year's 201 will almost
certainly be passed! How high will the winter list get? Undoubtedly the
highlight from last week came from Bayfront Park in Hamilton where up to 5
species of warblers have been seen along with several Blue-gray Gnatcatchers
and a Blue-headed Vireo. I will send the list to Blake Maybank and hopefully he
will post the results on the website soon. A link to the webpage:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/onwinter.htm
The new species to the 2011-2012 Ontario winter list are as follows:
Blue-winged Teal
American Woodcock
Boreal Owl
White-eyed Vireo
House Wren
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Palm Warbler
Baltimore Oriole
Out of the missing species to the winter list, the most likely to be added
include:
Eurasian Wigeon
Gray Partridge
Gyrfalcon
Virginia Rail
Barn Owl
Townsend's Solitaire
Pine Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
If anyone has heard of sightings of the missing species, just shoot me an email.
Good birding and all the best during this holiday season,
Josh Vandermeulen
joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com
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