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Bird is still here. Showing well in the pasture behind the house. Very active.
Cooper's hawk flew over and into the spruce trees on the other side of the
road. No sign of the hawk since.
Good birding
Ellen Smout
London
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> On Dec 19, 2015, at 08:42, Josh Vandermeulen <[email protected]> wrote:
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> The bird is here this morning in the fenced in paddock area, viewed from
> Nelson Road. It's perching on various posts and pieces of vegetation at the
> back (east) part of the field.
>
> Good birding,
> Josh Vandermeulen
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> From: ONTBIRDS <[email protected]> on behalf of Steve Charbonneau
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: December 18, 2015 3:55:53 PM
> To: ontbirds
> Subject: [Ontbirds] vermilion flycatcher north of Wallaceburg - details and
> directions
>
> Hello again everyone,
> I'm home now and have a few more details regarding the vermilion (one "l",
> sorry) flycatcher north of Wallaceburg.
> It was first seen this morning at about 10:00 by Larry Cornelis. He was
> working at the home farm and spotted a small reddish bird in a walnut tree
> at the north end of the enclosed pasture. It dropped to the ground and he
> noticed a flash of red and was pretty sure it was a VEFL. He had seen many
> in Texas. He didn't have binoculars and had to work at that time, so he
> looked later quickly but couldn't find it. He called me and I arrived at
> 11:40. I walked the property but didn't see the bird for the first 15
> minutes. I finally located it behind the house in the horse pasture and I
> took quite a few photos and alerted others. Blake Mann and Larry arrived
> soon after and we refound the bird where Larry had first seen it. It's a
> beautiful first year male - unmistakable! I have uploaded photos on the
> Ebird website. I also pinned a location entitled "Vermilion flycatcher
> stakeout".
> *PLEASE* be respectful when attempting to see this bird. There are 2
> houses on the property at 1596 Nelson St. The southernmost house is
> occupied by Larry's mother and she has agreed to allow birders search for
> the bird. In fact, she'd LOVE to have people come by. There is a driveway
> along the north side of her house and it curves around to the north. She
> says that people can pull into the driveway and park at the side or
> alongside the barn to the west. You can also park along the road, this is
> a gravel road.
> While we were there (well over an hour), the bird made 2 small circles
> throughout the pasture. This pasture is fenced in and is only about an
> acre in size. There is no need to try to get in to the pasture, nor to go
> to the east (back) side near the horse barns. Georgette doesn't mind
> people viewing the pasture from behind her house which is where the bird
> seems to spend most of its time. If it's there, you can stand at the est
> end of her backyard, where you are only 6 feet from the pasture. The bird
> sometimes goes into the walnut tree at the north side of the pasture,
> behind the barn. This area can be viewed from the driveway running north
> to south, or from the north end of the yard behind the white house. It
> spends most of its time alternating perches from fences to posts to gates
> to small weeds and shrubs. It will drop to the ground often but flies up
> immediately after apparently eating an insect. If it's in the area, you'll
> find it, it doesn't hide. The small pasture has a couple of horses, sheep
> and goats and therefore, there is manure and the probablility of insects.
> A lot of people will be doing CBC's on the weekend, including myself, so I
> won't be able to post whether it's there and neither will Larry. I'm sure
> others will post. I don't know how early this bird will be out hunting and
> feeding but I wouldn't get there too early in the morning. Again, please
> be respectful (I can't say this enough) and if you see Georgette, say
> hello. She'd love to visit, but I don't expect her to be up too early.
> Steve
>
> *Directions:* The location is 3 kilometres north of Wallaceburg.
> From the north, take Hwy 40 south to Langstaff Line. Go
> east (left) to Nelson St. and north (left) to #1596. The house and pasture
> are on the right.
> From the south, take Hwy 40 into Wallaceburg. Continue
> straight on Murray St., go over the bridge and continue north on Main St.
> Follow this to the end and turn right (north) on Water St. Continue until
> you get to Langstaff Line. Turn left, go over the river and turn right on
> Nelson St. to #1596.
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