Take this for what it's worth. I'm a long time lurker here and for once may be able to contribute. This bird or possibly another may have moved further north. I was walking Sunday with my wife at Frenchman's Bay (between Sauble Beach and Southampton) on the lakeshore road at the corner of 30th Avenue when I spotted an Oriole fly into the treetops overhead. Thrown off by the orange head and not having a bird book to confirm against, I awaited until getting home and looking it up tonight to confirm my confusion. This was a naked eye visual at 40ft up for 2 minutes before it flew away. I didn't notice the orange head personally as another observer also walking the same roadway made the observation denying it as a Baltimore Oriole, the only kind I've seen before, and trajically, too many years ago Hopefully, a better birder than I can confirm this sighting Dave
Dave Bour Desktop Solution Center 905.381.0077 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sent via Blackberry) PIN 30073084 (as of May 9,2005) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Fri May 20 19:13:06 2005 Subject: [Ontbirds]Hooded Oriole NOT seen Bruce County Ontbirds Myself and others did not see the Hooded Oriole today. We were the last ones standing and left at 3:30 pm. I'm not optimistic that bird will return to this site. Directions: >From the village of North Bruce on Hwy 21 between Port Elgin and Kincardine. Head west towards the lake on a gravel road 2.9 km. Bird was seen at 283 and 253. There are access concerns so behave yourselves. --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
