[Ontbirds] Brewer's Blackbirds, Bruce Peninsula

[ALFRED RAAB via ONTBIRDS]

 32 Brewer's Blackbirds,  300m south of Pike Bay Rd along Hwy 6.Each year at 
this time a large flock feeds along the highway and they stay until mid to late 
August.Best time to see them is between 7:30 and 8:00pm when they all sit on 
the hydro wires.
Directions: This location is 22 km north of Wiarton, along Hwy 6
Alfred Raabnear Lions Head
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[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Sunday, August 20th, 2017

[Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS]

RED KNOT
WESTERN SANDPIPER
FISH CROW

Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Merlin
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Chimney Swift
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Baltimore Oriole
Bobolink


Well it's been very quiet here in the Hammer and area.  People are starting
to ask if I am still doing this report so thought I would put one out to
update the people.

This past week has been a little more active than others.  Today a WESTERN
SANDPIPER was found at Windermere Basin while doing a shorebird survey in
the back.  Unfortunately, this area is not accessible without a permit and
the bird flushed and could not be refound.  This said, Windermere Basin's
water levels are being lowered for some repairs so there will be alot more
mud to look at soon and some of these birds may appear closer and be able to
be seen from the lookout.  Out there today however was a RED KNOT (likely
one of the two birds seen at Tollgate Ponds earlier in the morning), Stilt
Sandpiper, Least, Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater and Lesser
Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Green
Heron along with a variety of ducks including Redhead, Lesser Scaup,
Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler and Hooded Merganser.  Earlier in the
week, a Wilson's Phalarope and White-rumped Sandpipers were seen.  Most of
the Common Terns are gone from here now with only two being seen today and
the number of Caspian Terns are dropping slowly as well. Daily checks of
this locale are warranted. 

Nearby at Tollgate Pond today, two RED KNOTS were seen near the large tubes
in the north west corner and an adult Sanderling also made an appearance
along the berm.  A Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron was tucked in the
corner and two Canvasbacks, unusual birds at this time of year were also
present. 

In keeping with shorebirds a new location on 8th Line north of Britannia and
South of Derry, brought in a Baird's Sandpiper today along with Least,
Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpipers.  

For those wishing a variety further afield, Townsend Sewage Lagoons,
slightly out of the HSA, holds the same mix of shorebirds as above but
including Solitary Sandpiper.  A spectacle to behold at Townsend was the
gathering of approx 450 Purple Martins and in the surrounding grasses, 45
Bobolinks. A good number of Purple Martins were viewed over a neighbourhood
in Brantford as well this week. It's nice to see both these species doing so
well. 

FISH CROW is in the news again.  A FISH CROW was seen flying and calling
with two other Crows along the Winona shoreline at Barton and Fruitland.
Birds were also reported from Sioux Lookout the week before last.

In the odds and sods, a Common Goldeneye was seen off Sayer's Park on August
15th, an interesting summer record.  A Merlin was viewed having dinner at
the corner of Guelph Line and New Street last evening, this is likely one of
the pair that breeds locally.  A Red-shouldered Hawk was seen at Kirkwall
and Hwy 87 today. A "Big Sit" at Woodland Cemetery yielded good numbers of
Chimney Swifts, Barn Swallows and a light hawk flight on Saturday.  Orioles
also seem to be turning up in numbers on yard lists as they are early
exiters.  

Warblers and other passerines should be lurking in the woodlots, get out to
your local patch.  With Jaegers on the lake east of us, the next east winds
should produce some action at the beach.  Make sure to send your sightings
here!

Good birding
Cheryl Edgecombe
HNC.



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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalaropes at Strathroy Sewage Lagoons

[Quinten Wiegersma via ONTBIRDS]

This evening there were two Red-necked Phalaropes at the Strathroy Sewage 
Lagoons in Middlesex. The two seen tonight were part of a trio originally found 
earlier today by Paul Nicholson. These are the first Red-necked Phalaropes to 
my knowledge since 2014, when there was one found also in Strathroy. The three 
may provide to be a new county high record, however I'm not entirely sure.


They seemed to favour the north side of the north cell (pond to the left as you 
walk in) around the little grass island. They were quite easy to pick out once 
you are looking in the right area. The pair moved around quite a lot, but 
always returned to the same general area.


The Strathroy Sewage Lagoons can be accessed without a permit or climbing a 
fence off Pike Rd, which is just south-west of Strathroy (SW of London).


Directions:

Off Highway 402: Take exit 65, head south on Centre Rd/81, turn right onto 
Mullifarry Dr, turn left onto Pike Rd, sewage lagoons will be on the left hand 
side of the road (look for the little parking lot)


Off Egremont Dr/22: head south on Centre Rd/81, turn right onto Mullifarry Dr, 
turn left onto Pike Rd, sewage lagoons will be on the left hand side of the 
road (look for the parking lot)

Good birding,
Quinten Wiegersma
https://birdsbugsbotany.blogspot.ca/
London, Ont
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[Ontbirds] Red knot port colborne

[Ryan Griffiths via ONTBIRDS]

Sorry Typo, it is quarrie road not quarry. Red knot still foraging with mix bag 
of shorebirds. Parking just past goes Harry trail. Hwy3 to quarries road, port 
colborne.

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[Ontbirds] Red knot port colborne

[Ryan Griffiths via ONTBIRDS]

I have a red knot in the quarry on the west side of quarry road mixed with 5 
short billed dowithchers. Hwy3 to quarry road wainfleet/port colborne.

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[Ontbirds] Ruddy Turnstone

[kiah Jasper via ONTBIRDS]

Hi,
There is a lone Ruddy Turnstone on the dock in the port Dover harbour.
It was last seen feeding beside the lighthouse.

Directions: follow highway 6 into port dover then follow Main Street to the 
intersection of harbour street. Then turn right and go to the end of harbour st.

Good birding!

Kiah Jasper 
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[Ontbirds] Red knot and stilt sandpiper @ Windermere basin

[Owen Yates via ONTBIRDS]

Hey all.

Red knot juvenile seen on far bank of Windermere basin nr tern flock. Found by 
RMFP, the driver to the stars.

Yours sincerely,


Owen Yates


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[Ontbirds] Fall is coming and so is the OFO Convention at Long Point, Sept 22-24

[Lynne Freeman via ONTBIRDS]

Hello everyone,

Although the weather is still hot and lovely, the fall migration is
underway and it's time to register for the OFO Convention. This year it's
at Long Point from September 22-24th. Bird Studies Canada staff and
volunteers are busy preparing fantastic field trips for us in this very
birdy part of the province.

It's easy to register online at:
http://ofo.ca/site/page/view/convention.programs.

We look forward to enjoying Long Point with you in September!

Lynne
OFO President


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Lynne Freeman
lynnef...@gmail.com
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[Ontbirds] Shorebirds at Wildwood Lake

[Richard Skevington via ONTBIRDS]

The east end of Wildwood Lake is nearly water free.  The mud flats are now 
filling with shorebirds.  This morning I had 
1 Wilson’s Phalarope, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 45 Lesser 
Yellowlegs, 5 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, 18 Least Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Plover and many Killdeer.
There were also 6 Great Egrets along with 11 Caspian terns and others. 
From the village of Harrington, turn north on the 31st Line.  The mud flats 
will be on your right in aprox. 1 kilometre.  There is a berm on the east side 
of the road with a trail. 

Good birding
Richard
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