Hi Ontbirders: With the beautiful weather yesterday, My wife and I went hiking in the Gatineau Park just north of Ottawa. There is a lovely trail (Lusk Lake Trail) in the north end of the park near Lac Phillipe where you rarely meet anyone. On the trail were several large mixed groups of passerines with five or six species of warblers, three vireos, nuthatches (mostly red-breasted) and chickadees. Among one of the goups, I heard a definite Yellow-throated Vireo singing. I was able to track him down in the woods and had good views. This species is rare in the Ottawa area, but is known to breed in the Gatineau Park. Also on the trail, were three species of woodpecker (Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hairy and Downy) and a Broad-winged Hawk circling overhead. At Lusk Lake (the end of the trail) a single Common Loon was in evidence. There are also Bald Eagles in the area, but I did not see any. Good birding Peter Hall Directions: From Ottawa/Gatineau take Highways 5 and 105 north to Wakefield. Past the Wakefield turnoff, turn west on the Ste. Cecile de Masham Road (Hwy 368). Past the village, take the entrance road south into Gatineau Park. Follow past the park entrance ($9.80 per car during the summer season). Follow to the end and park near Lac Phillipe. On foot, follow the road into Taylor Lake. Look for the entrance to the Lusk Lake Trail on the left, about a half kilometre down the Taylor Lake Road. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jul 30 14:19:42 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web60524.mail.yahoo.com (web60524.mail.yahoo.com [209.73.178.172]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6B30D638AF for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:19:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 36280 invoked by uid 60001); 30 Jul 2007 18:19:41 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=NFmptha/4x/ELqjygGo7/nZYM6LSEGlXQslim6yiM+T0YiS6RHOBZ2ZfUrBk6brFBvPBjRudbj6dgwIbmxyJ14fdft7U42kjfYWkacxE/Qkl7b4RhQw4llSjxAvIlhqu3spQlhIhjifSYGYVE6KGEl1UbqDmGbGzAxbzaxI36H8=; X-YMail-OSG: dFH2U7QVM1mVsMksJx2e8ToI7eEnAmzX.A2sriLX7EGTZT8rSHUsXaa6fDaexSuqm1jypqLSAEKIwbH5IldmWGp0q64LLAXM.x.0ljp7YYXII6Vi7Khw5eDRD0JHvWc- Received: from [209.47.31.5] by web60524.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:19:41 EDT Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:19:41 -0400 (EDT) From: John Geale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Ontbirds]Marbled Godwit still at Presqu'ile To: Doug McRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ont birds <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:19:42 -0000
And a slightly later report - at 10:30 this morning (July 30) it was about 50 m north of Lookout #3, and at 11:45 it was right at Lookout #2, feeding at the dead fish nearby. At Owen Point there were 3 Semipalmated Plovers and 1 Ruddy Turnstone, as well as a Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage. John Geale Port Hope Doug McRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Greetings all, The Marbled Godwit found by Fred Helleiner yesterday at Presqu'ile was still present this morning at 0800h. It was feeding on the natural (south) beach between viewing areas 2 and 3. Very few other shorebirds were present: Killdeer 4, Spotted S/p 4, Lesser Yellowlegs 1u, 1j, 1 ad Pectoral. There was also a female Long-tailed Duck in close to shore off from the causeway dividing High Bluff from Pines campground. At Owen Pt. there were a number of Yellow warblers which might be migrants, as well as a Northern Waterthrush. Directions: Presqu'ile is best reached by taking the Brighton exit from Hwy. 401, then heading south into the town. From there follow the Provincial Park signs. Cheers, Doug McRae Doug McRae Nature Services P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario Canada K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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 --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail --------------------------------- Get news delivered. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jul 30 15:25:53 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from saruman.ncf.ca (saruman.ncf.ca [134.117.136.37]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D6596389B for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:25:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.83] (ppp148-249.bmts.com [216.183.148.249]) by saruman.ncf.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 Patch 2 (built Jul 14 2004)) with ESMTPSA id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for [email protected]; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:25:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:25:48 -0400 From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en-us, en User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:00:12 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]Sauble Beach Piping Plover Update X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:25:54 -0000 Hi Ontbirders, The Piping Plovers that were at Sauble Beach seem to of started migrating south. Our last sighting of them was on Saturday, July 28th, 2007, when the adult male and one juvenile were spotted. Hope they'll return next year! Brendan Toews Metcalfe, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jul 30 16:46:31 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.83]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 02C5163474 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:46:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 21404 invoked from network); 30 Jul 2007 20:46:31 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:x-mimeole; b=TbDLaBIzafwP4fMr6jTnxQXj+DCofwew02F0abWwD+4xEsJrC4AsZoAouCvncJtdJg7LGb5SeVGON7SHUqppr+4DDEsYaqE5lbCWTUv3IU5YIn/0Uhk5wnQIC8zFmmsO0uHkxIM41vd+JC0Ulwa/i5koJc1AWaIAgtXqs6RuygU= ; Received: from unknown (HELO douglus0kdu880) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@99.247.219.250 with login) by smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 30 Jul 2007 20:46:31 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: 83lSUR4VM1nFwgSoFcJocAE8fun6zYDen4mPUlRnZiggtw61GMllwNf0hqPrUQ3FMQ-- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:46:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] egret,rail and some good songbirds at Cranberry in southwest Whitby-July30/07 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:46:31 -0000 It has been a long time since I reported, what with a relative dearth of = birds along the Whitby waterfront and visiting my wife in long-term = care facility in Uxbridge. I DO HOPE OTHERS WILL STEP FORWARD FOR = REPORTING, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE MIGRATORY RAPTOR SEASON COMMENCES--LATE = AUGUST. I am happy to report that CLOCA has refurbished the floors of the = platforms overlooking Cranberry. Also, more water in the wetland has = brought in waterfowl, and a diedown of cattails has made sighting = better. I am concentrating on photographing flowering plants, and will have = several "albums" for viewing by you. Now then--some of the birds for Monday am, July 30, sighted by Gunner = Bessel, Neil Macdougall and I : Red-eyed vireo, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, = Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Baltimore Oriole, Yellow = Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and in or over the = wetland--several Great Blue Herons, 1 GREAT EGRET, 2 Black-crowned Night = Herons, VIRGINIA RAIL, Kingfisher. >From the west, exit the 401 at Salem Rd. (in Ajax), south to Bayly, east = through LakeRidge Rd. to the first street (Hall's Rd.), south towards = the lakefront; 2 roadside parking areas allow you to walk east towards = the platforms. >From the east--exit the 401 at Brock St. (in Whitby), south to Victoria = St., west past the Iroquois Sports Centre and Sobey's Warehouses, across = the causeway to Hall's Rd. Doug Lockrey, Whitby,ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jul 31 05:02:13 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.80]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2F73763926 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:02:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 52866 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2007 09:02:13 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=36X2p4R4OOSJ+ei/zKUK1GlCa2AQ+gR+w+5kjPiDhapSwK9hGugzf9SitDB396sx+O6zGglDUw3DISv5JlVCFweOC7lpy/K+DDjftMM2PAbmgFr45bVskXQg/k/cZUgA6nNJYOwfh0prGrVjC4AExPVRwGMoPI3101lOSiZrI94= ; Received: from unknown (HELO your01f62bc8c0) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@74.112.247.104 with login) by smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 31 Jul 2007 09:02:13 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: LBq2lM4VM1nOaE_O_uGJt4JlxW63jvjsodr08Pkc9DG4XqQ98vixodjReq5pRyjwkg-- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "shay redmond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:02:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]sightings at Grand Bend X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:02:14 -0000 :Hi Birders I am posting this report for Tom Hayman. Wonder if you could put this report on Ontbirds for me.=20 : - At=20 about 7pm this evening - July 30th - we noted a sandhill crane flying = south=20 low overhead as we sat on the lawn of our lakefront cottage just north = of=20 Grand Bend. It was an adult bird. Although they have been reported in = the=20 area before, this is the first time that we have spotted one from the=20 cottage, for our cottage yard list which now stands at something over = 230. =20 ( Among birds included on this list are western and Clarke's = grebe).Thought=20 it might be interesting to some birders. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jul 31 05:03:56 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp109.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp109.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [68.142.225.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 66A34638BA for <[email protected]>; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:03:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 21213 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2007 09:03:47 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=KId1OxA3ucAZ0PQcOFEvd3PVn0cP9qEvbEbw0+acb2XLUyMSiGHNYysAYYZp63oWU3BmlR8K1axalOuApjSv829pZPuv+MThbPMhF2k9zX91D7N+jwEt5YjunImzzOpr71yj2/KpevrGs/i02o9va4wVb/GWZ5Q+sZYaOBxjzhg= ; Received: from unknown (HELO your01f62bc8c0) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@74.112.247.104 with login) by smtp109.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 31 Jul 2007 09:03:47 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: AqTad.QVM1nRGSgK0e22NOL6NYkwlkUms6jyINcN79GblUMrc3lQUFHNY8TKjSnfeQ-- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "shay redmond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:03:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Subject: [Ontbirds]Fw: Sightings X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:03:57 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom hayman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:47 PM Subject: Sightings > > > Hi Shay- further to the sandhill sighting we also have a family - 6- of > tufted titmice, house wrens, catbirds and brown thrashers, red eyed and > warbling vireos and soon sanderlings on the beach ( see Alf Rider's > sightings at Kettle Point this am - only a few kms south of where we are. > Thanks Tom Hayman > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Hotmail is the next generation of MSN Hotmail. 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