Yesterday I was retrieving my car from the economy lot of the Park and Fly at 626 Dixon Road (beside Radisson Suites) when I heard the mockingbird flying over the parking lot. The cashier looked a little puzzled as I ran off to see the bird before paying. It landed atop a hydro pole directly across the street from the payment booth. It was doing an amazing array of imitations including gull, starling, and cricket! It was also doing an interesting one metre hop/flap then landing in the same place every once-in-a-while. It was still there when I left after 10 min. of observing.
E-mail me privately for pictures: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions: FROM SOUTH: 427 N to Dixon Rd., turn right. FROM EAST: 401 W to Dixon Rd., lot on right. FROM WEST: 401 E to Dixon Rd., turn left. FROM NORTH: 400 S to 401 W to Dixon Rd Greg Jaski 43 Parklawn Blvd., Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jul 31 19:02:39 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 756EC645D7 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:02:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jean-bapu1sw48i.sympatico.ca ([64.231.16.197]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:10:36 -0400 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:10:48 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Jean Iron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] Townsend Lagoons (Long-billed Dowitcher) & Rock Point Shorebirds X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:02:39 -0000 Today, July 31, Kevin McLaughlin and I birded two shorebird hotspots - Townsend Lagoons and Rock Point on Lake Erie. The Townsend Lagoons have excellent shorebird habitat. Our best bird was a molting adult Long-billed Dowitcher. It also was seen by Bob Curry, Glenda Slessor, Don Perks, Gerry Guild, Bill Smith, Jim Cram and Phil Walker. Sorry if I missed anyone. Barry Cherriere headed in to photograph it as we departed. We had about 14 adult Short-billed Dowitchers (hendersoni subspecies) and one of the eastern nominate subspecies griseus. We also saw an adult White-rumped Sandpiper and several Pectoral Sandpipers among the common species. Later at Rock Point Provincial Park were saw 3 hendersoni Short-billed Dowitchers including an unusual individual in molt which also was present on Thursday. See photos of it http://jeaniron.ca/Shorebirds/2005/Moltingadulthendersoni.htm Also at Rock point were 2 adult Baird's Sandpipers, 2 adult Ruddy Turnstones, 7 molting adult Sanderlings including one suggesting a large Red-necked Stint! At Rock Point we saw our first juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper of the season and one of the few we've ever seen in July. We also saw several adult Bonaparte's Gulls including our first juvenile of the year down from the nesting grounds. Directions: For Townsend Lagoons turn right from Highway 6 to # 69 to Townsend. Turn left on Keith Richardson Parkway. Go to Concession 14, turn right and go about 750 m. Lagoons are on your right. Directions: Rock Point Provincial Park is east of Dunneville. Follow the signs off Highway 3 or Regional Road 3. From park entrance (fee) go straight (do not turn left or right) to washrooms on left in campground. Park there and walk a short distance to the Woodland Trail, follow trail a short distance watching for a trail and stairs on your left down to the algae covered flat rock beach. Ron Pittaway Minden and Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. Jean's surveying birds and vegetation along the James Bay coast with the Ministry of Natural Resources under the direction of biologist Ken Abraham. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Aug 1 17:35:36 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from hotmail.com (bay106-f34.bay106.hotmail.com [65.54.161.44]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C00A663A1C for <[email protected]>; Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:35:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 1 Aug 2005 14:43:41 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 65.54.161.207 by by106fd.bay106.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:43:41 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.54.161.207] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Adam Pinch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:43:41 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Aug 2005 21:43:41.0594 (UTC) FILETIME=[156987A0:01C596E2] Subject: [Ontbirds]Pelee Western Sandpiper X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:35:36 -0000 Yesterday at Hillman marsh Dean Ware found a record early adult Western Sandpiper at Hillman marsh. Alan Wormington said it's the first fall record for an adult bird. The bird is moulting. Hillman is 5 km north of Hillman. Adam _________________________________________________________________ Powerful Parental Controls Let your child discover the best the Internet has to offer. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID94&DI34&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.
