[Ontbirds] Wilson's Phalarope & other shorebirds - Holland Landing S.L. (York Reg.) - Sat Aug 13
Hello Ontbirders, The shorebirding has been quite good up at the Holland Landing Sewage Lagoons over the last month or so. Cells 2 & 4 have some excellent habitat and today was a nice highlight. After seeing an eBird report of Wilson's Phalarope from Kevin Shackleton this morning, I decided to visit this afternoon. After arriving, a downpour came and I got soaked (while trying to hide under the trees), after it cleared a bit I walked the north side of all 4 lagoons but didn't see the Phalarope (tough through misty lenses), on my way back I finally spotted the juvenile Wilson's Phalarope in the 2nd cell at the far (south) end, feeding in typical phalarope fashion, swimming and picking at the surface for food. Also here was an impressive 250++ Bonaparte's Gulls (tough to count as they were moving between rain showers) - I had been there on Thursday evening and they were all on cell #4 where I was able to count 260 birds. Today I counted 13 juveniles but there could have been more. Other birds: - 3 Semipalmated Plover - 10 Killdeer (I had 78 here on Thursday!) - 40+ Least Sandpiper (60+ on Thursday) - 5 Pectoral Sandpiper (7 on Thursday) - 10 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 18 Spotted Sanpiper (back on Jul 14th I had an impressive 32 Spotties) - 7 Solitary Sandpiper - 60+ Lesser Yellowlegs (I searched for Greater but couldn't see any) - 60+ Wood Duck - 30 Blue-winged Teal - 20 Green-winged Teal - 1 each of American Wigeon & Am Black Duck - 3 Northern Shoveler - many fly-catching Cedar Waxwings Over at Ravenshoe Road & Bruce Street, at the wetlands where there is a large heronry, I had 2 adult Bald Eagles way up in the NW corner of the wetland, but couldn't see any young birds with them. Also here were 2 Wilson's Snipe scared up by a low-flying Northern Harrier, a calling Virginia Rail and a "chet"ing Marsh Wren. Good birding, Frank Pinilla Richmond Hill DIRECTIONS: Holland Landing Sewage Lagoons are at the eastern terminus of Cedar Street in the community of Holland Landing - please do not go in if workers are present. Take Yonge Street 1.25km south from Queensville Sideroad and turn left on Cedar. Also at this spot is the Holland Landing Prairie Preserve, a great woodlot with lots of intersecting trails (not really a prairie anywhere to be found though). ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, August 13, 2016
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT SNOWY EGRET Redhead Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Long-tailed Duck Common Merganser Common Loon Great Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Osprey Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Upland Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Bonaparte's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart It's been a relatively quiet week here in the Hamilton Study Area. Oppressive heat and humidity have made it hard for birds and birders to get motivated to move. There were two continuing rarities seen though. The NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was seen sleeping in a crowd of Double-crested Cormorants on North Island off Eastport Drive last Sunday. The bird is likely still around but you have to be patient and a little crazy to look through the hundreds of cormorants to see it. The long staying SNOWY EGRET was last reported last Monday but could still be in the area although not seen on a thorough check of the basin Friday. Windermere Basin is still the place to be for shorebirds. This week Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Least, White-rumped , Pectoral and Stilt Sandpiper were all seen. A group of 15 Short-billed Dowitchers seen on Friday may have contained a Long-billed, hard to tell at a great distance. A neat report late in the week was of an Upland Sandpiper calling at dawn over the basin midweek. Nearby at VanWagners Beach, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Sanderling and Ruddy Turnstone were birds of note. At Red Hill Creek stormwater pond, two Great Egrets were present along with Greater Yellowlegs. At Windermere and Tollgate pond mid-week a high count of 70 Black-crowned Night Herons were present with one actually swimming in the water. Its a good time to look for Yellow-crowned Night Heron in the mix. Passerine migrants are starting to trickle in. A Red-headed Woodpecker was seen in the Hendrie Valley. A Northern Waterthrush was also photographed here. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Black-and-White Warbler and American Redstart were birds reported from Shoreacres in Burlington. A Common Nighthawk was a good yard bird on Strathcona in Hamilton, more of these to come in the next weeks. In the odds and sods. the two families of Redheads totalling 12 are doing well at Windermere Basin. Last Saturday off Sayers Park, a Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter and Common Loon were out of season finds. Today Common Merganser and Long-tailed Duck were seen from Confederation park. Ospreys were seen flying over Windermere Basin and at Shoreacres today. Several small flocks of Bonaparte's Gulls (all adults) were seen from Sayers Park in Stoney Creek on northwest winds last weekend. A Great Black-backed Gull was a notable find on the beach at VanWagners. Growing flocks of Chimney Swifts can be seen at the local expected haunts, good to note numbers and date last seen. That's the news for this week, second attempt at this report as I had it typed and hit delete by accident on a new computer... Have a great week, please report your sightings, things will be moving soon. Good birding Cheryl Edgecombe HNC. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
[Ontbirds] Large Number Pine Warblers - Lake Boshkung, Haliburton Cty
Although not an uncommon species, today on Echo Island in Echo Bay on Lake Boshkung, Haliburton County there are more Pine Warblers than I have ever encountered in one location. Very conservative estimate would be 25+ recently fledged (still begging to be fed) and 10+ adults, and very possibly more. If you have a boat and are in the area, you won't be able to miss the begging calls with a slow drive/paddle past the island. Echo Bay is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way north of Hwy 118 on the east side of the lake, while navigating to Buttermilk Falls at the north end of the lake. Last night's and today's periodic rain must have brought out the insects they want, to attract so many. None have been on the island for the past 3 or so weeks, but even in breeding season there were only 2-3 breeding pairs on the island. Steve Kinsley, RD Steve Kinsley, RD (College of Dietitians of Ontario: Reg. # 1083) Nu Connexions: Your partner in nutrient analysis, Canadian food labelling and food photography services http://www.nuconnexions.com/ http://www.nutritionlabels.ca/ http://www.purspectivephoto.com/ Tel:(905) 478-8915 P.O. Box 269 Queensville, ON L0G 1R0 Canada ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
Re: [Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird Almonte
Bird has just returned, in far northeast corner of the cell visible from the tower. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. Original Message From: mark gawn Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 10:45 AM To: ontbirds ontbirds Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird Almonte The lagoons were just visited by a Peregrine which flushed most of the birds including the blackbird. I will be here for another half hour and will post if it returns. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. Original Message From: mark gawn Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 10:17 AM To: ontbirds ontbirds Subject: [Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird Almonte There is a juv YH Blackbird feeding on the main lagoon at Almonte, visible from the tower. To get to lagoons from Almonte take wolfgrove road south from 29, 1st road on right look for well hidden trail to tower on your right. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
Re: [Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird Almonte
The lagoons were just visited by a Peregrine which flushed most of the birds including the blackbird. I will be here for another half hour and will post if it returns. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. Original Message From: mark gawn Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 10:17 AM To: ontbirds ontbirds Subject: [Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird Almonte There is a juv YH Blackbird feeding on the main lagoon at Almonte, visible from the tower. To get to lagoons from Almonte take wolfgrove road south from 29, 1st road on right look for well hidden trail to tower on your right. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
[Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird Almonte
There is a juv YH Blackbird feeding on the main lagoon at Almonte, visible from the tower. To get to lagoons from Almonte take wolfgrove road south from 29, 1st road on right look for well hidden trail to tower on your right. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
