At 7:15 this morning (May 28) the clay-coloured sparrow was in almost the same spot reported previous two days. In the far N.E. corner of the cemetery by the Section 54 sign attached to the tree. This morning it was singing from the top of one of two small cedars above the Inglis gravestone behind the olive green garbage can to the South of the sign.
DIRECTIONS. By foot use entrance off Bayview and make your way to the far N.E. corner. By car enter off the East side of Mount Pleasant and drive to the location. Mt. Pleasant cemetery is located between Mt. Pleasant and Bayview (E/W) and between Moore Avenue and Merton Streets (N/S). David Selley Toronto From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri May 28 08:41:30 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp.tor.pathcom.com (smtp.tor.pathcom.com [209.250.128.26]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3EAF47E88 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 28 May 2004 08:41:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from beqwp (dial-0076.tor.pathcom.com [216.249.8.76]) by smtp.tor.pathcom.com (8.12.10/8.12.6) with SMTP id i4SChDQc006148 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 28 May 2004 08:43:23 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Carolyn Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 08:41:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Common Nighthawks in Toronto Downtown X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 12:41:31 -0000 At 10PM last night (May 27) at King and Jarvis to King and Sherbourne in downtown Toronto, Common Nighthawks were "peint"ing away overhead. M Corkett Johnston Toronto From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri May 28 09:36:07 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com (fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com [66.185.86.72]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B73C3483C2 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 28 May 2004 09:36:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GeoffKim ([24.102.245.185]) by fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.comESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fri, 28 May 2004 09:36:37 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Geoff Carpentier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OntBirds" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 09:39:17 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH LOGIN at fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com from [24.102.245.185] using ID <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at Fri, 28 May 2004 09:36:37 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Black-necked Stilts - Jarvis Lagoons X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 13:36:07 -0000 >> On Wednesday May 26th and Thursday May 27th, I spent some time with the pair > of Stilts that have been frequenting the Jarvis lagoons. Throughout the > period I made presumptions as to which bird was the male and which the > female based on behaviour. I could have been wrong and would welcome private > comment. > > On Wednesday, the male [I presume] was present when I arrived and became > upset as I entered the southern most lagoon and walked the berm. He at first > called softly while "pacing" on the shore of the lagoon, then became very > vocal as I approached more closely. Suddenly the female was with him but she > remained silent throughout. She carefully watched both him and me for clues > as to how to respond. At one point she settled onto the ground, folding her > legs under her and wiggled her body as if she was settling on eggs. I got > quite excited at this point and thought that I had discovered Ontario's > first nest of the Black-necked Stilt ... sadly they fooled me, which I guess > was the idea! When I got within about 75 meters of her, she flew off to the > west bank of the lagoon and remained there very peaceful and actually fed. I > then left the site so as not to disturb them further. > > On Thursday, I went back with the intent of trying to find the nest and > spent about 3 hours in the area. I never actually saw the female [?], but > the male [?] was evident throughout and spent all of his time watching what > I was up to. In this case, he showed up as soon as I entered the south > lagoon, although where he came from was puzzling as he was suddenly just > there. He called softly as he had the first night, but the female did not > respond as before. I decided to more carefully examine the east berm where > the female had faked nesting the night before but could no evidence of > breeding. Two other Hamilton birders were there for part of this and I asked > them to help watch in case the female appeared and pinpoint where she came > from. One of them saw the female briefly, but she soon disappeared again. > Her point of entry was not noted. > > The male then flew off and settled in a plowed field adjacent to the lagoons > and eventually settled on a "nest" in the corn stubble .. or so I thought! > > I had to exit the lagoons and drive to another access point to try to > confirm the nesting. I pinpointed where he had been sitting and walked that > part of the field. Throughout he seemed less distraught than he had the > previous night but nonetheless watched me throughout the period and called > softly continuously. > > Bottom line - they won. I strongly believe that they are nesting but am > unsure where - the field, the grassy banks of the lagoons or the berms? Who > knows? I will say that the "fake" nesting is indicative of distraction > display behaviour and certainly is cause to watch the outcome at Jarvis. I > hope Mom and the kids do well and settle in Ontario for the summer! > > In case you're wondering, I was very careful to study the behaviour of the > birds and to back off when they became alarmed. I was also very careful when > walking so I didn't accidentally step on the nest and I was careful to not > be disruptive of the potential nesting of this extremely rare species in > Ontario. > > If you are going to visit the lagoons, please be very careful where you step > and don't push the birds too hard. They remain visible throughout and scopes > afford great views. > > Other birds at the lagoons include -YB Cuckoo, Green Heron, Orchard Oriole, > Wilson's Phalarope [pair] .... > > Lagoons are located just east of the intersection of Hwy 6 and 3 in Jarvis. > Go east on Hwy 3 to the small Car Wash sign on your right [only 2-300 meters > east of traffic lights]. Turn south on a small driveway that leads to the > Car Wash and follow past it to the end. The lagoons being frequented by the > stilits are on your left. The other two lagoons can be reached by > backtracking to the small turnoff on your left and the obvious gated > entrance. The lagoons will be straight ahead. The plowed field is located > south of the easterly lagoons or east of the southerly lagoons. > > Geoff Carpentier > Ajax, Ontario > > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri May 28 11:39:20 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from e450.mnsi.net (e450.mnsi.net [216.8.137.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 662DE48CE3 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 28 May 2004 11:39:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ppvrcfriends (dyn216-8-144-135.win.mnsi.net [216.8.144.135]) by e450.mnsi.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id i4SFf546026575 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 28 May 2004 11:41:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "fopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 11:45:11 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Point Pelee Report for May 28 (Friday) X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 15:39:20 -0000 Point Pelee Report for May 27 (Thursday) A cool morning at the Tip, with nirtheast winds, produced more migrants than yesterday. There was a scattering of migrant warblers including Mourning, Blue-winged, Wilson's, Canada, Magnolia, Blacklburnian, etc. Also at the Tip were all the Empidonax flycatchers excluding Acadian, plus Olive-sided. A very late Savannah Sparrow (northern subspecies) was present on the beach. Concession Road D north of the Park is still a bit flooed and shorebirds are still numerous at this location. We just heard today that three Hudsonian Godwirs were presnt there three days ago. This morning a pair of White-winged Crossbills were reported as feeding on the lawn of the Visitor Centre transit stop. Friends of Point Pelee John Haselmayer, Dave Martin, Ross Mackintosh, Pete Read, Alan Wormington ************************************************ The Point Pelee National Park Festival of Birds, 2004, runs from May 1 to May 31.Friends of Point Pelee offers 4 to 7 bird hikes per day including evening hikes Wed to Sat. Quest Tours and Bushnell sponsor county bus tours on May 8 and May 15. Visit www.wincom.net/~fopp
