Great looks at the Vermilion today... on our way back Tina and I observed 4 Snowy Owls just outside of Mitchells Bay and a adult Glaucous Gull out in the bay.
Good Birding, Dean Ware [email protected] Kingsville. On. On Dec 18, 2015 3:58 PM, "Steve Charbonneau" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello again everyone, > I'm home now and have a few more details regarding the vermilion (one "l", > sorry) flycatcher north of Wallaceburg. > It was first seen this morning at about 10:00 by Larry Cornelis. He was > working at the home farm and spotted a small reddish bird in a walnut tree > at the north end of the enclosed pasture. It dropped to the ground and he > noticed a flash of red and was pretty sure it was a VEFL. He had seen many > in Texas. He didn't have binoculars and had to work at that time, so he > looked later quickly but couldn't find it. He called me and I arrived at > 11:40. I walked the property but didn't see the bird for the first 15 > minutes. I finally located it behind the house in the horse pasture and I > took quite a few photos and alerted others. Blake Mann and Larry arrived > soon after and we refound the bird where Larry had first seen it. It's a > beautiful first year male - unmistakable! I have uploaded photos on the > Ebird website. I also pinned a location entitled "Vermilion flycatcher > stakeout". > *PLEASE* be respectful when attempting to see this bird. There are 2 > houses on the property at 1596 Nelson St. The southernmost house is > occupied by Larry's mother and she has agreed to allow birders search for > the bird. In fact, she'd LOVE to have people come by. There is a driveway > along the north side of her house and it curves around to the north. She > says that people can pull into the driveway and park at the side or > alongside the barn to the west. You can also park along the road, this is > a gravel road. > While we were there (well over an hour), the bird made 2 small circles > throughout the pasture. This pasture is fenced in and is only about an > acre in size. There is no need to try to get in to the pasture, nor to go > to the east (back) side near the horse barns. Georgette doesn't mind > people viewing the pasture from behind her house which is where the bird > seems to spend most of its time. If it's there, you can stand at the est > end of her backyard, where you are only 6 feet from the pasture. The bird > sometimes goes into the walnut tree at the north side of the pasture, > behind the barn. This area can be viewed from the driveway running north > to south, or from the north end of the yard behind the white house. It > spends most of its time alternating perches from fences to posts to gates > to small weeds and shrubs. It will drop to the ground often but flies up > immediately after apparently eating an insect. If it's in the area, you'll > find it, it doesn't hide. The small pasture has a couple of horses, sheep > and goats and therefore, there is manure and the probablility of insects. > A lot of people will be doing CBC's on the weekend, including myself, so I > won't be able to post whether it's there and neither will Larry. I'm sure > others will post. I don't know how early this bird will be out hunting and > feeding but I wouldn't get there too early in the morning. Again, please > be respectful (I can't say this enough) and if you see Georgette, say > hello. She'd love to visit, but I don't expect her to be up too early. > Steve > > *Directions:* The location is 3 kilometres north of Wallaceburg. > From the north, take Hwy 40 south to Langstaff Line. Go > east (left) to Nelson St. and north (left) to #1596. The house and pasture > are on the right. > From the south, take Hwy 40 into Wallaceburg. Continue > straight on Murray St., go over the bridge and continue north on Main St. > Follow this to the end and turn right (north) on Water St. Continue until > you get to Langstaff Line. Turn left, go over the river and turn right on > Nelson St. to #1596. > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
