This morning Bob Tyler and I birded Ward’s and Algonquin Islands and despite the reduced areas accesible due to flooding we didn’t do too bad.
Common Loon, 2 Osprey, Cooper’s Hawk, 100+ Chimney Swifts, 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Willow, Least and Great-crested Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbirds, Common Raven, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, 11 House Wrens, Ruby-crowned Kinglets still showing up, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Veery, Swainson’s Thrush, 14 Gray Catbirds (under counted), Blue-headed, Warbling, Red-eyed and Philadelphia Vireos, 17 warbler species including 4 Ovenbirds, 2 Orange-crowned, Nashville, Northern Parulas, Magnolias, Cape Mays, Black-throated Blues, Black-throated Greens, Blackburnians, Palms, American Redstarts, and Wilsons, 7 Scarlet Tanagers, 11 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and Indigo Buntings. Bob had an Olive-sided Flycatcher on Algonquin Island yesterday and the twice reported (2 different observers) male Yellow-headed Blackbird wasn’t seen yesterday or today. The 2 sightings were on Monday the 13th and I only learned of them yesterday, The bird was originally found and photographed at the feeder behind the Island School on Centre Island, I think on Friday the 10th, don’t quote me about that date. It could still be on The Islands. Or not. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON Note: If you go over to Hanlan’s Point to bird in the next few days you can’t continue on to Centre and Ward’s Islands due to flooding on the south side of the Trout Pond – unless you wear rubber boots, high ones. Same from Ward’ Island to Hanlan’s but from Ward’s you can go to Centre Island if you wend your way around the flooded areas. The beach on Hanlan’s Point is also only accessible if you wear rubber boots. All of the above is moot if you want to remove your foot wear and wade through the different flooded areas :>)). Norm Sent from Mail for Windows 10 _______________________________________________ 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
