On Thursday, May 4, afternoon, I saw what appeared to be a Warbling
Vireo in the middle of Thickson's Woods. But it had a wing bar, albeit
rather thin. This along with faint spectacles and eye-line suggested a
Bell's Vireo. I did not notice any tail pumping.
Thickson's is at the south end of
Ontbirds subscribers,
There has been a very good fallout of migrants at Thickson's Woods overnight.
I have had over a dozen species of warblers already without leaving my driveway
including a male Cerulean Warbler. I also flushed a Whip-poor-will from behind
our guest house.
The conditions
Yesterday afternoon at least one American bittern was heard calling in the
marsh at the east end of the woods.Directions: Highway 401 to exit 412,
Thickson Road, south about 1.5 km to the barricaded road leading to the
woods.Park along the east side of Thickson Rd. near the woods, or in the
Given that Martin Edwards was well known in the birding community, the Kingston
Field Naturalists’(KFN) would like to invite all in that community to join us
at our Annual dinner meeting, Thursday May 17, where we will pay tribute to the
life of our Honourary President, Martin H. Edwards.
Crazy activity so far. In ten minutes I have seen black and white,magnolia,
yellow, yellow rumped warblers and Baltimore orioles. Haven't even gone
deep into the woods
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Hey folks,
In the spirit of the migration and Ron Tozer's reports from the Park,
here's what's been going on in Algonquin Park birdwise -
On May 1st there was an influx of migrants, including many Myrtle Warblers,
and yesterday there were many warblers of several species in the Park. New
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The following shorebirds were mostly in the sprinkler area at the north end of
the first lagoon.
1 Male and 1 female Wilson's Phalarope in breeding plumage
1 hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher in breeding plumage
About 100 Dunlin many still molting into breeding plumage
About 50 Lesser
Hello Ontbirders.
Rondeau Provincial Park's Festival of Flight kicked off today.
Following last night's spectacular thunderstorms, the sky cleared and
we had a great morning on the trails! Our warbler tally was a very
respectable 23 species. After a couple of no-show days in the park,
the
Hi all,
First post, but thought it worth it. Saw a Connecticut warbler approx. 12:30
today in low shrub along Unwin Road (Leslie street spit), just before the
bridge. Got great looks and saw all identifying features.
Happy birding.
Tracey Forster
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Everyone
Thank you for all the wonderful information on the arrivals of Chimney Swifts
back into Ontario. You help is greatly appreciated.
If you continue to see chimney swifts and can identify a chimney they are using
as a roost or a nest I ask that you report it to the simple, easy to
The best birds of the week were the EURASIAN WIGEON that has managed
to persist at the ponds along Hughes Road since mid-April, a MARBLED
GODWIT at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons and a LITTLE GULL off of
Garden Island. The most commonly reported migrants this week were
SPOTTED SANDPIPER,
1 brewster's warbler Tall Grass Prairie, near the large pond. Also mourning
warbler on savannah trail Ojibway park. good variety and numbers of other
warblers.
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Ontbirds subscribers,
At 5:50 p.m. my friend Murielle Lecerf and I observed a Fish Crow fly over my
backyard (330 Crystal Beach Boulevard) coming from east to west. It was moving
off westward when last seen.
It was an obviously diminutive looking crow with a fairly rapid and shallow
wing
Hi there,
On Friday, May 4th I headed out in search of primarily sparrows, but, I
couldn't resist 'switching gears' from time to time and scanning for
warblers any time I was within viewing range of woodlots or shrubbery. I
scanned for birds in two areas:
1) Bowesville/Letrim
2) Earl Armstrong
Hey Birders,
Another gorgeous day, albeit more bearable weather wise. Activity remained
high, though fewer 'good' birds were found. PIBO banded a high number of birds
at their station for the spring (108), with a smattering of warblers.
Highlights:
Prothonotary Warbler - male is singing
A male Ruby Throated Hummingbird arrived in our garden today. We promptly put
out a feeder as he watched from a Spruce Tree. As soon as we walked away he
went to it and has returned several times since. Photos of him preening in the
Spruce are about to be posted on my Facebook Page Richard
I birded the park with the help of Brian Tannahill from 7:00 am to
12:45 pm. It was a very busy place with warbler singing with gusto,
likely glad they survived last night viscous thunderstorms and heavy
rain. Here are the totals: Yellow-rump: 145; Palm: 68; Black-and-
white: 30:
On Friday, May 4th, 2012, this is the HNC Birding Report:
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
FISH CROW
WHITE-EYED VIREO
CERULEAN WARBLER
Ring-necked Pheasant
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Birders,
A had a very drab Solitary Vireo on the Toronto Islands this evening. I
think it may well have been a Cassin's Vireo, but I didn't have a camera
with me and did not obtain any photos. I observed the bird from around 4:30
pm until I last saw it around 6:15. I spent another hour after that
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