Today was the 4th day of spring banding by the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory at Hillman Marsh. Not much turn over in passerines today with the same species banded as earlier in the week. Details are as follows: Downy Woodpecker - 1Northern Flicker - 1 Tree Swallow - 1 Brown Creeper - 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet -3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 11 Hermit Thrush - 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Swamp Sparrow - 2 White-throated Sparrow - 1 Red-winged Blackbird - 8 New species for the year seen at Hillman Marsh today include: a pair of Eared Grebe; Eastern Meadowlark; and Forster's Tern. I forgot to mention that the first Purple Martins were seen yesterday. The first female Yellow-rumped Warblers were also seen today. Hillman Marsh is located 6 miles east of Leamington on Oak Street. Todd R. Pepper 36 Cherrywood Avenue Leamington, ON, N8H 4Z9 42° 2’39” N, 82° 36’3” W [email protected] "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" William Shakespeare _______________________________________________ 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/
