[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 21 Jun 2018
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 06/21/2018 * NYBU1806.21 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- SNOWY EGRET D.-crest. Cormorant Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Upland Sandpiper Black Tern Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Purple Martin Pine Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Rose-br. Grosbeak Grasshopper Sparrow Baltimore Oriole - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 06/21/2018 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, June 21, 2018 The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound key to report sightings before the end of this message. Highlights of June reports from the Niagara Frontier Region. June 18, a SNOWY EGRET, at the north end of the Heritage Boardwalk at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo. At the Tillman Wildlife Management Area in Clarence, at least three UPLAND SANDPIPERS, and several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. Reports from the Iroquois Refuge and surrounding areas - a singing PROTHONOTARY WARBLER on the Kanyoo Trail, and 4 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS on Meadville Road. CERULEAN WARBLERS at the Sour Springs Road bridge and Ring-neck Marsh. PINE WARBLER on the Owens Road trail. Four ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS on the Onondaga Trail. And BLACK TERNS and BALD EAGLES at Cayuga Pool. Raptors in the City of Buffalo - one, possibly two, nesting families of MERLINS. And a COOPER'S HAWK nest with three young. In the Southern Tier, AMERICAN KESTRELS fledging from a nest box in the Cattaraugus County Town of Hinsdale. At the Batavia Waste Water Plant - 24 newly installed PURPLE MARTIN gourd houses are fully occupied, yielding at least 100 nestlings. In Orleans County, at Sunset Beach on Lake Ontario - nesting RED-TAILED HAWK, PILEATED WOODPECKER, ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Nearby at the mouth of Johnson Creek, BALD EAGLES continue to feed on salmon carcasses. And at Point Breeze, 18 D.-CREST. CORMORANTS, and a reported, and possibly injured, SNOWY OWL on the jetty. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - End Transcript ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Bird Report for Week of 15-21 June 2018
Presqu’ile Bird Report for the Week of 15-21 June 2018 By Doug McRae Highlights: LESSER SCAUP, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, CATTLE EGRET, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, MAGNOLIA WARBLER It was a quiet week at Presqu’ile, partly due to very limited coverage by birders. We are now in the core period of the breeding season and most observations pertain to breeding birds, although flocking grackles in the marsh at dusk may represent post-breeding gatherings or, in other words, the beginning of fall migration. The plague of MUTE SWANS at Presqu’ile is obvious as broods can be seen everywhere in the marsh and Presqu’ile Bay, and numbers of non-breeding birds are increasing, especially around Gull Is. where 125 were seen on 20 Jun. Twelve WOOD DUCKS in the Camp Office marsh on 20 Jun was a high count for one spot. Six GADWALL were seen flying around High Bluff Is. on 20 Jun and two were off the beach the same day. A lingering LESSER SCAUP was seen at Salt Pt. on 15 Jun followed by two the next day and again on 20 Jun. Another glass calm day on 20 Jun revealed 57 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS far offshore from the beach. It’s getting very late for migrants but its also hard to believe that a large group like this is going to spend the summer. Eight LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on 20 Jun off the Woodpile marsh, as well as three first year COMMON LOONS. Four LEAST BITTERN were seen from the Marsh Boardwalk Trail on 16 Jun. Two GREAT BLUE HERON were feeding with 8 GREAT EGRETS along the natural beach in the early morning on 20 Jun. The long-staying CATTLE EGRET was seen along Huff Rd. (just NW of the park gate) on 15, 16 and 17 Jun but apparently not since. Birders should keep an eye out anyway as the grass in the pasture is long making it harder to see. A GREEN HERON was at the Calf Pasture Cove on 20 Jun. The only unusual raptor reported was an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK seen over Bayshore Rd. on 16 Jun. This species is not known to currently breed in the park. For the first time in weeks the only shorebirds reported were the expected breeding species but if tradition holds, the first fall migrants could show up by next week so keep checking the beach! Two NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS near the gate on 19 Jun are the first seen at that site in weeks. Most of the expected breeding warblers were noted this week but a MAGNOLIA WARBLER singing from a Norway Spruce plantation near the campground on 16 Jun was a surprise. This species has summered a few times before in mature conifer plantations and, although suspected, breeding has never been confirmed. Finally a loose group of 60 COMMON GRACKLES was noted flying into the marsh at dusk on 19 Jun in what is likely the beginning of “fall” roosting/migration behavior. Presqu’ile Provincial Park is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, just south of the town of Brighton. It can be reached from either Hwy. 401 or Cty. Rd. 2 and is well signed. A Park map can be found in the information tabloid available at the Park gate. Presqu’ile’s two offshore islands – Gull and High Bluff – support a large multi-species colonial bird nesting area and access is not permitted during the breeding season. Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 H 613-243-4161 C ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Iceland Gull Wheatley harbour
Birders, I had a brief look at a second year Iceland Gull at the Wheatley Harbour. 6:45pm. Cheers, Dean Ware deanwa...@gmail.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau: recent sightings to June 21, 2018
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca June 21, 2018 Like last week, it was relatively static and only expected birds were seen. Of the less common nesters, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was at Petrie Island on the 15th and near Club de Ski Nakkertok on the 17th. While we normally don’t mention OWL sightings, there were 2 unusually late ones of SNOWY OWL, one in Gatineau on the 15th and one in Orleans on the 17th. Weather was mostly seasonal, with some rain and the hottest days of the year so far. Somewhat surprising were 6(!) LEAST BITTERNS observed on a canoe trip on the Jock River (Goodwood Marsh) on the 20th, which proves that these elusive birds are more common than it seems. Also seen there was a family of 8 TRUMPETER SWANS. The only spots for BLACK TERN now seem to be the marshes in Quebec east of Gatineau. 5 were seen at the Halte Routière east of Thurso on the 17th. A LEAST BITTERN was at the Marais aux grenouillettes on the same day.2 LEAST BITTERNS were at Baie McLaurin on the 19th. An AMERICAN COOT and a LEAST BITTERN were at Shirley’s bay on the 16th. A CASPIAN TERN was at the Moodie Drive Ponds on the 21st, an UPLAND SANDPIPER was on Franktown road on the 19th, SANDHILL CRANE on Dwyer Hill Road on the 17th, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 16th at the Moodie Drive Ponds. Of the SONGBIRDS, a long trip in the western part of Gatineau Park on the 16 th produced 15 WARBLERS plus other birds. Likely any of the forested belt there will produce something similar. Among other SONGBIRDS: · A SEDGE WREN was west of Munster on the 20th, and on Montague boundary Road on the 18th there was another plus an EASTERN TOWHEE. · 2 PINE SISKINS were flying over north of Pink Road on the 18th. · A late TENNESSEE WARBLER was at Club de ski Nakkertok on the 17th. · 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were near Thomas Dolan on the 17th. · Burnt Lands Provincial Park, as usual, was good for SPARROWS, in particular on the 19th there were GRASSHOPPER, CLAY-COLOURED, and VESPER SPARROWS. Thanks to everyone who contributed bird observations. We encourage everyone to report their bird sightings on eBird for the benefit of the entire birding community. *Reminder regarding access to the Shirley’s Bay Causeway:* DND has amended our access procedure. You must call Range Control (613-991-5740) for permission, state that you are an OFNC member and give your name. Finally, you must call again when you have left the area. DND would also like to be informed if you see anyone on the property who should not be there, such as boats in the bay or people fishing on the causeway. They are trespassing and DND will deal with the situation. The OFNC has provided DND with a list of OFNC members who HAVE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED access. DND will check, so make sure that your membership is up to date and that you have requested that the OFNC put you on the access list. This list has already been sent to DND this spring and will be updated occasionally. To get on the next access list, please contact members...@ofnc.ca. Good birding. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Nonquon lagoons update
The section of the lagoons that has been closed for the last few weeks is now open .. don’t forget your permits! Durham Region has updated their application forms and provided more clarity to permitees in their online revised permit application. One important change from previous years is that you must download an application form, complete it and bring the entire form with you when requesting a permit at one of the locations listed below. The link to retrieve the form is provided below. How to Obtain a Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Permit Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. Permits can be obtained in person or by mail from 605 Rossland Rd., Whitby, or in person at the Scugog Waste Transfer Station, 1623 Reach Street, Port Perry. Transfer Station is closed Sunday and Monday, but open the other days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Whitby office is open Monday to Friday from 8:30- 4:30 p.m. An electronic version of the Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Birder Permit is available in PDF format at https://www.durham.ca/en/regional-government/resources/Documents/Budget-and-Financial/2018-Birder-Permit---Updated-March-8-2018.pdf Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Birder Permits are available for $10 per permit. Cheques will only be accepted at Regional Headquarters. Payment by cash only at the Scugog Waste Transfer Station. For mail in orders: Completed Applications should be forwarded to: Finance Department - Insurance & Risk Management, 605 Rossland Road E., Whitby, ON L1N 6A3. The lagoons are located one road north of the transfer site on Concession Rd. 8 [don't get confused as, despite the fact that these roads are both numbered "8", they are two different roads - one is a regional paved road, the other a dirt concession road.]. Access to the lagoons is from the east end of Conc. 8 only as the bridge is out west of the lagoons. When you get to Concession 8 Road, go to the most easterly gate on the south side of the road (not the huge ones that lead to the sewage plant, but a double gate with a small locked gate immediately beside it opposite a small brown bungalow). This small gate has a combination lock on it. When you get your permit, it will have a five digit number written in the upper right or left hand corner - that is the combination to the gate. Please remember to close the gate behind you if you go as it is not self-closing. Geoff Carpentier AVOCET NATURE SERVICES Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or avocetnatureservi...@gmail.com Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and Group & Personalized Guiding Services ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
