After spying the Dickcissels today we took the kids over to Pearson to see the Antonov 124, a HUGE freighter parked at the west cargo area. Driving out we found an Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda.
Directions: From Highway 401 go north to Dixie Road, turn right on Britannia Rd., the second lights above 401. Continue east over the creek, at the top of the hill go right. At the stop sign go straight through past the (unmanned) security booth, about 100 metres or so past that on the south side is a single approach light for Runway 33 Left. The bird was perched on top of this light. The surrounding field had recently been cut, so any nest may have been disturbed or destroyed. In my many years working at Pearson I often saw flocks of these birds nesting there, so I am pleased to see that they are still coming despite all the recent development. Dave Bailey From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jun 19 12:52:11 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from ECNWRI1.ontario.int.ec.gc.ca (ecolink.cciw.ca [192.75.68.254]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 643F664616 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:52:11 -0400 (EDT) content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:52:39 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Cattle Egret near Rock Point Prov. Park Thread-Index: AcV070spZc5LZDyeST2beELvaEy5OA=From: "Dobos,Rob [Burlington]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Cattle Egret near Rock Point Prov. Park X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:52:14 -0000 This morning (June 19) at about 7:20 am while doing my Breeding Bird Survey Route SE of Dunnville, I had an adult Cattle Egret just east of Rock Point Prov. Park. It was essentially at the same location as one was seen for several weeks last summer (so good chance it is the same bird). It was on Haldimand County Rd. 3 opposite the intersection with Lake Ridge Rd., which was about 0.5 km east of where Cty. Rd. 3 bends to the east at the turn off for the road to Rock Point Prov. Park. The bird was with a small group of cows in a barnyard on the north side of the road between house numbers 1925 and 1911. Directions: Get yourself to Dunnville near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County. Follow County Rd. 3 SE out of town, go through Stromness; soon after the road bends to the east and go about 0.5 km to the site described above. Rob Dobos Dundas, Ont. [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jun 19 13:23:41 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.kent.net (indoors.kent.net [216.8.139.183]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8792D63D05 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:23:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from waterthrush (dyn216-8-170-74.ADSL.mnsi.net [216.8.170.74]) by mail.kent.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j5JHOjhQ023258 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:24:51 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Blake A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:24:42 -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 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Subject: [Ontbirds]Sedge Wrens/Chat Rondeau Park X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:23:41 -0000 Hi All, I spent the morning in Rondeau Provincial Park observing what possible breeding birds were around. Out the marsh trail, I came across a Yellow-breasted Chat. It was past the obs. tower about half way to the half way point parking lot. I suspect it is nesting in the area. This species has not been recorded for the atlas in this square as yet to my knowledge. Farther out, Sedge Wrens were in the usual spot near the half way point parking lot. They are here every summer, but as of yet nobody has confirmed them as breeding for the atlas in this square. Look and listen in an easterly direction. Other uncommon breeding birds include Winter Wren and Acadian Flycatcher. These are closely being monitored and exact locations will remain foggy. Rondeau Provincial Park is found by exiting 401 at #101 (Kent Bridge Rd.) and travelling south to Rose Beach Line. Turn right and head towards the park. Watch for prominent highway signs. Marsh trail is past the park store on your right. Blake A. Mann Wallaceburg Chatham-Kent, Ontario boatmannATkentDOTnet
