LONG-TAILED JAEGER PARASITIC JAEGER MARBLED GODWIT Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs RUddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Red-necked Phalarope Black Tern Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Yellow-bellied FLycatcher Traill's Flycatcher Least FLycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Barn Swallow House Wren Veery Swainson's Thrush Wood Thrush Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Tennessee Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Cape May Warbler Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Wilson's Warbler White-throated Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Beach season had a minor start last weekend with a small showing of Jaegers seen on light to moderate East winds on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, a juvenile LONG-TAILED JAEGER was reported on a flyby past Lakeland and on Sunday, an adult PARASITIC JAEGER brought closer looks for the first of the year. We need another James Bay low and more significant East winds for things to really get going. Other highlights for last weekend included a Black Tern seen at a great distance and a Red-necked Phalarope which plopped itself down near the beach to the delight of weary birders and photographers. Nearby at Windermere Basin, the MARBLED GODWIT continued to be seen until Tuesday of this week, could still be around. If anyone sees it, please report here. Other birds at Windermere include Semipalmated Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated and Least Sandpiper and Short-billed Dowitcher. At nearby Tollgate Ponds today, Semipalmated Plover, Red Knot, Sanderling (29), Least Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper (5) were seen. Earlier in the week, Black-bellied and American Golden Plover and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper were seen. Stilt Sandpipers and a Solitary Sandpiper were different species seen at the Red Hill Stormwater Pond. Passerine migration was on the go last weekend. At Confederation Park and Edgelake the following were seen, Yellow-bellied FLycatcher (many), Traill's and Least Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Warbling, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireo, House Wren, Veery, Swainson's and Wood Thrush, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart (many), Cape May Warbler, Northern Paula, Magnolia Warbler (well over 100), Bay-breasted Warbler (more than I have encountered in some years, with 7 in one spot at Edgelake), Blackburnian, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Black throated Green, Canada and Wilson's Warbler, White-throated Sparrow and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. In the odds and sods this week, Common Nighthawks were reported over Gage Park in Hamilton and in Dundas. Chimney Swifts numbers have decreased signficantly but one was seen over Strathcona in Hamilton and another group of three over Churchill Park. Yellow-billed and Black-billed Cuckoo as well as Yellow-throated Vireo were notable migrants at the banding station in Ruthven. That's the news for now. This strong system coming in tomorrow could push interesting birds into the area. South winds bring southern specialties. The sharp cold front following will push new migrants in. Sunday should be a good day to get out and find things. Report your sightings here! Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
