just an added note for those who might try for this bird ... I also heard it
sing several times with Glenn Coady and Peter Hogenbirk from 5:15 to 6:30
p.m. today but we did not see it.
it is singing two different songs, but does favour one over the other - hard
to describe them but they are very distinctive and seem to match a Hermit
Warbler very well.
when you start on the trail, once you head through the hardwood section, you
will come to a mixed Hemlock and Cedar forest. This is where the bird has
been seen. Beyond it is a small creek ... you've gone too far if you reach
this.
a Barred Owl was also calling in daylight, and Cooper's, Sharp-shinned and
Broad-winged Hawks were harassing the birds right where the warbler is
hanging out.
also Eric Cole tells me he saw a Brewster's Warbler about 50 meters in from
the start of the trail.
Hopefully the Hermit Warbler shows again in the morning.
Geoff Carpentier
www.avocetnatureservices.com
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From: "Josh Vandermeulen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] Hermit Warbler Oak Ridges Moraine Durham
The Hermit Warbler is still present at the previously mentioned location.
It sings from 5 to 10 times, then is quiet for 30 mins or more. We have
yet to have a clear visual on the bird. It last sang 10 mins ago.
Good birding,
Josh Vandermeulen
Mark Dorriesfield
Stu Williams
Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 16:06:01 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ontbirds] Hermit Warbler Oak Ridges Moraine Durham
Posting for Eric Cole - questions to Eric at [email protected]
I have no additional knowledge of the report or reporter.
There is a possible singing male Hermit Warbler in Glenmajor, on the Oak
Ridge Morraine. This afternoon walking there, I was caught by a song I
didn't recognize. I eventually saw the bird high up in a tree. I
thought it must be a BT Green, as there are some on territory there.
However, there was no streaking on the white breast and a very clear
black chin and throat that stopped abruptly above the breast. The head
was yellow but not quite as bright as the male is shown in bird books. I
had no field guide with me and so I just thought it was a really sharp
BT green, with a way-off song. It was only when I got home and checked
books and songs that I realised the bird was likely a Hermit warbler.
The song I heard and the recordings I listened to definitely matched, I
had never heard it before. More like a Parula song than a BT green. I
wish I'd stayed longer but I had kids calling me on.To get there, go
north up Lakeridge from Whitby to Concession 9. Turn left into Balsam,
about 1km, then turn north(right) up Sideroad 4. Go past the railway
tracks, past the house with the ponds til you some to the parking area
on the left. Park and walk up the main trail on the left of the parking
lot. Walk up the trail about a half a km. The bird was singing and
moving about high in the trees above the trail. If you reach the wooden
bridge across the creek you have gone too far.Eric Cole
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Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, ON
[email protected]
905 279 9576
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birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
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