[Ontbirds] Prairie Warbler, etc - Toronto Islands

2014-05-17 Thread Norm Murr via ONTBIRDS
Pardon the late posting but I got home late last night and I was kind of tired and I didn’t even open my computer until this morning. Yesterday among the 24 Warbler species that were seen I found a nice male Prairie Warbler and as a further bonus a Mourning and 2 Orange-crowned Warblers were

[Ontbirds] Connecticut warbler Tommy Thompson Park

2014-05-17 Thread Will Corrigan via ONTBIRDS
Wet woods trail 250m from parking lot on south side of the largest stand of poplars. Walking in front of dogwoods on edge of poplar stand. br/br/Will Corrigan a href=https://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS;br/br/Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone/a ___

[Ontbirds] Prairie Warbler at Little River, Windsor

2014-05-17 Thread David McNorton via ONTBIRDS
Singing from the east side of the oxbow now. Little River is accessible from the eastern end of Little River Boulevard. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon off East Beach Point Pelee

2014-05-17 Thread Jean Iron via ONTBIRDS
Adult breeding plumage Pacific Loon In flock of Red-breasted Mergansers off East Beach north of Tip. Jean Iron Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports

[Ontbirds] Connecticut warbler at wet woods Leslie st Spit

2014-05-17 Thread via ONTBIRDS
Seen walking on ground amongst dogwood South of entrance west side 250 m from entrance with Will Corrigan and many others. Rolland Leader Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Connecticut Warbler at Little River, Windsor

2014-05-17 Thread David McNorton via ONTBIRDS
It sang several times and then disappeared into the wet area east of the oxbow at around 9:45. The oxbow trail is muddy, but full of warblers today. Sent from my iPad ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon Pelee update

2014-05-17 Thread Leonard Manning via ONTBIRDS
Bird is being seen from east beach north of sparrow field. About a km out. Len Manning Lisa Teskey Chuck Myers 289-456-6502 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee National Park Festival of Birds - May 17, 2014

2014-05-17 Thread Festival of Birds via ONTBIRDS
A breeding plumage PACIFIC LOON is currently being seen far out in the lake off of the beach east of the Sparrow Field. Another unusual migrant this morning was a fly over Northern Goshawk seen during the Friends of Point Pelee hikes. A total of 18 species of warbler have been seen this

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl-Erieau

2014-05-17 Thread Barry Coombs via ONTBIRDS
Previously reported. Field east of McGeachy Pond at intersection of Erieau Road and Erie Shore Drive. Spotted by Dave Smitley. Chatham-Kent Sent from my iPad ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Long Point Update to May 16

2014-05-17 Thread Stuart Mackenzie via ONTBIRDS
Ontario Birders, The Long Point Bird Observatory Sightings Board is updated to May 16. Highlights include: Mississihttp://www.bsc-eoc.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosightlang=ENppi Kite, Laughing Gull, Bell's Vireo, Summer Tanagers. For your best birding experience at Long

[Ontbirds] Prothonotary warbler confirmed at Thickson's Woods

2014-05-17 Thread kuliajewel via ONTBIRDS
Confirmed with photos and many birders. Hopefully will nest. Found and the bottom of the road before it curves, right (south) side. Was foraging on the very large downed trunk.  Also around the woods were a few Canada, Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, Palm, Blackburnian, and northern Parula among

[Ontbirds] Prothonotary Warbler still being seen at Thickson's Woods among 26 species of warblers seen today

2014-05-17 Thread Glenn Coady via ONTBIRDS
Ontbirds subscribers, The male Prothonotary Warbler reported earlier is delighting many birders today and was still being seen when I left it about 15 minutes ago. It is being seen adjacent to the Waterfront Trail in the far northeast section of the woods. Follow the Waterfront Trail east of

[Ontbirds] Connecticut Warbler - Wet Woods, Toronto

2014-05-17 Thread David Pryor via ONTBIRDS
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

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

2014-05-17 Thread David Pryor via ONTBIRDS
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

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Update May 17, 2014

2014-05-17 Thread Reuven Martin via ONTBIRDS
Good afternoon, We haven't received many reports today at the visitor centre. The male Prothonotary Warbler continued to be seen at the back of Tulip Tree Trail into at least the late morning. Golden-winged and Prothonotary Warbler were reported from Pony Barn. A Little Gull was seen at Erieau

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon off Sparrow Field

2014-05-17 Thread Josh Vandermeulen via ONTBIRDS
The Specific Pacific Loon is off the east side of Point Pelee, just north of Sparrow Field. It's pretty far out and a scope is necessary. It is on it's own, but on the right (south) side of the big feeding flock of mergansers and gulls. We had been scanning for almost an hour before finally

[Ontbirds] Henslow's Sparrow - Sparrow Fitld

2014-05-17 Thread Josh Vandermeulen via ONTBIRDS
We just found a nice Henslow's at the south end of sparrow field in point Pelee national park. Good birding, The dream team (Kory, Josh, Jeremy, Dominic) Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanager - Toronto

2014-05-17 Thread Christopher Escott via ONTBIRDS
At 5:15 p.m. today, and again fifteen minutes later, I observed a first year male Summer Tanager dining at my back yard suet feeder. Wings and lower belly were olive-yellow and the remainder of the bird's plumage was red. I live in Bayview Village, about 1 km north on Burbank from Bessarion

Re: [Ontbirds] Golden-winged Warbler Etobicoke

2014-05-17 Thread Michael Johnson via ONTBIRDS
The Golden-winged Warbler was still there are 2:15 pm today. Thanks Mark for posting your find. Michael On 2014-05-16, 10:37 AM, Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS birdalert@ontbirds.ca wrote: Bruce contacted me a second time and the bird remains for the second day. Today Friday am. If

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanagers, Waterloo - May 15 and 16

2014-05-17 Thread Ken Burrell via ONTBIRDS
With 2 previous records in Waterloo Region (December 1991 and 2011), I thought the recent sightings of 2 separate Summer Tanagers in Waterloo within about a 1km of each other was worthy of posting. The following details per sightings are listed below. Young male found by Michael Emmons and

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanager in Beachville, May 17

2014-05-17 Thread JAMES HOLDSWORTH via ONTBIRDS
Ontbirders, Sorry for the late post, was without internet access until now. I had a female Summer Tanager along the Lime Ponds Trail near Beachville this evening. The bird was present with an excellent concentration of warblers, flycatchers [including my FOS Olive-sided] and vireos -