Hello, My wife, Helen, and I did a tour of three eastern Ontario sewer lagoons today, May 28th: Alfred, St. Isadore and Winchester. Alfred was by far the most productive, it was our first stop, giving us our highlight of the day a breeding plumaged female Red necked Phalarope, as well as six Wilson's Phalarope, a Short billed Dowitcher and many Semipalmated Sandpipers and Dunlins. St Isadore gave us our only Black bellied Plover and Least Sandpiper of the day. Winchester was very quiet, most of the cells were full of water but it still produced a small by comparison clutch of peeps and Dunlins, three Wilson's Phalaropes and three Pectoral Sandpipers. The complete list follows - for where the bird was seen the number of the lagoon is listed next to the name and where there is no number the bird was seen in the general area.
Alfred (1), St Isadore (2), Winchester (3) 1) Pied billed Grebe - 1 2) Turkey Vulture - 2,3 3) Snow Goose - 1 4) Canada Goose - 1,2,3 5) Wood Duck - 2 6) American Wigeon - 1 7) Gadwall - 1 8) Mallard - 1,2,3 9) Northern Pintail - 3 10) Blue wing Teal - 1,3 11) Northern Shoveler - 1,3 12) Redhead - 1 13) Greater Scaup - 3 14) Ruddy Duck - 1 15) Northern Harrier - 1 16) Black bellied Plover - 2 17) Semipalmated Plover - 1,2 18) Killdeer - 1,2,3 19) Short Billed Dowicher - 1 20) Greater Yellowlegs - 1,2,3 21) Lesser Yellowlegs - 2,3 22) Spotted Sandpiper - 2,3, 23) Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1,2,3 24) Least Sandpiper - 2 25) White Rumped Sandpiper - 1,2 26) Pectoral Sandpiper - 3 27) Dunlin - 1,2,3 28) Wilson's Phalarope - 1,3 29) Red-necked Phalarope - 1 **** 30) Ring billed Gull - 1,2,3 31) Rock Dove 32 Mourning Dove 33) Eastern Kingbird - 1 34) Warbling Vireo - heard 1,3 35) American crow - 1,2,3 36) Tree Swallow - 1,2,3 37) Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 38) Bank Swallow - 2 39) Cliff Swallow - 2 40) American Robin 41) European Starling 42) Savanna Sparrow- 1,3 43) Song Sparrow - 1,2,3 44) Bobolink - 1 45) Common Grackle 46) Red winged Blackbird - 1,2,3 47) House Sparrow **** Thanks to Jacques Bouvier whom we meet at the Alfred Lagoon for letting us get a great look at the Red-necked Phalarope thru his scope. To see a picture the of Phalarope go to: http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com . Helen Eng and Neil Henden Montreal, Que From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 29 10:40:26 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from stcshb2.statcan.ca (stcshb2.statcan.ca [142.206.3.27]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89651634A9 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 10:40:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stcsha1.itsd.statcan.ca (fdrysnatemail2.stc.ca [142.206.214.72]) by stcshb2.statcan.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id l4TEdHRc010554 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 10:39:18 -0400 Received: from stcsha1.itsd.statcan.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) l4TEcj10026338 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 10:38:45 -0400 Received: from STCEMBH01.statcan.ca (afsij02rs-01.itsd.statcan.ca [142.205.234.55])l4TEbiFF024837 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 10:37:44 -0400 Received: from stcem01.statcan.ca ([142.205.234.62]) by STCEMBH01.statcan.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 29 May 2007 10:37:33 -0400 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6619.12 Subject: RE: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 10:37:32 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa Thread-Index: AcehblwaSlgt5V0+SzCQCuviATWZiwAjm13Q X-Message-Flag: From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 May 2007 14:37:33.0353 (UTC) FILETIME=[E4AB1190:01C7A1FE] X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:40:26 -0000 I searched for the prothonotary yesterday evening and this morning in the spot mentioned below with no luck. I did not check on the west side of Island Park, where there are also woodlots. I did not see or hear the indigo bunting either, so it doesn't look promising--these birds may well have moved on. But as this area is so close to work (and indeed I bird it often) I will check it again at lunch if meetings, etc. allow. I will of course report any interesting sightings. Paul Matthews, Ottawa -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blyth & Hilary Robertson Sent: May 28, 2007 5:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa A male prothonotary warbler was discovered by its song and then viewed for 7-8 minutes in a small wooded area at the southeast corner of the intersection of Island Park Drive and the Western Parkway, Ottawa, at noon, Monday, May 28. More specifically, the bird was in the low thickets immediately behind the gardens of homes on the north side of Clearview Avenue. It gradually moved further north into the low canopy, ceased singing, and was neither seen nor heard again over the next 20 minutes. An indigo bunting in the same area was more obliging over this period, singing continually from a visible, higher perch. Directions: From hwy 417 (The Queensway) follow Island Park Drive north approx 2km to Clearview (last street before the Parkway and Ottawa River). Turn right onto Clearview one short block, then left onto Patricia for parking and entrance to the wooded area's trail. Blyth Robertson _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 29 13:24:10 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc2-s36.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s36.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.172]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB093634CB for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 13:24:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from BAY106-W20 ([65.54.161.120]) by bay0-omc2-s36.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, 29 May 2007 10:24:10 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Originating-IP: [209.226.145.158] From: Adam Pinch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:24:10 -0400 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 May 2007 17:24:10.0140 (UTC) FILETIME=[2B37B5C0:01C7A216] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Snowy Plover on Pelee Island X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 17:24:10 -0000 This morning at the tip of Fish Point. OBRC report will be submitted.Adam = PinchPelee Island Bird Observatory _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Space= s. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=3Dcreate&wx_url=3D/friends.= aspx&mkt=3Den-us= From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 29 14:46:04 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from stcshb1.statcan.ca (stcshb1.statcan.ca [142.206.3.26]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89DA463475 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 14:46:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stcsha2.itsd.statcan.ca (fdrysnatemail2.stc.ca [142.206.214.72]) by stcshb1.statcan.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id l4TIiw6u002469 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 14:44:58 -0400 Received: from stcsha2.itsd.statcan.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) l4TIiakA024575 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 14:44:36 -0400 Received: from STCEMBH01.statcan.ca (afsij02rs-01.itsd.statcan.ca [142.205.234.55])l4TIh9bB022705 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 14:43:09 -0400 Received: from stcem01.statcan.ca ([142.205.234.62]) by STCEMBH01.statcan.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 29 May 2007 14:43:09 -0400 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6619.12 Subject: FW: [Ontbirds] YES! Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:43:09 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [Ontbirds] YES! Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa Thread-Index: AcehblwaSlgt5V0+SzCQCuviATWZiwAjm13QAAiR+GA= X-Message-Flag: From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 May 2007 18:43:09.0847 (UTC) FILETIME=[344D9A70:01C7A221] X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 18:46:05 -0000 I found the Prothonotary today at around 12:40 in the exact location that Blyth described, namely just north of Clearview between Patricia and Island Park. It was singing constantly--a classic prothonotary song. After some tense moments I finally managed to actually see it (vegetation is dense here) and observed it till around 1 PM, at which time I reluctantly left to attend a meeting, having had superb views. It was sometimes fairly low in the woodlot, sometimes quite high in trees in one of the backyards on Clearview (what a bird to add to your yard list in Ottawa!). I observed it eat small caterpillars. Directions (from Blyth): From hwy 417 (The Queensway) follow Island Park Drive north approx 2km to Clearview (last street before the Parkway and Ottawa River). Turn right onto Clearview one short block, then left onto Patricia for parking and entrance to the wooded area's trail. >From me: There is kind of a loop trail in this small woodlot--the bird was west of the westernmost part of the loop so I had to bushwhack. Beware of poison ivy here! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 29, 2007 10:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa I searched for the prothonotary yesterday evening and this morning in the spot mentioned below with no luck. I did not check on the west side of Island Park, where there are also woodlots. I did not see or hear the indigo bunting either, so it doesn't look promising--these birds may well have moved on. But as this area is so close to work (and indeed I bird it often) I will check it again at lunch if meetings, etc. allow. I will of course report any interesting sightings. Paul Matthews, Ottawa -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blyth & Hilary Robertson Sent: May 28, 2007 5:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds]Prothonotary warbler - Ottawa A male prothonotary warbler was discovered by its song and then viewed for 7-8 minutes in a small wooded area at the southeast corner of the intersection of Island Park Drive and the Western Parkway, Ottawa, at noon, Monday, May 28. More specifically, the bird was in the low thickets immediately behind the gardens of homes on the north side of Clearview Avenue. It gradually moved further north into the low canopy, ceased singing, and was neither seen nor heard again over the next 20 minutes. An indigo bunting in the same area was more obliging over this period, singing continually from a visible, higher perch. Directions: From hwy 417 (The Queensway) follow Island Park Drive north approx 2km to Clearview (last street before the Parkway and Ottawa River). Turn right onto Clearview one short block, then left onto Patricia for parking and entrance to the wooded area's trail. Blyth Robertson _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 29 15:44:05 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.217]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60F61638DE for <[email protected]>; Tue, 29 May 2007 15:44:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.9.82]) by bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, 29 May 2007 12:44:05 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 29 May 2007 12:44:05 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 207.46.9.123 by by119fd.bay119.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 29 May 2007 19:44:03 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.46.148.228] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Maris Apse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:44:03 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 May 2007 19:44:05.0553 (UTC) FILETIME=[B7461210:01C7A229] Subject: [Ontbirds]OFO St. Clair NWA trip - Sat June 16 (not 17) X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 19:44:06 -0000 Hi all, Please note that this FT is on Saturday June 16 - not 17 as printed on the yellow 2007 FT list and noted on the OFO website (where I thought it had been changed some time ago). Blake Mann (Wallaceburg) is helping to lead the trip and we are planning to visit both Pelee and Rondeau areas after birding the early part of the day in the St.Clair NWA area. Cheers! Maris Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 - 8415 _________________________________________________________________ New Windows Live Hotmail is here. Upgrade for free and get a better look. www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA150
