[Ontbirds] Empid Flycatcher - Milton

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I have found and taken multiple photographs of an interesting Empid flycatcher. 
Based on the my observations in the field, my initial ID was that the bird 
showed many of the field marks of an Acadian (which would be an early migrant 
for this area).

However, a review of the photos I took by other birders has resulted in them 
pointing out that the bird also has several aspects of what would be a very, 
very early Alder. The photos have now been further sent to several others for 
their assessment.

When I left the bird, it was located on the east side of 8th Line along a 
treeline in a flooded/swampy area about 200m north of Britannia, just south of 
the house with the row of cedars in front.

Directions - from Hwy. 401, take the Trafalgar exit south to Britannia Rd. 
Drive east on Britannia and then north on 8th Line.

David Pryor

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Re: [Ontbirds] Painted Bunting Huntsville - photos

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The painted bunting reported yesterday is currently present at the same 
location outside Huntsville that it was reported yesterday.

 It is alternating between coming to the ground under the feeders and roosting 
in the spruce trees behind the feeders. It is very skittish to this point. 
Several of us are here on site. I have frustrated to this point in trying to 
get a photograph!!

Directions from previous post: From Huntsville take hwy11 north to the 
Arrowhead Park exit and head west on Old North Road to Glencairn Rd. Turn right 
on Glencairn and proceed to #95 Glencairn.

David Pryor

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 On Apr 26, 2014, at 10:06 PM, The Sinclairs via ONTBIRDS 
 birdalert@ontbirds.ca wrote:
 
 Directions from previous post: From Huntsville take hwy11 north to the 
 Arrowhead Park exit and head west on Old North Road to Glencairn Rd. Turn 
 right on Glencairn and proceed to #95 Glencairn.

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[Ontbirds] Orange-crowned warbler - Etobicoke

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At around 11:40am this morning, I found an early arrival orange-crowned warbler 
at Col. Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke.

The bird was foraging low in a tangle of thicket located south of the last 
parking lot and on the west side of the main path leading south towards the 
lake, right where it forks off toward the marina. 

I was unable to get a photo, but was able to get Robert Baumander onto the bird.

Apologies for the delay and also for posting about what is not particularly a 
rare species, just an early arrival.

However, since this may be one of the first sightings of orange-crowned this 
year, I thought I'd get the word out for any birders who might be in the area 
and may want to try for it.

Col. Sam Smith Park is located south of the intersection of Kipling ave. and 
Lakeshore Blvd. in Toronto.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Dowitchers - Milton

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I found a flock of 12-13 dowitchers about an hour ago on James Snow Pkwy in 
Milton. The birds were located in a flooded field on the east side of the road, 
about a half kilometre north of Britannia. Park at the car pull-off area (you 
can't miss it) and look east over the edge of the concrete barrier to flooded 
field below you.

Using binoculars, I initially ID'd them as short-billed. However after viewing 
the birds through my scope, I was able to see that several of the birds showed 
scapular feathers with white tips. 

Consequently, my initial knee-jerk ID appears to have been incorrect as scope 
views of these birds looked good for long-billed dowitchers.

Roughly half of the dowitcher flock flew NW with a number of shorebirds shortly 
after I arrived, but there were still 7 birds there, along with a handful of 
greater and lesser yellowlegs, when I left. iPhone digiscoped photos were 
obtained.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Bells Vireo and Summer Tanager - Long Point New PP

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Adam Timpf and Jarmo are currently keeping an eye on the Bell's Vireo.

Seems insignificant compared to the Bell's, but I also had a moulting summer 
tanager near the garbage bins, not far the where Jarmo found the Bell's.

David Pryor

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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca wrote:
 
 Just found a singing Bell's Vireo at far east end of new Long Point Prov. 
 Park in scots pines by new washrooms.  Being viewed with David Pryor.  Photos 
 taken.
 
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[Ontbirds] Golden-winged Warbler - Col. Sam Smith Park

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I just had a Golden-winged warbler at the southeast corner of the Big Bowl. 
Andrew Don and also Vivek Kumar also observed it with me. The bird is 
associating with a mixed warbler flock. Numerous species today.

Col. Sam Smith Park is south of the intersection of Kipling and Lakeshore in 
Etobicoke.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Connecticut Warbler - Wet Woods, Toronto

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The bird continues to provide killer looks from 6-8 feet. Currently being 
viewed by myself, David Henderson and Leo Johnston on the south side of the 
main stand of the wet woods, approximately 30m west of the rock pile. 

The Wet Woods is immediately due west of the parking lot of Tommy Thompson Park 
(aka the Leslie St. Spit) in Toronto.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Clarification - Connecticut Warbler - Wet Woods, Toronto

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 My apologies on my previous directions. Several birders have correctly pointed 
out that there are several rock piles at the wet woods. 

Here's a better landmark - from the parking lot, walk west to the main, largest 
stand of trees at the wet woods. On the south side, look for a stand of taller 
trees that have leafed out much more than all the rest of the trees in the main 
wet woods. They easily stand out from all of the other trees. These leafed out 
trees sit maybe 10m west of a rock pile overgrown with red osier dogwood. This 
spot is about 250m west of the parking lot.

The Connecticut is currently walking around on the ground underneath those 
leafed out trees.

David Pryor

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 On May 17, 2014, at 2:19 PM, David Pryor via ONTBIRDS birdalert@ontbirds.ca 
 wrote:
 
 The bird continues to provide killer looks from 6-8 feet. Currently being 
 viewed by myself, David Henderson and Leo Johnston on the south side of the 
 main stand of the wet woods, approximately 30m west of the rock pile. 
 
 The Wet Woods is immediately due west of the parking lot of Tommy Thompson 
 Park (aka the Leslie St. Spit) in Toronto.
 
 David Pryor
 
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[Ontbirds] Interesting Night-Heron, Etobicoke

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At Colonel Sam Smith Park this morning, I relocated the interesting Night-Heron 
found by Stephen Smith yesterday and reported to eBird as a juvenile 
Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron. Stephen posted a photo he took of the bird to eBird.

The interesting Night-Heron I relocated was roosting in a tree along with an 
adult and juvenile Black-Crowned Night-Heron, low to the water, on the north 
side of the island in the marshy cattail overflow pond located about 50 yards 
due east of the southernmost parking lot.

In comparison to the other juvenile bird (which was clearly a Black-Crowned 
Night-Heron), the interesting bird had grayish rather than brown upperparts, 
had much more finely spotted wings, and seemed to me to be longer-necked and 
legged, as well as showing a blunter, thicker bill. This bird's call was also 
relatively high-pitched, almost like a scream.

The bird's upper mandible was largely blackish while the lower mandible, other 
than the tip, appeared somewhat pale (rather than cometely dark as is largely 
the case with Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons). Overall though, the bill on the 
interesting bird did not show any yellow like the bill of the nearby juvenile 
Black-Crowned.

An interesting bird, regardless of what it turns out to be. 

Colonel Sam Smith Park is located immediately due south of the intersection of 
Kipling Ave and Lakeshore Blvd in Etobicoke.

David Pryor



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[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe - Toronto

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Currently working the middle and southernmost of the three east bays at Colonel 
Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke. Presumably this is the same bird that was present 
at this location this past November.

The King Eider remains at the mouth of the marina with a small flock of scaup. 

Colonel Sam Smith Park is immediately south of the intersection of Kipling and 
Lakeshore in Etobicoke.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Western Grebe - Mississauga

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Chris Leys, Ryan Leys and I are currently viewing the Western Grebe at JC  
Saddington Park in Mississauga. The bird is currently 200-300m offshore, nearly 
directly south of the main parking lot, and just slightly east of the 
fenced-off rock jetty that extends about 50m out into the lake. A scope is 
helpful.

There are also four Tree Swallows flying over the lake about 100m offshore.

The JC Saddington Park main parking lot is located at the south end of 
Mississauga Road, south of Lakeshore Blvd.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron(s) - Sparta

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At least one and possibly both of the Little Blue Herons were present a short 
time ago in Corner Corner's pond at 45045 Fruit Ridge Line near Sparta. 

About 35-40 minutes ago, I inadvertently flushed one of the birds while walking 
along the trail on the east of the pond. The bird glided across the pond to the 
west side and turned north towards the bridge before I lost it. It did not 
appear to me to be heading out of the pond as it was flying fairly low.

Mary Carnahan (the original finder of the birds) happened to be on the opposite 
(west) side of the pond at the same time and also saw it. Mary advised to me 
that it then circled and headed toward the south end of the pond. Mary also 
indicated to me that she may have also had the second bird; although I only saw 
one, she had a much better vantage point of the pond from where she stood.

It didn't appear as though the bird I saw was panicked so my feeling is that 
both birds may likely still be present.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Tricoloured Heron - Toronto

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Posting for Luc Fazio -

The Tricolored Heron is present this morning in Cell 2 at Tommy Thompson Park. 

Tommy Thompson Park is located at the base of Leslie Street at Unwin Avenue in 
Toronto. Park access is restricted during weekdays and is open from 4pm-9pm. 
Cell 2 is about a 25 minute walk from the parking area.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Dickcissel - Algoma

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For any Algoma-area birders that may be interested, there's currently a male 
Dickcissel singing loudly on Government Road, about 75m east of Barber Side Rd. 
This location is just northwest of the town of Desbarats.

David Pryor

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Re: [Ontbirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Marie Curtis Park

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The bird was still present when I left at about 1:30pm. 

It was foraging in the meadow/successional growth area west of the water tower 
and east of the two ponds (maybe a 100-200m diameter area) and making periodic 
flights.

Park in the parking lot by the dog run area and walk west towards the field. 
There's an old fence around the meadow area but there numerous large gaps/holes 
cut in the fence you can easily walk through to access the meadow. Once inside, 
there are several walking paths transecting the meadow.

Marie Curtis Park is on Lakeshore Blvd in Mississauga, just east of Dixie Road.

David Pryor

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> On Jun 25, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Joanne Redwood via ONTBIRDS 
>  wrote:
> 
> Just getting the word out...
> 
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher _ Marie Curtis Park
> 
> Found and photographed by Eric Phelps this morning.
> 
> 
> From Ontario Birds post:  25th June, 2017. Marie Curtis Park, Toronto. 
> Scissor-tailed flycatcher hunting in the open grassland area by the water 
> tower then moved to Tree Swallows boxes by two ponds.
> 
> 
> Marie Curtis Park is off of Lakeshore Blvd E. in Etobicoke.
> 
> 
> Ebird checklist:  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37791289
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[Ontbirds] Acadian Flycatcher and Connecticut Warbler - Mississauga

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For any GTA birders who may be interested, earlier this morning I had both an 
Acadian Flycatcher and a Connecticut Warbler calling at Marie Curtis Park in 
Mississauga. 

Both birds were in roughly the same location - just off the trail that leads 
through the forest in a swampy, brushy clearing where a massive tree has 
fallen. 

Cecilia Verkley texted me a short time ago indicating she heard the Connecticut 
singing a short distance southeast of where I had it. 

There were a number of other flycatcher and warbler species singing this 
morning (some resident, some migrant), including, a bit surprisingly for this 
location, several Mourning Warblers.

Marie Curtis Park is located on the south side of Lakeshore Blvd in 
Mississauga, just east of Dixie.

Good Luck!

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Laughing Gull - Toronto

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The Laughing Gull discovered yesterday is currently present at Ashbridges Bay. 

When viewing from the flooded area, the bird is on the far Lakeside beach.

Good luck,
David Pryor

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Re: [Ontbirds] Adult Male Blue Grosbeak, High Park, Toronto May 25, 2017

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  Thanks to Garth for posting on my behalf. I wanted to get the word out as quickly as possible so that anyone interested in looking for the bird this evening would have an opportunity to do so. 
  For further clarity, I have included a google map link with a marker on it showing approximately where I had the bird at around 4:15pm. It was about 20ft off the ground, up in a tree along with a pair of Eastern Kingbirds. The tree was in the open Oak Savannah, maybe 20 feet from the scrubline. Good Luck!
  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x4Ce3bkygugA729eGnVNtZSEpF8=sharing
  David Pryor
  
  
  
   -- Original Message --From: Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS Date: May 25, 2017 at 4:32 PMI am reporting on behalf of David Pryor who just called to let me know that he refound the Blue Grosbeak reported earlier.His directions are as follows:Enter High Park off of Bloor St., park in the last parking lot next to the ball diamond. Walk west across the road and follow a path south. The bird was in a tree accompanied by Eastern Kingbirds about 15 metres along the path in the Oak Savanna. Good luck!Garth Riley Etobicoke, Ontario rile...@yahoo.com___ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization.Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.caFor information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetupPosting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguideVisit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
  
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[Ontbirds] Sabine's Gull, Jaegers, Phalarope - Toronto

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Early morning and mid-afternoon lake-watching proved fruitful today at Colonel 
Sam Smith Park (CSSP), owing to strong SE (i.e., onshore) winds. 

Although late-summer and autumn lake-watching from CSSP and areas around the 
GTA is generally not even close to as productive as it is from Van Wagner's 
Beach in Hamilton, it can still be good during periods of strong south or 
southeast winds, as was the case today.

This afternoon I spent several hours lake-watching from Whimbrel Point at CSSP. 
Birds seen included a Parasitic Jaeger, another jaeger (quite distant) and a 
Sabine's Gull. 

This morning, in addition to the flyby Neotropic Cormorant that I posted 
earlier today, I had 3 distant jaegers and an obliging Red-necked Phalarope. 
These birds were also seen from Whimbrel Point.

Colonel Sam Smith Park is located immediately south of the intersection of 
Kipling and Lakeshore in Etobicoke.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Fwd: [hamiltonbirds] Phalaropes east of Oakville Harbour

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> From: David Pryor 
> Date: November 24, 2017 at 10:15:40 AM EST
> To: Hamilton birds 
> Subject: [hamiltonbirds] Phalaropes east of Oakville Harbour
> 
> I just had 2 putative REPH (pale gray back, white underwings) while scoping 
> waterfowl on the east side of Oakville Harbour.
> 
> Picked up the first bird when it came off the water and watched as it flew 
> east in the direction of the pier at Arkendo. As I was watching in my scope, 
> it was joined by a second bird that also came off the water. Both continued 
> in flight until I lost them.
> 
> I’m on my way to Arkendo to see if I can relocate them and will likely check 
> Gairloch Gardens as well.
> 
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[Ontbirds] Kentucky Warbler - Wet Woods, Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto

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The Kentucky Warbler discovered yesterday (evening?) by David and Owen Ridgen 
is still present this morning. WNW section of the main largest stand of trees 
in the Wet Woods. A number of birders currently present.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Connecticut Warbler - Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto

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Howard Shapiro discovered a somewhat cooperative Connecticut Warbler earlier 
today just northwest of the main “Wet Woods” at the base of Tommy Thompson Park 
(“TTP”)in Toronto.

The precise location is a bit difficult to describe, but anyone interested in 
looking for the bird should look for thicket almost directly underneath a stand 
of cottonwood trees, about halfway NW of the main Wet Woods (aka the TTP 
Baselands), and SE of the bend in Unwin Avenue where it swings back E/W after 
turning N/S. 

The bird is in a relatively small thicket and has remained there since Howard 
discovered it earlier today.  

As the only other landmark I can offer, there’s an old white patio chair 
located about 5m east of the thicket. 

Patience is required, and if you go, please be respectful of both the bird 
itself, and any other birders who may be present or may come to look later on 
today.

Tommy Thompson Park is located at the intersection of Leslie Street and Unwin 
Avenue in Toronto. 

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret -

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I relocated the bird this morning at 6:35am, foraging opposite house #465 
Shoreline Road in Oliphant. I lost it when flew south,  but it has since been 
relocated opposite house #337 on Shoreline Road.

Directions: From Wiarton continue north on Highway 6. Turn left on Bruce Rd 13. 
Continue straight on to the Oliphant T-intersection. Turn right (north) on to 
Shoreline Rd.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Barnacle Goose has flown

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Posting for Iain Fleming -

Iain texted me to say he was at the Schomberg lagoons this morning watching the 
Barnacle Goose when it flew west with some Canada geese shortly after 9am. 

According to Iain, it did not appear to be going far given the gusty winds, and 
he is currently attempting to relocate it in the area.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Fish Crow - Etobicoke

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At around 5:25pm this evening while I was letting my dog out into my backyard 
in central Etobicoke, I clearly heard a Fish Crow give its distinctive 
single-note call several times. It was with 8-9 American Crows, which were also 
calling periodically. 

Unfortunately I wasn’t fast enough to record it on my phone before the birds 
continued off.

While Fish Crows have evidently been increasing in Ontario over the past 
several years, a greenbelt/creek valley located several kilometres away from 
Lake Ontario is most certainly not where I would have expected to encounter one.

Although this species has been periodically present in Niagara, Hamilton and 
Oakville in recent years, encounters east of Mississauga are still relatively 
unusual, so I felt it merited a post.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Boreal Chickadee - Colonel Sam Smith Park, Toronto

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Earlier this morning I heard and after searching for an hour, recently then 
relocated and got visual confirmation of a Boreal Chickadee at CSSP.  There was 
an unconfirmed report from yesterday that obviously turned out to be accurate!

The bird is calling often, feeding low on goldenrod and moving around a lot. 
Last seen in and near the overgrown successional treed meadow abutting the 
south side of the southern parking lot. 

Colonel Sam Smith Park is south of the intersection of Kipling and Lakeshore in 
Etobicoke.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Pelagic Birds at Lakeland Centre, Van Wagner’s Beach

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Strong east winds at the Lakeland Centre on Van Wagner’s Beach in Hamilton. In 
an hour of lakewatching, several of us here have had a number of common terns, 
a pair of Parasitic Jaegers, a distant jaeger sp., and a juvenile Black-legged 
kittiwake. 

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Sabines Gulls - Van Wagner’s Beach

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I just had a pair of Sabine’s Gulls not overly far offshore while scoping 
offshore along the Beach Strip just north of the Lakeland Centre at Van 
Wagner’s Beach in Hamilton.

Undoubtedly the same pair I picked out about an hour ago from Lakeland but 
couldn’t be 100% certain on, due to distance, haze and heat shimmer.

No jaegers yet this morn; the only other activity other than gulls and 
cormorants have been a couple of dozen Bonaparte’s Gulls flying around offshore 
and about the same number of Sanderling foraging along the Beach Strip near 
where the rescue boat is parked. 

On my way back to Lakeland now; visibility still isn’t great and winds are 
currently light although both are forecast to increase as the day wears on. 

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Prothonotary Warbler - Colonel Sam Smith Park, Toronto

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I was just texted photos of the bird from Stefan Baker, who saw it not long 
ago. 

He had it near the beach closest to the mainland on the east side of the park. 

Good bird for Toronto and the GTA.

Colonel Sam Smith Park is at the base of Kipling Avenue in Toronto.

David Pryor

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[Ontbirds] Least Tern - Grand Bend

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A group of us have been watching the Least Tern actively foraging on Lake Huron 
since 2:34pm at distances ranging from 200m-600m offshore.

We are on the beach at the end of Waterworks Rd, located near the intersection 
of Hwy 83 & Hwy 12, just north of Grand Bend.

David Pryor

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Re: [Ontbirds] Least Tern - Grand Bend

[David Pryor via ONTBIRDS]

Correction - Waterworks Rd is near the intersection of Hwy 83 & Hwy 21 (not Hwy 
12 as previously posted), just north of Grand Bend.

The bird was still being seen when I left a few minutes ago, albeit it had 
moved further off in the distance towards the NE.

David Pryor

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> On Oct 26, 2019, at 3:02 PM, David Pryor  wrote:
> 
> A group of us have been watching the Least Tern actively foraging on Lake 
> Huron since 2:34pm at distances ranging from 200m-600m offshore.
> 
> We are on the beach at the end of Waterworks Rd, located near the 
> intersection of Hwy 83 & Hwy 12, just north of Grand Bend.
> 
> David Pryor
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

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