I'm posting this late message for any who might still want to try for the WIPL, because I have not seen any other recent postings. The plover was still being observed until at least 8:00 last evening (when I left.) Thank you to the other bird watchers there who pointed out the general area to me, because it was quite difficult to find. It (she?) was back towards the berm, about as far from the road (Eastport drive) as it could get, and often disappeared into the numerous ruts in the mud. Occasionally, it would pop up and give a good view, but only with scope. The single Whimbrel was still there as well, right on the edge of the water.
Directions from Toronto: Take QEW to QEW Niagara. At the exit to QEW Niagara you will see a sign for Eastport Drive. Get onto Eastport Drive and it will wind its way around and over the Burlington Lift Bridge. Continue to follow Eastport Drive past the first Tollgate Pond (large square pond on right) and just east of this there will be a muddy area where they are filling in the pond that was there. I was seeing the bird up against the berm of rubble at the back of the pond (parallel to the road), but of course it could be anywhere by today. Peter Coo Kitchener, Ont ---------------------------------------- This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 19 10:55:16 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts5.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2373948F62 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 19 May 2004 10:55:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from xbmn9zoldhk0f7 ([64.229.99.10]) by tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net SMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Wed, 19 May 2004 10:55:45 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Ronald Scovell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 10:55:58 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Stilts X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 14:55:16 -0000 A pair of Black-necked Stilts were seen this morning at Townsend sewage = lagoons by Dan Salisbury and Dr. John Keenleyside. Ron Scovell From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 19 11:19:14 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mx2.magma.ca (mx2.magma.ca [206.191.0.250]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 661374897D for <[email protected]>; Wed, 19 May 2004 11:19:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail2.magma.ca (mail2.magma.ca [206.191.0.214]) by mx2.magma.ca (Magma Relay Server) with ESMTP id i4JFJi96012802; Wed, 19 May 2004 11:19:44 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-209-217-123-246.d-ip.magma.ca [209.217.123.246]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail2.magma.ca (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i4JFJg0T018038; Wed, 19 May 2004 11:19:42 -0400 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 11:18:56 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 17May04... Blue-winged Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, No Piping Plover X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:19:14 -0000 - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 17 May 2004 * ONOT0405.17 - Birds mentioned Green-backed Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Brant Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover PIPING PLOVER Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Wood-Pewee Alder Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Winter Wren Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush Gray Catbird Philadelphia Vireo BLUE-WINGED WARBLER Magnolia Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler CERULEAN WARBLER LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Clay-colored Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lapland Longspur Bobolink - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 17 May 2004 number: 613-860-9000 press 2 to report: 613-860-9000 press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compilers : Chris Lewis : Terry Higgins : Colin Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Michelle Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE MONDAY MAY 17 AT 6:00 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. The PIPING PLOVER at the Aylmer marina has not been reported since May 13th but the LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH found the same day along the Waterfall Trail at the Mackenzie King estate in Gatineau Park was still present on the morning of the 16th, near the intersection of the Waterfall and Larriault trails. Another nice rarity for Ottawa was a singing male BLUE-WINGED WARBLER found on the morning of the 16th near the railroad tracks which cross Huntmar Rd. between March Rd. and Richardson Side Rd. west of Kanata. The bird may still be present. Since last weekend, Gatineau Park has been excellent for numerous migrant and breeding birds. Both Red-shouldered and Broad-winged Hawks were at Pink Lake on the 11th, and many of the other trails hosted multiple Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, four species of Vireos including 2 Philadelphia Vireos in the Champlain Lookout parking lot, Winter Wrens, Hermit, Swainson's, Wood Thrush and Veery, Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings and 18 species of warblers including a CERULEAN WARBLER singing near the Western Lookout on the 16th. The Britannia Conservation Area was also a hot spot. Both Green Heron and Black-crowned Night-Heron have been seen at Mud Lake since the 13th and 21 species of warblers have now been found here, the latest being Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll and Common Yellowthroat (which are now common everywhere!). Vincent Massey Park also had a Black-crowned Night-Heron and 13 species of warblers on the 11th. The Embrun sewage lagoons have superb shorebird habitat - 8 species were found on the 15th including Semipalmated Plover, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Sandpiper, at least 500 Least Sandpipers and about 30 Wilson's Phalaropes. A flock of 250 Lapland Longspurs near the St. Albert lagoons southeast of Embrun on the 16th was a phenomenal record for this time of year. A single Brant was on the lawn at Andrew Haydon Park on the 17th, and a Wilson's Warbler was at Shirley's Bay the same day. Birds of interest along the Thomas Dolan Parkway on the 17th were a Green Heron in the marsh just west of Dunrobin and 2 singing Eastern Towhees farther along in the Carp hills. Other new arrivals since the 11th to various locations were Ruby- throated Hummingbird, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Alder Flycatcher, Gray Catbird, Bobolink, and 9 species of sparrows south of the International Airport including Clay-coloured and Grasshopper Sparrows as of the 15th. A very late Fox Sparrow was at Tunney's Pasture back on the 12th. The breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons on the Crowne Plaza Hotel had their 1st hatch of their 4 eggs on the morning of the 16th. The Peregrine Watch is looking for volunteers for hopefully mid- June. Please contact Marie Clausen at (613) 234-3002 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you -Good Birding! - End transcript
