James Barber reports that the Rock Wren continues at the same location this morning (November 1).
On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 10:26 PM OFO Birds <ofobi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Earlier today (noon, October 31) Ted Armstrong photographed a Rock Wren at > Hurkett Dock. Details are found below in Ted's email. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Ted Armstrong <tedarmstron...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 10:02 PM > Subject: [NWObirds] Hurkett Dock - Rock Wren? > To: NWObirds <nwobi...@googlegroups.com> > > > Hello NWO Birds. I was at a windy, cool Hurkett Dock at noon today. On the > path to the closed-off DFO dock, a wren appeared at the edge of the > cattails on the hard rock/paved surface between the parth and the cattails. > It appeared for a few seconds, disappeared, then re-appeared for a few more > seconds and obligingly posed for a few photos. It never vocalized. I didn't > have my field guides with me (and I was cold), and unfortunately I decided > that my photos were good enough to allow me to confirm the species back > home. While the overall appearance doesn't seem a great match for the > profile of Rock Wren images in my field guides, the field marks seem > spot-on - finely streaked breast, dull gray-brown back, > cinnamon-coloured flanks & rump patch, buffy tail tips, light gray line > over the eye, dark legs, darkish tail band. I stand to be corrected, but > believe that this was a Rock Wren. I note just a couple of previous Thunder > Bay District records in eBird. > I've attached my cropped photos if anyone wants to weigh in. I am sorry > that I didn't recognize this for what it was and get this message > posted sooner. The bird didn't flush, it just melted back into the > rocks again. > Ted > -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Ontbirds is reserved for sightings of provincially rare birds. To post a message on Ontbirds, send an email to: birdalert@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Ontbirds Moderators by email at birdal...@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
