Birders
My comments below are probably focused on Dickcessel at Bronte Creek
Provincial Park but this is the breeding season, it is important that
birders give all breeding birds the chance to succeed.
ONTBIRDers should be aware of the potential dangers of reporting the
location of any birds on breeding territories. None of us wants to be
responsible for causing any bird to abandon a nest or breeding attempt
because of disturbance. Please do not report birds on a breeding territory
unless the following criteria are met. A report is acceptable if the birds
can be seen:
from a public location (roadside, established path or trail in a
conservation area or park or similar); at a safe distance for the birds
(at least 20m/60ft);
and safely for the watchers (e.g.. roadsides must have shoulders wide
enough to accommodate cars and people without making them vulnerable to
oncoming traffic, etc.).
If the bird can be seen at a safe distance but only by entering or
crossing private property, do not report to ONTBIRDS unless the property
owner has given explicit permission for birders to visit. If in doubt,
please ask the ONTBIRDS Coordinator (yours truly) before posting.
On the other hand, monitoring agencies such as Bird Studies Canada and the
Canadian Widlife Service do need to know about rare birds on breeding
territory. If a sighting does not meet the criteria above, a private report
to the ONTBIRDS Coordinator will be forwarded to them.
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Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, Ontario
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
905 279 9576
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Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, Ontario
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905 279 9576
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Hello Everyone,
The response to my GGO posting has been overwelming! They have usually been seen
before 9am and after 6:30pm along the roadside. As per usual they are perched
about 4-8 ft above the ground on posts, short poplars, or broken tree boles.
All of the individuals were seen near or in bog-like areas with grassy
groundcover and sparse black spruce growth. As I have only seen them from
company vehicles, I have not had the opportunity to try to approximate their
age although two I saw saw flying had quite brownish wing feathers (suggesting
a younger bird I believe).
Cheers,
Jon Pleizier
University of Guelph
Ottawa, Ontario.
