[Ontbirds] Say's Phoebe still present

[Jeremy Hatt]

The Say's Phoebe is still being seen at the same spot as previously reported as 
of 5:50pm. It's been flycatching in a dirt field on the east side of Lagoon Rd 
at 19007. 

Jeremy 

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> Showing nicely on the farm equipment. Same address 19007 Lagoon Road. 
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[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon - Wheatley Harbour Nov. 4

[Jeremy Hatt]

Posting on behalf of Kevin McLaughlin. 

Yesterday evening around 4:30pm, Kevin had an molting adult Pacific Loon at 
Wheatley Harbour southeast of the breakwall (visible from the pier).  It was 
near a feeding frenzy of Common Loons and Red-breasted Mergansers. 




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[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon Point Pelee

[Jeremy Hatt]

I'm currently watching a Pacific Loon feeding off the west side of the Tip of 
Point Pelee NP. 

I have not been able to relocate the Black-legged Kittiwake found by Jeremy 
Bensette and Alan Wormington this morning. 

Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose Harrow Sewage Lagoons

[Jeremy Hatt]

I currently have a single Ross's Goose at the Harrow Sewage Lagoons. It's on 
the divider between the two southern cells resting w/ a group of Canada Geese. 

Jeremy 

Harrow Sewage Lagoons are located north of the town of Harrow. Harrow is on Hwy 
20 west of Leamington and Kingsville. Driving west take a right on 11 at the 
lights in Harrow, then a left onto Concession Rd 3. In about a kilometre or so 
Harrow Sewage Lagoons are on your left. 

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[Ontbirds] Audubon's Yellow-rumpled Warbler Pelee

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I currently have a female Yellow-rumped "Audubon's" Warbler at Point Pelee. 
It's hanging out around the Tip parking area and the solar panel. 

Jeremy Hatt

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[Ontbirds] Two Fish Crows Point Pelee

[Jeremy Hatt]

Two Fish Crows are currently flying back and forth over the Tip area of Point 
Pelee and calling. 

Jeremy and Marianne 

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[Ontbirds] Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler Point Pelee

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Marianne Reid, Richard Carr, and I have just refound the male Audubon's 
Yellow-rumped Warbler. It's within the south transit loop near the Tip of Point 
Pelee, the same area Emma Buck found it this morning. 

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[Ontbirds] Stilt Sandpiper Mersea Rd E

[Jeremy Hatt]

There is currently a Stilt Sandpiper on the west end of Mersea Rd E behind the 
Horse Paddock.  

Mersea Rd E is the first road on your right as you're driving out of Point 
Pelee. 

Jeremy Hatt 

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[Ontbirds] Yellow-throated Warbler Post Woods Pelee

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Marianne Reid just spotted a Yellow-throated Warbler on Post Woods in Point 
Pelee. We are a bit closer to Sparrow Field than we are to Woodland Trail. 

Jeremy & Marianne 

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[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe - East Beach Pelee

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Marianne Reid and I currently have an Eared Grebe swimming slowly south on east 
beach of Point Pelee. We are about halfway between Shuster Trail and Sparrow 
Field. 

Jeremy and Marianne 

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[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit - Comber Agris fields

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Hi everyone,


This evening at 7pm, Marianne Reid and I had a Hudsonian Godwit at the Comber 
Agris flooded field.


The Comber Agris flooded field is located on Comber Sideroad north of Comber. 
Take exit 48 off the 401 and turn north onto Comber Sideroad. Agris flooded 
field is on the right hand side of Comber Side Road just north of Lakeshore Rd 
303 (by the train tracks).


Jeremy Hatt and Marianne Reid
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[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit - Hillman Shorebird Cell

[Jeremy Hatt]

There is currently a Hudsonian Godwit at the Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell. 

Hillman Marsh is on Mersea Rd 2 east of Leamington. The Shorebird cell is just 
south of the main parking lot. 

Marianne Reid, Jeremy Hatt, Richard Carr, Rick Mayos 

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[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit - Hillman Shorebird Cell

[Jeremy Hatt]

There is currently a Hudsonian Godwit at the Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell. 

Hillman Marsh is on Mersea Rd 2 east of Leamington. The Shorebird cell is just 
south of the main parking lot. 

Marianne Reid, Jeremy Hatt, Richard Carr, Rick Mayos 

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[Ontbirds] Fish Crow - Hillman Marsh

[Jeremy Hatt]

Kory Renaud and I currently have a Fish Crow that is hanging out around the 
parking lot of Hillman Marsh. It's very tame, similar to the bird that was at 
the Tip of Point Pelee recently. 

Hillman Marsh is on Mersea Rd 2 east of Leamington. The Shorebird cell is just 
south of the main parking lot. 

Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] Cave Swallow - Holiday Beach

[Jeremy Hatt]

Marianne Reid and I just had a Cave Swallow flying west by the Hawk Tower at 
Holiday Beach in Amherstburg. It continued though on and we no longer see it. 

Jeremy and Marianne 

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[Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird outside of Kingsville

[Jeremy Hatt]

Kory Renaud and I currently have a female Yellow-headed Blackbird on the Arner 
Townline just north of County Road 20. It's w/ a massive mixed flock of 
blackbirds feeding on corn beside the grain silos on the east side (the silos 
are beside the entrance to the Chrysler Greenway). This is west of Kingsville. 

Jeremy H  



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[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese - Jack Miners

[Jeremy Hatt]

In addition to the 7 Snow Geese (white morphs) at Jack Miners Bird Sanctuary, 
there are now 10 Greater White-fronted Geese amongst the large congregation of 
Canada's. All the Greater White-fronts are adults and near the back of the 
large group in the corn field on the south side. 

Jack Miners is located on Road 3 northwest of downtown Kingsville (west of 
Leamington). From Kingsville, take Division St north and turn left (west) onto 
Concession 3. Jack Miners is not far west of Division. 

Jeremy Hatt 

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[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach CBC provisional results

[Jeremy Hatt]

Hi everyone,


The Holiday Beach CBC took place yesterday, which includes Holiday Beach 
Conservation Area, Big Creek, the lower Detroit River north to LaSalle, Boblo 
Island, and surrounding areas. 33 participants (32 in the field and 1 feeder 
watcher) volunteered for the Count, tallying 72 species and 14,081 individual 
birds. 4 other species were reported for Count Week.

Skies were cloudy and the temperature was just above 0 degrees for the day w/ 
west winds making things quite cold when exposed. Very little snow was left 
after the mild temperatures and rain of Dec. 26th and small sections of marsh 
had open water. High numbers of dabbling ducks were found on these open waters, 
including a total of 2,184 Mallards. When Lake Erie and parts of the river are 
frozen, waterfowl get concentrated at the Detroit River mouth in Amherstburg 
but due to the lake and virtually all of the river being open, lower numbers of 
diving ducks were found on the count.


A few highlights from this year's count included:


Snow Goose - 8 (colour morphs unknown) flying over Holiday Beach CA and 5 (2 
white, 3 blue) in a flooded field west of Big Creek.

Ross's Goose - 1 in a flooded field west of Big Creek

Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 at Holiday Beach CA

30 Bald Eagles on the shoreline ice off of Holiday Beach was a good count.

Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 adult west of Holiday Beach CA


Count week species included Wild Turkey, Merlin, Cedar Waxwing, and Fox Sparrow.


Canvasback numbers were low again this year; likely due to the lower Detroit 
River being so open. The lower Detroit River is an Important Bird Area and 
Canvasback is one of the trigger species for the IBA. Thousands of Canvasbacks 
have been seen flying along the river in recent days but only 80 were found on 
the Count.


Many thanks to all the Area Leaders and volunteers for their hard work and for 
a fun roundup afterwards. A species thanks to Betty Learmouth for her many 
years coordinating the Holiday Beach CBC. 2015 was her last year as coordinator 
but she continues to volunteer on the Count.


Jeremy Hatt & Kory Renaud
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[Ontbirds]High Park - significant warbler, migrant concentration

[Jeremy Hatt]

This morning (October 3) between 9:00am and 1:00pm, I experienced a fallout 
of migrants at High Park with large numbers of many species in the vicinity 
of Colborne Lodge on the main road at the south entrance. Since I was 
restricted to one small area, there are no doubt significant numbers of 
birds in the park today. I am providing rough estimates of the number of 
birds counted.


High counts:

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 75+  I estimate that there are probably hundreds 
within the park

Nashville Warbler - 40+
Blackpoll Warbler - 30+
Tennessee Warbler - 15+ (a few were singing)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 30+
White-breasted Nuthatch - 15+
Black-capped Chickadee - very abundant
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5
American Robin - very abundant

Other notables:

Common Goldeneye - one flyby (early)
Brown Creeper - 4
Swainson's Thrush - 2
Gray Catbird - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 1
American Redstart - 2
Black-throated Green Warbler - 4
Orange-crowned Warbler - 2
Scarlet Tanager - 3
White-throated Sparrow - a fair number
Purple Finch - 2 (male and female)
American Goldfinch - only 1

Also a good day for woodpeckers:

Downy Woodpecker - 35+ (2 landed on me while I was birding)
Hairy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 15+
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 7 (mostly juveniles)


High Park is located at the west end of Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The 
main entrance is on the south side of Bloor, or you can access the park via 
the Queensway on its south end at Queensway and Colborne.


Jeremy Hatt
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[Ontbirds]Mockingbird High Park (and other migrants)

[Jeremy Hatt]

At noon on Sunday, October 7, I had a Northern Mockingbird at the south end of 
High Park, Toronto. The bird was about 50 meters west of Colborne Lodge drive, 
directly across from Grenadier Pond. It was perched on the hydro lines.

In addition, it was another excellent day of birding at High Park with large 
numbers of migrants, no doubt due to the weather conditions holding them in the 
park. 

Warblers:

Yellow-rumped Warbler - I counted over 250 just at the south end of the park
Orange-crowned Warbler - 2
Northern Parula - 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 first fall female
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 (2 females, 1 male)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 5
Northern Waterthrush - 2

I also counted over 20 White-breasted Nuthatches (outnumbered Red-breasted), 3 
Brown Creepers, had both Kinglet species, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 
Black-billed Cuckoo, both White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows, and decent 
numbers of migrating Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Robins, and Starlings. At 
Grenadier pond, I had 2 Pied-billed Grebes, 8 Northern Shoveler, and 1 
Peregrine Falcon. Also, there were 8 Red-breasted Mergansers flying overhead.

In total I had 43 species in the span of 3.5 hours (10:00am - 1:30pm).

High Park is located at the west end of Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The main 
entrance is on the south side of Bloor, or you can access the park via the 
Queensway on its south end at Queensway and Colborne Drive. If you're getting 
there by transit, get off the Bloor subway line at High Park station and cross 
the street.

Jeremy Hatt
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[Ontbirds] American Avocet - Hillman Marsh

[Jeremy Hatt]

Tonight (April 27) around 6:45, there were 14 American Avocets present at 
the north end of the Shorebird Cell.


Also present were:
Dunlin - 45
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Black-bellied Plover- 2
Sandhill Crane - 1

Good birding,
Jeremy Hatt

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Hi Birders,

One of the OFO members requested a detailed direction to=20
where we found four Snowy Owls on Sunday.
It gave us the impulse to go out and check the spots.
We were fifty percent successful Today.
We found the two juveniles, but no sight of the adults Today.
One was found on Side Road 25 between 2nd and 3rd Lines.
(I have a picture of it on my web site.)
The other was found on 5th Line off of Side Road 25.
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[Ontbirds]PLEASE IGNORE HI5 INVITATIONS

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I apologize for posting the hi5 invitations over the listserve.  It was an 
accident.  A friend sent me an email invitation, and by accepting it, it 
sent the email to my entire address books and msn contacts.  Ontbirds was in 
my address book and therefore, the email was sent to everyone.  I aplogize 
for any inconvenience, as it's clearly not a rare bird sighting*.


Jeremy

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose (2) - Onion Fields North of Point Pelee

[Jeremy Hatt]

This afternoon at 1:30pm, Sarah Rupert and I found 2 Ross's Geese in the Onion 
Fields near Point Pelee National Park at the intersection of Road 19 and 
Concession D.

The 2 birds were in a large puddle northeast of the intersection amongst a 
flock of Ring-billed Gulls. We were eventually joined by Kory and Sarah Renaud 
and had great looks.  

To get to Road 19 and Concession D, follow signs to Point Pelee National Park 
from Leamington. From Pelee Drive going south, turn left on Concession D and 
drive all the way to the end of the road until you hit Road 19. 
  
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[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret Marbled Godwit Hillman Shorebird Cell

[Jeremy Hatt]

 Seen right now at 12:05 at Hillman Marsh shorebird cell are a Marbled Godwit 
and Cattle Egret. 

Hillman Marsh is north of Point Pelee National Park. 

Jeremy Hatt and Marianne Balkwil

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[Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit yes, cattle egret flew north

[Jeremy Hatt]

The Marbled Godwit is still present as of 12:30 at Shorebird Cell but Cattle 
Egret flew north of Hillman. Worth checking surrounding area. 

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[Ontbirds] White-faced Ibis at St Clair National Wildlife Area

[Jeremy Hatt]

Tonight at 8:30 at St. Clair National Wildlife Area, a White-faced Ibis flew 
close by the viewing tower and continued flying northwest until it was out of 
sight. 

Least and American Bitterns as well as one Sora were heard calling at dusk. 

The bird was found by myself and additional observers included Andrew Keaveney, 
Mark Field, and Frank and Rob Pinilla. 

Directions: from the 401 take exit 63. Proceed northeast on County Rd 2 
(Queen's Line) then left on Merlin Rd. At the end of Merlin, turn right on 
County Rd 36, then the next left on Jacob Rd, followed by another immediate 
left onto Grande River Line. Take the next right at Town Line Rd. Finally, take 
a left onto Balmoral Line and an immediate right into the Wildlife Area. 

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[Ontbirds] Laughing Gull - Leamington Marina

[Jeremy Hatt]

> Today at 2pm, I refound a Laughing Gull earlier discovered by Alan Wormington 
> at the east end of Leamington Marina.  It is in nonbreeding plumage and was 
> loafing with Ring-bills, Herring, and Bonaparte's Gulls on the nearest dock 
> visible from the boat ramp. 
> 
> The gull has also been seen near the boat ramp looking for handouts from 
> people so it seems as if it's comfortable and may stay a while. 
> 
> Leamington Marina is at the south end of Erie Street in Leamington. Turn east 
> on Robson Road and look for the first parking lot to the marina on your 
> right. You will see the boat ramp from these parking lots. 
> 
> Jeremy Hatt
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

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[Ontbirds] White-winged Dove - Rondeau

[Jeremy Hatt]

The White-winged Dove was found around 11am this morning at the Rondeau Visitor 
Centre eating seed under the feeders. It is now perched not far from the fence 
surrounding this area. 

As per previous directions, take the 401 exit 101 and follow Kent Bridge Rd 15 
all the way to where you will see signs for the park gates. You can ask for 
directions to the Visitor Centre at the park office where you pay to get in. 

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[Ontbirds] Snowy Egret - Tilbury Sewage Lagoons

[Jeremy Hatt]

This evening, Kory Renaud and I located the Snowy Egret at the Tilbury Sewage 
Lagoons posted earlier on eBird (much thanks to the original poster). It was in 
the main northeast pond on a newly constructed berm w/ a group of Great Egrets. 
At about 7pm it flew off to the northwest w/ the rest of the egrets to roost 
somewhere nearby. It may well return to the lagoons tomorrow morning. 

Best,
Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] Snowy Plover - Point Pelee

[Jeremy Hatt]

The Snowy Plover is still present as of 5:55 this evening at Point Pelee. It 
may stay the night for those able to try in the morning. Still on the east side 
of the Tip. 

Jeremy

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Re: [Ontbirds] Thick-billed Murre - YES

[Jeremy Hatt]

Just a quick update that the Thick-billed Murre is currently being seen close 
to shore at the same directions as below (in the Marina area at the end of 
Johnson St). 

Jeremy

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On 2013-12-04, at 8:32 AM, "Mark D. Read"  wrote:

> I'm heading back out to stay on top of the bird until about 11am (when I
> have a meeting). Unfortunately, I don't have data so can't email etc. If you
> wish to call me, feel free (till 11am) on 613-217-1246.
> 
> 
> 
> In the mayhem yesterday, I didn't actually name the local birder, Janis
> Grant, who found this cracking bird just off her waterfront garden. Thanks
> Janis!
> 
> 
> 
> Mark.
> 
> 
> 
> From: Mark D. Read [mailto:markdr...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: 04 December 2013 08:20
> To: 'ONTBIRDS'
> Subject: RE: Thick-billed Murre - YES
> 
> 
> 
> OK, I've just been shown the bird, refound by a Napanee birder (name?) in
> the marina beside the Delta Kingston Waterfront Hotel. This is at the end of
> Johnson Street in downtown Kingston. Co-ordinates are 44.227442,-76.480638.
> 
> 
> 
> Directions as per Paul mackenzie yesterday:
> 
> 
> 
> Exit highway 401 at exit 615, Sir John A MacDonald Blvd, and go south until
> it ends. Then left on King Street past the big smoke stack at Kingston
> General Hospital. At the traffic light at Barrie Street continue on King
> Street East to next traffic light at West Street. Turn right and follow this
> round the bend at the Pumphouse Museum. It is now called Ontario Street.
> Continue to next lights and turn right to reach marina.
> 
> 
> 
> However, there is no parking at this exact location. Park nearby and walk.
> 
> 
> 
> From: Mark D. Read [mailto:markdr...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: 04 December 2013 08:11
> To: ONTBIRDS
> Subject: Thick-billed Murre - YES
> 
> 
> 
> Will provide directions in 5 minutes but the Murre was seen at 8am this
> morning
> 
> 
> 
> Mark.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark D. Read
> 
> 47 Ellerbeck Street, Unit 1,
> 
> Kingston, Ontario
> 
> K7L 4H7
> 
> Canada
> 
> 
> 
> Mobile: +1 613 2171246
> 
> Email: markdr...@gmail.com
> 
> Blog: "Confessions of a Global Birder" http://markdread.blogspot.com
>  
> 
> Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/
> 
> 
> 
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[Ontbirds] Fwd: Fwd: Eurasian Wigeon @ Point Pelee still present

[Jeremy Hatt]

Just a quick note to say that the Eurasian Wigeon continues in the onion fields 
north of Point Pelee on the west end of Mersea Rd E. See below emails for more 
directions/info. 

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jeremy Bensette 
> Date: March 28, 2014 at 1:58:19 AM EDT
> To: Bird Alert Ontbirds 
> Subject: [Ontbirds] Fwd: Eurasian Wigeon @ Point Pelee still present
> 
> My apologies... I meant to send this to ontbirds earlier but in my hurry to 
> get back to work from lunch break I sent it to the original finder. Read my 
> email below:
> 
>> From: Jeremy Bensette 
>> Date: 27 March, 2014 2:51:00 PM EDT
>> To: Alan Wormington 
>> Subject: Eurasian Wigeon @ Point Pelee still present
>> 
>> The Eurasian Wigeon reported last night by Alan Wormington is still alive 
>> and well, in the same field Alan found it in. I'm on lunch break so I have 
>> to keep this brief, but Alan's directions are below. Good luck birding!
>> 
>> Jeremy Bensette
>> 
>>> On 2014-03-26, at 6:28 PM, "Alan Wormington"  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Late this afternoon I found a Eurasian Wigeon at the corner of Pelee Drive 
>>> and Concession Road E.  The bird is in a flooded field with a massive 
>>> concentration of other puddle ducks.
>>> 
>>> The bird is a "drab" male with a dull rusty head (not bright red) so I 
>>> suspect it is a one-year-old.
>>> 
>>> Estimates of other birds in the same field include:
>>> 
>>> Mallard -- 1900
>>> Northern Pintail -- 600
>>> American Wigeon -- 450
>>> Gadwall -- 450
>>> Eastern Meadowlark -- 4
>>> 
>>> Alan Wormington,
>>> Leamington
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon Pelee update

[Jeremy Hatt]

This afternoon, a group of us refound the juvenile Pacific Loon off the west 
side of the tip of Point Pelee. When we first found it, it was somewhat close 
to shore but it swam continuously southwest until we lost it due to distance 
around 3:15pm. 

Jeremy 

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> On Oct 26, 2014, at 9:59 AM, "Steve Pike"  wrote:
> 
> We are currently watching a juvi pacific loon swimming at the tip as
> originally spotted by Alan Wormington, the rest of us were "asleep at the
> wheel".
> 
> This might be the same individual I spotted yesterday at Hillman Beach
> around 4pm which I didn't bother posting cause it disappeared after a 5min
> view.
> 
> Perhaps it will stick around at the tip for awhile, good luck!
> 
> Steve Pike
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[Ontbirds] Varied Thrush in Wheatley

[Jeremy Hatt]

The Varied Thrush found by Paul Pratt is present now at Two Creeks Conservation 
Area. It is at the southern loop of the McIntosh Trail (being seen from the 
bike trail). Between bridges 4 and 5. 

Two Creeks is just north of Wheatley on east side of Wheatley Town Line.  

Jeremy Hatt & Kory Renaud 



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> On Dec 20, 2014, at 9:30 AM, "Chris Gaffan"  wrote:
> 
> The Varied Thrush spotted by Paul last night  is still present on the 
> McIntosh Trail. It seems to be hanging around the south end of the  loop.
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[Ontbirds] Eurasian Collared-Dove --Leamington

[Jeremy Hatt]

I just received a call from Dan Loncke who, with his wife Mary, saw a Eurasian 
Collared-Dove at Gore Hill Public School on Seacliff Drive, east of Leamington. 

He saw a pair of doves on the wires and confirmed at least one as Eurasian 
Collared but they flew soon after and he could only relocate one bird. The 
probability is high that the second bird was also a collared-dove. These 
individuals have been in the same vicinity since August of 2014.

Jeremy 
  
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[Ontbirds] Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler, Sania Canatara Park

[Jeremy Hatt]

The "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler reported earlier by Josh Bouman is still 
present at Lake Chipican. It is currently (2:30pm) w/ a large group of Myrtle's 
at the north end of the lake on the west side. Best to park at the beach 
parking lot at the North end of the park and walk south into the trail 
bordering the lake. 

Further directions below. 

Jeremy 

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> On Apr 26, 2015, at 12:07 PM, J.B.  wrote:
> 
> Observed at 11:00hrs  moving with a large flock of yellow-rumps on the west
> end of Lake Chipican, north of animal farm.
> 
> cheers,
> J.Bouman
> 
> Canatara Park is Located in Sania, ON òn Lake Huron. Not far from the
> Bluewater Bridge.
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[Ontbirds] American Avocet North Hillman

[Jeremy Hatt]

Hi all,

I know a lot of people are trying to look for the American Avocet in the 
Shorebird Cell this afternoon. Thought I would let everyone know it is 
currently present at the north bridge of Hillman just east of the entrance to 
the marsh. It's on the north side of the bridge. 

Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] Fish Crow - Tip of Pelee

[Jeremy Hatt]

I just had the Fish Crow flying south toward tip. Seen and heard from solar 
panel display on west beach. 

Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Harrow Sewage Lagoons

[Jeremy Hatt]

Hi all, 

I currently have a Red-necked Phalarope swimming at the Harrow Sewage Lagoons 
in the middle cell of 3 east-west cells. 

To get to the lagoons: from the main set of lights in Harrow, drive north and 
turn left onto the 3rd Concession. Drive a short way and the lagoons will be on 
your left. 

Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull - Control Gates, Niagara

[Jeremy Hatt via ONTBIRDS]

Kory Renaud and I had the Slaty-backed Gull from the control gates this morning 
around 8:40. It has flown and we followed it until it was out of sight on the 
American side of Goat Island. 

Jeremy H and Kory 

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[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell

[Jeremy Hatt via ONTBIRDS]

Posting on behalf of Dan Loncke. Dan found a Cattle Egret today at 12:30 in the 
Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell. It was walking on the grassy berm on the south 
side of the Cell next to the greenhouses. 

Hillman Marsh is north of Point Pelee NP and east of Leamington (from 
Leamington take Oak Street east out of town, which turns into Mersea Rd 2. Stay 
on 2 until you will see Hillman Marsh on your right). 

Jeremy H. 

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[Ontbirds] Probable Eurasian Collared-Dove Point Pelee south tram loop

[Jeremy Hatt via ONTBIRDS]

Hi,

Richard Carr, Kory Renaud and I were just hearing what was probably a Eurasian 
Collared Dove at the south tram loop of Point Pelee NP. I have a few recordings 
on my phone. 

Jeremy H 

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[Ontbirds] Black-headed Gull - Wheatley Harbour

[Jeremy Hatt via ONTBIRDS]

I currently have a Black-headed Gull at Wheatley Harbour. It was w/ a large 
group of Bonaparte's Gulls on the Chatham-Kent side next to the rubble but has 
now flown into the inner Harbour on the Essex side. It is likely visible from 
Milo Road on the west side of the Harbour (you can pull off Milo Rd into the 
harbour here but be respectful of boaters). 

Jeremy Hatt 

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[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - Mersea Rd E outside of Point Pelee NP

[Jeremy Hatt via ONTBIRDS]

I currently have a Cattle Egret in the horse paddock (house # 1503) at the west 
end of Mersea Rd E just east of the entrance to Point Pelee NP. Point Pelee 
Drive is currently closed due to construction so Mersea Rd E is the only road 
to get access to this location right now.

Jeremy Hatt

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[Ontbirds] Probable Western Kingbird - Kennedy Woods, Kingsville

[Jeremy Hatt via ONTBIRDS]

I just briefly had a probable Western Kingbird at Kennedy Woods in Kingsville. 
I have a few digiscoped photos but lost it and am currently trying to relocate. 
Just getting the word out.

It was along the tree line behind the small woodlot of Kennedy Woods. Kennedy 
Woods is on Road 3 West; north of Kingsville and just east of Jack Miner Bird 
Sanctuary. Walk thru the trail of Kennedy Woods until you come out into a wide 
open meadow and the tree line where it was feeding is on the west side of the 
meadow.

Jeremy Hatt

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[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach CBC provisional results

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Hi everyone,

The Holiday Beach CBC took place on Saturday, December 30th. The count includes 
Holiday Beach Conservation Area, Big Creek, the lower Detroit River north to 
LaSalle (Lower Detroit IBA), Boblo Island, and surrounding areas. 30 
participants (29 in the field and 1 feeder watcher) volunteered for the Count, 
tallying 77 species and 14,829 individual birds. 4 additional species were 
reported during Count Week.

Skies were partly cloudy in the morning turning to cloudy in the mid-afternoon. 
The temperature was around -9C degrees for the day w/ west winds making things 
quite cold when exposed. All ground was snow-covered this year and there was a 
lot of ice cover on the Detroit River and Lake Erie. Big Creek and the Holiday 
Beach marsh were frozen over. High numbers of Mallards were found in corn 
fields east of Amherstburg including a total of 3,499 Mallards. Gull numbers 
were down significantly from the 2016 count, which was fairly mild with lots of 
open water on the river and Lake Erie.


A few highlights from this year's count included:

Double-crested Cormorant - 1 flying high over Boblo Island.

Red-shouldered Hawk – 1 in the vicinity of Holiday Beach

American Coot – 1 in an open area of water next to Boblo Island on the Detroit 
River.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1 at Holiday Beach.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 4 in various woodlots in the count circle.

Northern Mockingbird – 1 long-staying bird in Amherstburg.

Chipping Sparrow – 1 in the Big Creek area.


Count week species included Snowy Owl, Merlin, Gray Catbird, and Rusty 
Blackbird.

Many thanks to all the Area Leaders and volunteers for braving the cold and for 
a great roundup afterwards.
Jeremy Hatt & Kory Renaud
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[Ontbirds] Piping Plover - Tip of Point Pelee NP

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Hi, 

There is currently a Piping Plover at the extreme Tip of Point Pelee National 
Park. Not sure of original observers. 

Jeremy H and Mark Field 

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[Ontbirds] Purple Gallinule John R Park Honestead

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The Purple Gallinule just made another brief appearance in the same location at 
7:40pm as described on Ontbirds by Jeremy Bensette. See directions below.

Location: John R Park Homestead can be found by searching Google Maps, and is 
on County Rd 50 between Kingsville and Harrow in Essex County. If you park in 
the gravel parking lot up against a flower garden, walk to County Rd 50 and 
turn right. There is a bridge over the road, and the bird is less than 100m 
south of Rd 50 (toward the lake). Viewing is 
difficult and will require patience. The bird was resting for a while out of 
sight, then came back into view and foraged before flying across the creek, 
where it was still viewable but tricky. Hopefully that makes enough sense! The 
approximate GPS coordinate of the bird is (41.9966, -82.8485), which is in the 
middle of a small marsh. Do not plan to walk to this exact coordinate - it is 
where the bird last was and a good direction to look from the road.

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[Ontbirds] OFO Hike Sept. 16 - Point Pelee, onion fields, Wheatley Harbour

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20 participants braved mid-July temperatures on Sunday, Sept. 16th for the OFO 
hike at Point Pelee National Park, the onion fields, and Wheatley Harbour. It 
was a hot day w/ light east winds and clear skies, which made finding birds a 
challenge. We ended the day w/ 52 species.


Highlights from the morning at Point Pelee included 4 Sanderlings at the Tip 
area, a good Sharp-shinned Hawk flight w/ the odd Merlin, American Kestrel, and 
Broad-winged Hawk mixed in, and a couple pockets of migrants at the Tip and on 
Red Bud Trail including Red-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Red-eyed 
Vireo, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Purple Finch. We only ended up w/ 6 species of 
warbler: Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Bay-breasted 
Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, and Black-throated Green Warbler. We only saw a 
few Monarchs at the Tip.


The Onion Fields north of Point Pelee unfortunately didn't have many shorebirds 
and the heat haze made for difficult viewing but 3 Wilson's Snipe within the 
Pelee marsh at the east end of Mersea Rd E was a highlight.

We finished the afternoon at Wheatley Harbour. There we had our best bird of 
the day, a very early female Long-tailed Duck in the inner harbour. The harbour 
also provided a good chance for close study of terns and gulls.


A big thank you to Deb and the Friends of Point Pelee for providing 
refreshments in the morning and to Ellen Smout for helping w/ the group 
throughout the morning.

Jeremy Hatt
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[Ontbirds] Western Grebe continuing at Bright’s Grove

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It may be of interest to those who have already driven for the Calliope 
Hummingbird that the Western Grebe at Bright’s Grove is still present off of 
Cow Creek. See directions below. It is swimming in a raft w/ merganser and 
Redhead. Scope recommended.


Directions:
>From 402 westbound, get off on Mandaumin Rd and head north. Go stright
>through/around the roundabout, and turn left at the first stop sign onto Old
>Lakeshore Rd. 6-700m down the road there is a bridge going over Cow Creek, and
>once you pass it continue to the second road on the left (Centre Ave). There
>are several beach accesses from this point.


Jeremy Hatt and Rick Mayos

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[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach CBC provisional results

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The Holiday Beach CBC took place on Saturday, December 29th. The count includes 
Holiday Beach Conservation Area, Big Creek, the lower Detroit River north to 
LaSalle (Lower Detroit IBA), Boblo Island, and surrounding areas. 35 
participants (34 in the field and 1 feeder watcher) volunteered for the Count, 
tallying 71 species and 18,585 individual birds. 2 additional species have also 
been reported for Count Week so far.


Skies were mostly cloudy all day with a little bit of sun in the early 
afternoon. Light flurries in the morning stopped around 8am. The temperature 
ranged from a low of -2C to 0C w/ light northwest winds making for comfortable 
birding throughout the day. There was no snow cover and no ice cover on Lake 
Erie or the Detroit River. In colder years with lots of ice cover, waterfowl 
get concentrated around the mouth of the Detroit River and areas along the 
lower Detroit River, which stay open year-round. This year, large rafts of 
diving ducks were present on the open waters of Lake Erie and many dabbling 
ducks within Big Creek.




A few highlights from this year's count included:



Mute Swan - 620 birds counted (not a positive highlight but a high count 
nonetheless)


Tundra Swan - good count for the circle of 1,438


Canvasback - 6,898 (The Lower Detroit River IBA is an important staging area 
for wintering Canvasback)


Redhead - 701 (mostly on the Detroit River)


Common Loon - 2 off of Holiday Beach


Golden Eagle - 1 adult


Red-shouldered Hawk - 2


Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 at Holiday Beach


Northern Saw-Whet Owl - one found freshly dead at the side of the road


Eastern Phoebe - 2 on Boblo Island



Count week birds so far include Belted Kingfisher and Merlin.


Many thanks to all the Area Leaders and volunteers for their efforts and to 
Kory and Sarah Renaud for hosting a great roundup!

Jeremy Hatt & Kory Renaud

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[Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull continuing at Essex Landfill

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Hi everyone,

The Slaty-backed Gull found yesterday continues at the Windsor-Essex Solid 
Waste Authority Landfill as of today at 1:45pm. It is in the same location on 
the south side of County Rd 18 w/ a large group of gulls.

Directions below by Dave Martin (thanks again for posting on my behalf 
yesterday).

Jeremy Hatt

Cty rd 18 is a major east-west county road in Essex 
County running from Amherstburg in the west to 
Kingsville in the east. You can get to it from Arner Line to the east or from 
Walker Road to the west. Walker Road is connected to Hwy 401. Arner Line 
connects the town of Essex to the Lake Erie shoreline. If coming from the 
Leamington area take Hwy 3 to Windsor and exit on Cty Rd 18 south of the Town 
of Essex.

You will see the landfill long before you arrive. The gulls loaf in the 
ploughed field to the south of the Landfill. The only parking is a narrow 
shoulder on both sides of Rd 18. Traffic is fast along here so be careful 
parking and getting out of your vehicle.

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[Ontbirds] Mew Gull - Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill

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There is currently a Mew Gull at the Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill. 

It is in the fields south of the landfill and easiest seen from McCormick side 
road about 200m south of County rd 18. 

The Essex Landfill is south of the town of Essex on County Road 18 between 
McCormick Road and Coulter Side Road. This is west of Arner Townline. The 
landfill is on the north side of the road but gulls loaf in the fields on the 
south side. If you search Essex Regional Landfill in Google Maps it does come 
up. 

Jeremy Hatt 

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[Ontbirds] Eurasian Collared-Dove Albuna Townline and Mersea Rd 5 (northwest of Leamington)

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I currently have a Eurasian Collared-Dove at the intersection of Albuna 
Townline and Mersea Road 5. This is northwest of the town of Leamington. 

From Leamington, take Highway 3 until you get to Albuna Townline and turn north 
on Albuna until you get to Mersea Rd 5. It’s singing and is currently on the 
hydro wires right at this intersection.

This is right across from the Leisure Lake and Cottage Resort. 

Jeremy Hatt 

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[Ontbirds] Neotropic Cormorant - Hillman Marsh southeast beach

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A Neotropic Cormorant was posted to eBird this afternoon and later refound by 
Jeremy Bensette. It was perched on a driftwood branch at southeast Hillman 
Marsh beach (dead end accessed by Mersea Rd B and East Beach Road). 

The bird flew at 5:30pm but will hopefully stay in the area. It is an adult 
still in breeding plumage. 

Jeremy Hatt, Jeremy Bensette, and Ashley Baines 

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[Ontbirds] OFO Outing - Point Pelee and surrounding area

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10 participants joined the OFO hike at Point Pelee National Park and 
surrounding area today. We finished w/ a total of 48 species but most of our 
time was spent searching for shorebirds and waterbirds so we ended w/ low 
numbers of passerines.

The temperature was warm throughout the day and mostly cloudy w/ light south 
winds and a few light rain showers in the late morning and early afternoon.

At the Tip, highlights included a hybrid Great Black-backed x Herring Gull, a 
few Merlins giving close looks including one harassing a Sharp-shinned Hawk, 
and a couple of somewhat late Eastern Kingbirds flying south off the Tip.

In the late morning, Paul Gosselin reported that the Black-bellied 
Whistling-Duck had returned to Sturgeon Creek Marina so we carpooled to see 
this rarity that has been lingering in the area for quite some time. Everyone 
enjoyed incredible looks at the duck, which was a lifer or new Ontario bird for 
most of the group. Thanks to Paul Gosselin for the report.

Our next stop was at southeast Hillman Marsh (East Beach road access) to try 
for the Neotropic Cormorant found Friday. We didn't find the cormorant but we 
did see an assortment of shorebirds including Semipalmated Plover, Ruddy 
Turnstone, Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Spotted Sandpiper. 
Surprisingly there were no shorebirds at the Mersea 21 flooded field north of 
Hillman Marsh.

Our final stop was Wheatley Harbour where the highlight was an adult Lesser 
Black-backed Gull on the break wall.

Many thanks to all the participants who attended and special thanks to Sarah 
Rupert for her early morning help prior to the outing.
Jeremy Hatt
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[Ontbirds] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Kingsville Marina

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Hi everyone,  

An update on the long-staying Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Essex County. 
Earlier today, Michael Hudak refound the duck at Kingsville Marina on Loop Lane 
(the first street on your right as you drive down the hill into the marina. It 
was feeding in the grass on the south side of Loop Lane at the second pier. 

Kingsville Marina is south of Kingsville on Lakeview Avenue. From downtown 
Kingsville, take Division Street south until Park Lane and turn left. Continue 
on Park Lane until you reach Lakeview Avenue and make a right turn into the 
marina. Kingsville is the first major town west of Leamington.  

Jeremy Hatt 

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[Ontbirds] Brant north of Harrow, Essex County

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There is currently a single Brant (very rare for Essex County) on the north 
side of 6th Concession Road just west of Marsh Road. It is in a field w/ 120 
Tundra Swans. 

This area is north of Harrow (west of Leamington/Kingsville). Easiest way to 
get here is to take County Road 18 and turn south on Marsh Road. 6th Concession 
is the first road south of 18 and you take a right. From Harrow, take Walker 
Road north from town and turn right on Marsh Road. 6th Concession will be your 
first left turn off of Marsh. There is enough room to easily pull off the side 
of the road here.

Jeremy Hatt 

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[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach CBC - December 28, 2019

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The Holiday Beach CBC took place today, Saturday, December 28th. The count 
includes Holiday Beach Conservation Area, Big Creek, the lower Detroit River 
north to LaSalle (Lower Detroit IBA), Boblo Island, and surrounding areas. 37 
participants (36 in the field and 1 feeder watcher) volunteered for the Count, 
tallying 76 species and 15,624 individual birds. This is on par w/ the number 
of species and individuals seen for the last few years of the count. No 
additional species have yet been reported for Count Week.


Skies were cloudy in the morning turning to partly sunny in the afternoon. The 
temperature was around 1C in the morning warming to about 5C in the afternoon. 
Winds were fairly low out of the east but felt a bit more brisk along the Lake 
Erie shoreline. Following several mild days in the area, there was virtually no 
snow cover on the ground and no ice cover on Lake Erie, along the Detroit 
River, or in any marsh areas.


Similar to previous years, the most abundant bird of the count was Canvasback 
w/ 2,326 birds tallied; lower than the previous year's count of 6,000+ (the 
Lower Detroit River is an Important Bird Area for this species w/ greater than 
1% of the global population overwintering on the river). Other diving ducks 
were fairly scarce and gull numbers were also down; typical of mild periods 
when they aren't concentrated along the river. Similar to other counts in Essex 
County this year, quite a few passerine species were notably low in number or 
absent.



A few highlights from this year's count include:



Snow Goose - 4 birds from two separate areas


Trumpeter Swan - 1 individual


American Wigeon - a good count of 27 birds within the Holiday Beach marsh


American Black Duck - a good count of 268 birds mostly in the Holiday Beach 
marsh


Redhead - a good count of 1,167 birds on Lake Erie and along the Detroit River


Double-crested Cormorant - 3 separate birds along the Detroit River


Great Egret - 1 late bird in the Holiday Beach marsh


Turkey Vulture - 1 late bird


Red-shouldered Hawk - 2 birds seen at Holiday Beach


American Coot - 2 birds in the Holiday Beach marsh


Eastern Phoebe - 1 bird on Boblo Island and 2 at Holiday Beach


Northern Shrike - 1 bird west of Holiday Beach


Carolina Wren - a good count of 37 birds across the count area


Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 bird on Boblo Island




Many thanks to our dedicated Area Leaders, Bob Hall-Brooks, Paul Pratt, Paul 
Desjardins, Linda Wladarski, and Dave Martin, for helping coordinate another 
successful CBC and thank you to all the volunteers for helping count. Also a 
big thank you to Sarah and Kory Renaud for hosting another excellent roundup w/ 
lots of great food.


Jeremy Hatt & Kory Renaud

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[Ontbirds] January 12 OFO Outing - Detroit River and Ojibway Park

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Today, Kory Renaud and I led the Detroit River OFO Outing, which started at 
Lakeview Park Marina in east Windsor and continued w/ Little River Corridor 
Park, the Ambassador Bridge, and ended at Ojibway Park. 19 participants joined 
us for the first part of the outing and 13-14 continued on for the rest of the 
day. The day started off cold and cloudy but by late morning and into the 
afternoon, there were periods of sun making birding quite comfortable. 
Temperatures ranged from -4C in the morning to -1C in the afternoon. We tallied 
43 species for the day.

Lakeview Park Marina: w/ such mild temperatures so far this winter in the area, 
the waters of Lake St. Clair remain open so birds were not as concentrated at 
the Detroit River mouth as they sometimes are (the Detroit River mouth stays 
open year-round). We still managed to find some highlights, however, including 
a continuing male Wood Duck at Lakeview Park Marina, large rafts of Common 
Mergansers and Canvasbacks, an adult "Kumlien's" Iceland Gull, and a handful of 
Bald Eagles on Peche Island.

Little River Corridor (south of Lakeview Park Marina): during colder 
temperatures and lake freeze, Little River stays open due to the neighbouring 
pollution control plant letting out warm water. Since there is currently no 
lake freeze, waterfowl were in short supply along the river but other 
highlights here included a Belted Kingfisher and American Robin.

Ambassador Bridge: perhaps the best experience of the outing was seeing the 
resident Peregrine Falcons in action at the Ambassador Bridge. One bird caught 
a Rock Pigeon and perched on the bridge where we had excellent looks at it 
feeding on its prey. Thanks to Jeremy Bensette for getting it in his scope so 
everyone could really enjoy the view including a few curious members of the 
public.

Sprucewood Avenue west of Ojibway Parkway: this area of industry along the 
Detroit River can be quite birdy and highlights today included a flock of 8 
White-crowned Sparrows and another hunting Peregrine Falcon.

Ojibway Park: a favourite winter location for many local birders, we finished 
at Ojibway Park where we enjoyed plenty of White-breasted Nuthatches, Tufted 
Titmice, Black-capped Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and others at the park's 
feeders.

Thanks to everyone who attended the outing,
Jeremy Hatt & Kory Renaud
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[Ontbirds] Probable Gyrfalcon - Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, Essex County

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Getting the word out that I had a probable Gyrfalcon at Jack Miner Bird 
Sanctuary north of Kingsville. 

It has made two passes hunting the waterfowl here but I haven’t seen it again 
since. Hoping it makes another pass. I got video w/ my phone and I’ve sent 
screenshots around for comment and the consensus so far is that it looks good 
for Gyr. Thanks to those that have commented. 

Directions: from Division Street North (a few roads north of Kingsville), turn 
west on Road 3. After a short while you will reach Jack Miner’s. The falcon was 
hunting waterfowl on the south side in the main field. Kingsville is west of 
Leamington/Point Pelee. 
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[ONTBIRDS] Purple Gallinule present at Blenheim Lagoons

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Mark Field and I currently have the Purple Gallinule in the first cell to your 
right when you enter Blenheim Lagoons. It is in the southeast corner of this 
cell below the largest tree. 

Jeremy Hatt 

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[ONTBIRDS] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Kingsville Dock

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I just found the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck reported earlier to Ontbirds this 
afternoon at the Kingsville Dock. It’s on the break wall - scope helpful. 
Visible from parking area where fishing boats are. The pier is now private and 
not accessible to vehicles. 

Kingsville Dock is at the south end of Kingsville at the end of Lakeview 
Avenue. 

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[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon - Hillman Marsh

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Hi all,

Richard Carr found a male Eurasian Wigeon in the Shorebird Cell at Hillman 
Marsh this evening. The bird is present now. 

There are also 2 Little Gulls, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-bellied Plover, 
Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Dunlin. 

To get to Hillman Marsh from Leamington, take Mersea Rd 2 eastward out of town. 

Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] Eurasian Collared-Dove Leamington-YES

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The Eurasian Collared-Dove found yesterday just east of Gorehill Public School 
on Seacliffe Drive east of Leamington is still in the same location this 
afternoon. I relocated the bird on the hydro wires here. It has flown into the 
backyard trees of a house but will hopefully stay around a while longer. Try 
scanning the wires in the vicinity. 

Jeremy 

Jeremy Bensette, Lindsey and Michelle Valliant and I are currently watching
a Eurasian Collard-Dove at the Gore Hill public school which is east of
Leamington on Seacliff drive east.

The bird has been near the baseball diamond and on the telephone wires
along Seacliff Drive.

Good luck!

Leamington


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