27th May saw start of shorebird migration through the Markham area with flocks of Dunlin & Least & Semipalmated SPs in 1s & 2s.
This am at Coyote Pond : 5 Semipalmated plovers, 1 Pectoral & 4 White- rumped SPs, 4 Spotted SPs, 150+ Dunlin. At Trib C : 1 Ruddy duck [male], 1 Semipalmated SP, 3 Semipalmated plovers, 2 White-rumped SPs, 29 Dunlin & odd to see 4 swallow species & Iceland & Glacous gulls at the same time. Coyote Pond lies on the north side of Hwy 7 - 1km east of the 9th Line while Trib C lies 2 km east of the 9th Line along Hwy 7 then south a short distance on Reesor Road on its west side - both venues in Markham. cheers - Stan Long From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 30 13:07:58 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (unknown [64.233.184.206]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81CF163F14 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 May 2005 13:07:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 70so3067934wra for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 May 2005 10:25:54 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=k1o0EKzTgsuRZ7xiYfeG19AIQtE1QBCM/NmGA2pfvmN6gBAStHZwXKPOY9dncXMJ0Dyn5HkxDI9kpHpPr/W3AijKOyZuVfPEch+pd+Bu7EBZhwF5G/rv721I9w3WdCRff9r+X2kYKNcF5Ixx2ynS4JLRT4h9XIWVTyaiq+Z32Bk= Received: by 10.54.35.68 with SMTP id i68mr2697421wri; Mon, 30 May 2005 10:25:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.7.59 with HTTP; Mon, 30 May 2005 10:25:53 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 13:25:53 -0400 From: Matthew Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]LAUGHING GULL - Point Pelee X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthew Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 17:07:58 -0000 Howdy, y'all This morning about 7am, i had the following at the tip: LAUGHING GULL (1 - looked between 2nd winter and breeding, ie. almost full= =20 hood. I saw it first fly in from along the west beach, then land on the tip= =20 with the terns) caspian tern - 2 ruddy turnstone - 7=20 semipalmated plover - 2 dunlin - 2 yellow-billed cuckoo - 2+ And 1 peep sandpiper that I couldn't identify. I prefer just to observe=20 those little guys.=20 There was also a lot of blackbirds and a few hummingbirds flying south off= =20 the tip. The blackbirds looped around, I did not see the hummingbirds come= =20 back though. And lets not forget the midges. Oh, the midges. Mikey and I could be seen= =20 running through the trails, as clouds of them seemed to be following us. It= =20 was hilarious. Have a great day. -Matt Baker / Windsor From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 30 14:42:32 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.78]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 06AB764525 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 May 2005 14:42:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unknown (HELO computer) ([EMAIL PROTECTED] with login) by smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 30 May 2005 19:00:28 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Geoff Carpentier: Birds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OntBirds" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 15:03:13 -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]Whimbrel on Hall's Raod X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 18:42:32 -0000 While looking unsuccessfully for the Laughing Gull [guess it's still = having the last laugh!], I found 5 Whimbrel and 3 Black-bellied Plovers = in "Laughing Gull" field south of Bayly/ Victoria at 11:30 today. Hall's Road is south of Bayly/Victoria Rd and east of Salem Rd. Geoff Carpentier Ajax From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 30 16:36:38 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP01.cez.ice (bayc1-pasmtp01.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.161]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3103863BC6 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 May 2005 16:36:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Originating-IP: [216.209.153.148] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from VALUED7B9600FA ([216.209.153.148]) by BAYC1-PASMTP01.cez.ice over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Mon, 30 May 2005 13:54:47 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Norman Murr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 16:54:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 May 2005 20:54:49.0026 (UTC) FILETIME=[D170EA20:01C56559] Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-headed Woodpecker on Toronto Islands X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Norman Murr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 20:36:38 -0000 Hello all Today was another beautiful day to be on the Toronto Islands to wind up the spring migration through there. The species count has dropped as expected but I did come up with 10 Warbler Species with a total of 11 Canada Warblers fromWards Island to the Sanctuary. Another nice find was an adult Red-headed Woodpecker between the bridges to Snake Island and Snug Harbour. This bird was heard by Frank Pinilla but before he could check out the source of the very short call he had to dash off to catch the return ferry so as not to be late for work and it was left to me to do all the hard work of finding the bird :-). I actually had to walk at least 50 feet and let it fly over my head and land in the open only about 20 feet away. Nice call frank Directions TORONTO ISLANDS To get to the Toronto Islands from Queen and Yonge Streets on the TTC. If your on the subway southbound stay on it and get off at Union Station, walk south about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street and Queens Quay and you are there. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queens Quay, there are lots of parking lots nearby (fee). There is a fee for using the island ferries ($6.00 adult / $3.50 for seniors) (yes they raised the old persons price AGAIN) and to find out the sailing times you can phone (416) 392-8193 and there are washrooms on the islands as well as the city side at the ferry docks. The bridge to Snake Island is 1 1/4 miles from the Wards Island Ferry Dock but if that is too far then it is only 1 1/4 miles from the Centre Island ferry Dock. The 1st boat to Wards Island (my preferred starting point) is 6:35 am and the 2nd is 7:00 am Monday to Friday, Saturday 6:35 am, then 7:15 am and the 1st is at 8:00 am on Sunday. --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net
