An adult Little Blue Heron was seen at Colonel Samuel Smith Park at around 11:30am on Friday 20th May. It had the distinctive slate blue colour together with deep maroon head and neck, and feathering under the neck. The bird rested on the outermost dock at the marina for 1/2 hour then flew off towards Toronto Island. It was observed by many birders including Bruce Wilkinson. Many other species are there including Gadwall, Ring-Necked Duck, Scaup, Loon, Red-Necked Grebe and Horned Grebe.
Direction. Take the QEW to Kipling Ave. South. Continue on Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive until you reach the park. Take the pathway around to the winter boat storage and the docks. Good Birding Graham Jones From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 20 14:47:32 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from scmze012.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca (scmze012.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca [205.194.19.96]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCFC963490 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:47:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unknown (HELO MCDC-SMTP-RELAY.apca.gc.ca) ([205.193.82.253]) by scmze000.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca with ESMTP; 20 Apr 2007 18:47:31 +0000 X-SBRS: 3.5 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+kX-IronPort-AV: i="4.14,433,1170633600"; d="scan'208"; a="301207956:sNHT21201742" To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.8 June 18, 2001 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:47:50 -0400 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on MCDC-SMTP-RELAY/SVR/PC/CA(Release 6.5.4|March 27, 2005) at 20/04/2007 02:47:56 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [Ontbirds]Point Pelee National Park - Fundraising Dinner X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:47:32 -0000 Hi all! This message is posted with permission from the ONTBIRDS coordinator. Migration is starting to pick up here at the park and will be in full swing in time for this year's annual fundraising dinner - see details below. Fundraising Dinner - Our third annual dinner will be a casual affair - a perfect way to top off a great day of birding! "Love is in the Air" - The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, with Guest speaker Mark Peck of the ROM Friday - May 11 at the Pelee Days Inn Family Resort 5:30 pm - Cocktails, silent auction and raffles 6:30 pm - Dinner $50/person ($25 tax receipt will be issued) Order your tickets online at www.friendsofpointpelee.com or call the Friends at 519-326-6173 for more details or to purchase by phone. Proceeds benefit the Keep the Songs Alive's current funding project - the renovation of the Visitor Centre Theatre. See you there! Sarah Sarah Rupert Sr. Park Interpreter- Interprète de parc principal Education Coordinator - Coordonnatrice - Programmes éducatif Point Pelee National Park of Canada Parc national du Canada de la Pointe-Pelée Leamington, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 519-322-5700 ext 13 fax 519-322-1678From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 20 15:42:15 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from paris.bmts.com (paris.bmts.com [216.183.128.227]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20EEC63497 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:42:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pickup (cheetah-tiv-ve3000-126-0014.bmts.com [209.240.126.14]) by paris.bmts.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id l3KJgBQe030946 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:42:11 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "mike pickup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:53:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner-Information: Please contact Bruce Telecom 519.368.2000 for more information X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Status: No Subject: [Ontbirds]Huron Fringe Birding report - MacGregor Park, Port Elgin X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:42:15 -0000 Yesterday and today there was a lot more activity in the park because of the warmer weather. Birds of note were Fox Sparrow, Golden Crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl near the main ticket Office being harassed by Crows, still many Juncos around, Black-capped Chickadee, Hairy woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, pairs of Pileated Woodpecker in 3 different locations, Eastern Phoebe and American Goldfinch. Last Wednesday the Bruce Birding Club had an outing around the area south of the park. Belted Kingfisher building holes in the sand banks at a members home down the 10th Conc. Bruce. Other highlights at Bonnie's home were Pied Billed Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Fox Sparrow, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco. Along the J/I line which runs north and south one conc. west of Hwy #21 we had Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Mallard, Northern Shoveller, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs and Wilson's Snipe at the J/I Line and the 12th Conc. Bruce. Other birds were Snow Bunting, Eastern Bluebird, Rough-legged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Horned Lark and Savanah Sparrow. Still Bald Eagles around at Baie Du Dore. Yours in birding Mike Pickup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- Directions To reach MacGregor Point Provincial Park. From Hwy #21 south of Port Elgin, turn west on 4th Conc. Saugeen and follow the signs to the Park. To reach Bai Du Dore. From Hwy #21 in the village of Underwood south of Port Elgin turn west on the 6th Conc. Bruce and go down to the lake. The J/I sideroad is a gravel road running north and south one conc. west of Hwy. #21 from the Bruce/Saugeen townline and ends in the village of Tiverton. The 12th Conc. Bruce, is the first intesection south of the townline. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++ The HURON FRINGE BIRDING FESTIVAL takes place every year at MacGregor Point Provincial Park. This year the 10th Annual Festival takes place MAY 25 TO JUNE 3, 2007 There are over 80 events and over 40 top notch leaders. The migration corridor along the shore of Lake Huron known as "The Huron Fringe", extending from Kincardine to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula is the area we cover. Our birding hikes, presentations and workshops are lead by very competent birders and naturalists from all over Ontario and Michigan. All birders and naturalists from the beginner to the more advanced will find something to pique their interests. Birds of Prey with Ross Snider, Sabrina and Scooter (flying Sqirrels) with Steve Patterson, the truth about Bats with Erin Fraser and Wonderful Wings with Chris Guglielmo a talk on migration are some of the evening events that naturalists woill find entertaining. To find out more about our program and down load a registration form, visit the Friends of MacGregor Point web site. Spaces on our some of our events are still available. Sign up at the Park. http://www.friendsofmacgregor.org (Click on "Birding Festival" and then on "Events") for accommodation in Saugeen Shores visit http://www.sunsets.com
