The Willet reported earlier today was still there at 6:10pm. Viewed from
the outlet it was in deeper water towards the east end of the marsh in
good light (not on the exposed mud that is painful to look at in bright
light).
Rattray Marsh is in Mississauga. From the QEW exit at Southdown Road,
travel south to Lakeshore Road (old Highway 2). Turn left (east) and
drive through Clarkson Village. Turn right (south) on Bexhill Road
(just past the 5th or 6th stop light east of Southdown). Park at the
bottom of the street near a laneway access to Rathway . At the bottom
of the hill follow the boardwalk east to the lake then walk the shore
west to the outlet.
--
Mark Cranford
Mississauga, Ont.
mark.cranford at roger dot com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending September 07/06
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WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FOR PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK
ENDING Thursday, September 07, 2006
Passersby along County Road 2, between Burr Road and the Ameliasburgh sand
dome in Prince Edward County, have been doing double takes in the last two
days as an adult BALD EAGLE continues to hang out in that area along the
roadside. Six phone calls and two e-mails came in almost back to back about
the massive bird as it casually feasted on roadkill, including a roadkilled
cat. This is no doubt the same adult bird that has also been seen since June
in the Sawguin Marsh and Huff's Island area.
One observer birding Prince Edward Point on the 5th confirmed that the fall
migration is indeed in progress as he listed off 12 species of warblers
including 2 NORTHERN PARULAS, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 3 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS and
four species of vireos, among them 2 PHILADELPHIAS and a BLUE-HEADED. Also
seen was a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, 2 MERLINS and
5 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS.
More on the Prince Edward Point migration from bird bander David Okines with
the following report: A LESSER SCAUP was seen in the harbour among the
MALLARDS on the 2nd and the BLUE-WINGED TEALS continue to pay a visit every
few days. The immature BALD EAGLE was seen twice this week and the
SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS are starting to move and twelve have been banded this
week The best day was the 1st when 25 birds were seen. COOPER'S HAWKS
continue to be seen and four were present on the 4th, two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS
flew over on the 4th and a single bird was seen on the 6th. Two SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS were in the harbour on the 5th with one of them remaining until
the next day, and a SANDERLING was on the beach on the 2nd. A BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO was seen today but hummingbirds remain scarce with just four birds
recorded all week. A small resurgence in flycatchers occurred from the 4th
onwards when up to 10 YELLOW-BELLIED, 2 TRAILL'S and 5 LEAST FLYCATCHERS
could be found. EASTERN KINGBIRDS have not been seen since the 1st, but a
few stragglers will still be seen in the next week or so. The first
BLUE-HEADED VIREOS of the fall appeared on the 4th and 20 RED-EYED VIREOS
were seen on the 6th. PURPLE MARTINS continue to be seen with singles on the
4th and 6th. The first RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS of the fall were banded on the
4th and have been seen daily since then. Today the first GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
was banded and SWAINSON'S THRUSHES have been moving since the 5th with 15
seen on the 6th and 12 seen today. Three AMERICAN PIPITS flew over the beach
on the 4th. Four NORTHERN PARULAS have been recorded this week and a CAPE
MAY WARBLER was trapped today. MAGNOLIA WARBLERS continue to move and peaked
at 33 on the 4th, the same day we had 20 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 23
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 15 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 4 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLERS and 40 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS. There were at least 85 BLACKPOLL
WARBLERS present on the 6th. The first three Western PALM WARBLERS were
banded today and an adult male MOURNING WARBLER was seen on the 5th. Today
saw the first LINCOLN'S SPARROW of the fall in the bushes at the end of the
harbour.
On a dreary, rainy day at Sandbanks last Sunday, a Park Naturalist there
found a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and 6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. But the real treat
later in the day was the appearance of no fewer than 34 LESSER YELLOWLEGS
and an incredible 26 STILT SANDPIPERS, the latter species usually appearing
in the Quinte area in ones and twos according to the Prince Edward County
files. Also present were a few SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS,
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 8 SANDERLINGS. This, of course, followed a column I
had just e-mailed to the Belleville Intelligencer in which I claimed that
Prince Edward County generally failed in its appeal to shorebirds! The
first LITTLE GULL of the season also appeared at Sandbanks with a number of
BONAPARTE'S GULLS, and three were present a day earlier, on the 2nd.
This is a condensed version containing only the significant sightings for
Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. The full version can be found on
the NatureStuff website, under BIRDING from the Main Menu.
Terry Sprague
Prince Edward County
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