At Milne Park in Markham this am - three Orchard orioles : female, male & 1st year male - this species known for its habit of co-operative breeding - ie : the 1st year male is a helper at the nest - Milne Park lies on the east side of McCowan Ave a short distance south of Hwy 7 in Markham - also in Markham : House sparrows are nesting in Cliff swallow's nest's having ousted the swallows - this in the Cliff swallow's colony under the Hwy 407 over- pass on Reesor Road south of Hwy 7 in Markham - shorebirds continue to trickle through Reesor Pond - cheers - Stan Long From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 15 15:56:58 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from e450.mnsi.net (e450.mnsi.net [216.8.137.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83B3463E0C for <[email protected]>; Mon, 15 May 2006 15:56:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from k (dyn216-8-166-69.win.mnsi.net [216.8.166.69]) by e450.mnsi.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k4FJue8k022766 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 15 May 2006 15:56:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:00:37 -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]Bird sightings May 15 2006 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:56:58 -0000
Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 At 5 pm last evening a LAUGHING GULL was back on the north sandbar = across Lake Henry.=20 A PINE SISKIN was singing at Fish Point this morning.=20 21 warbler species put in an appearance at Fish Point this morning = including MOURNING, CANADA, TENNESSEE, and BLUE-WINGED. Total of species observed in May: 170 Paul Carter, Ron Tiessen Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------- There will be daily bird hikes on Pelee Island until May 20. Cost is $5.00 which includes admission to Heritage Centre. Meet in front of the = Centre at the foot of West Dock every day at 8:00 a.m. Check into the = Centre for details on best birding areas and current rarities. The Heritage Centre is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily. The foyer contains = a 'sightings board' listing May bird sightings (open 24 hours). = Lighthouse Point is on the NE corner of the island, Sheridan Point on = the NW corner, Mill Point on the SE corner, and Fish Point on the SW = corner, due south of the West Dock. Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and = census operation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please = contact the Heritage Centre or check the website: www.pibo.ca Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times = daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
