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--20cf305b117a56a1fd04a51489d0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Had a fantastic time in Point Pelee NP, Rondeau PP and area (Ontario) 26-30 May. Thanks to all for the great recommendations. We came in on the end of a thunderstorm and several days of significant rainfall and were lucky enough to see some neat migrant fall-outs...the trees were dripping with migrants - literally thousands of: RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, CEDAR WAXWINGS. SWALLOWS (Bank, Barn and Tree in order of abundance; these covered every field and stretch of beach in the Leamington area), and BALTIMORE ORIOLES. We had great intentions of keeping a good *abundance list, but this quickly defaulted to a *species list, as it was virtually impossible to keep track of numbers of individuals. As one who finds it impossible not to tune-in to every ambient bird song (whether while birding, driving, having conversations with people...) it was a strange mix of elation and panic. In addition to the usual suspects, there were lots of highlights for us Nova-Scotianers: (check out http://www.birdsontario.org/atlas/maps.jsp?lang=en for some context for these species) - PROTHONOTARY WARBLER defending a nest box from HOUSE WRENs (Pelee, Woodland Trail) - highest density and abundance of BALTIMORE ORIOLES we had ever witnessed (hundreds) - dozens of ORCHARD ORIOLES - BROWN THRASHERSs - RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERs - RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (Rondeau) - WOOD THRUSH - dozens of WILSON'S WARBLERs - INDIGO BUNTING - NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - HOUSE WRENs - dozens of WARBLING VIREOs - FIELD SPARROW (Rondeau) - BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (Rondeau) - TUFTED TITMOUSE (Rondeau) - TENNESSEE WARBLER - several GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHERs - EASTERN TOWHEEs - several BLACKPOLL WARBLERs - YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO - SCARLET TANAGER - MOURNING WARBLER The highlight was one short stretch of the "Woodland Trail" in Point Pelee NP where, within 300 m, we had a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, MOURNING WARBLER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and a pair of HOUSE WRENs. The very last species of the trip, which gave us a reasonable 100 for the weekend, was heard as we were ascending the stairs to the Dash-8 at the Windsor (ON) airport...an EASTERN MEADOWLARK singing, with guts, just off the tarmac... Cheers, James. -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com home: (902) 681-2374 --20cf305b117a56a1fd04a51489d0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Had a fantastic time in Point Pelee NP, Rondeau PP and area (Ontario) 26-30= May. Thanks to all for the great recommendations.<br><br>We came in on the= end of a thunderstorm and several days of significant=20 rainfall and were lucky enough to see some neat migrant fall-outs...the tre= es were dripping with migrants - literally thousands of: RED-WINGED BLACKBI= RDS, CEDAR WAXWINGS. SWALLOWS (Bank, Barn and Tree in order of abundance; t= hese covered every field and stretch of beach in the Leamington area), and = BALTIMORE ORIOLES. <br> <br>We had great intentions of keeping a good *abundance list, but this qui= ckly defaulted to a *species list, as it was virtually impossible to keep t= rack of numbers of individuals. As one who finds it impossible not to tune-= in to every ambient bird song (whether while birding, driving, having conve= rsations with people...) it was a strange mix of elation and panic.<br> <br>In addition to the usual suspects, there were lots of highlights for us= Nova-Scotianers:<br>(check out <a href=3D"http://www.birdsontario.org/atla= s/maps.jsp?lang=3Den">http://www.birdsontario.org/atlas/maps.jsp?lang=3Den<= /a> for some context for these species)<br> <br>- PROTHONOTARY WARBLER defending a nest box from HOUSE WRENs (Pelee, Wo= odland Trail)<br>- highest density and abundance of BALTIMORE ORIOLES we ha= d ever witnessed (hundreds)<br>- dozens of ORCHARD ORIOLES<br>- BROWN THRAS= HERSs <br> - RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERs<br> - RED-HEADED WOODPECKER=A0 (Rondeau)<br>- WOOD THRUSH <br>- dozens of WILSO= N'S WARBLERs<br>- INDIGO BUNTING<br>- NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD<br>- HOUSE W= RENs<br>- dozens of WARBLING VIREOs<br>- FIELD SPARROW (Rondeau)<br>- BLUE-= GRAY GNATCATCHER (Rondeau)<br> - TUFTED TITMOUSE (Rondeau)<br>- TENNESSEE WARBLER<br>- several GREAT-CREST= ED FLYCATCHERs<br>- EASTERN TOWHEEs<br>- several BLACKPOLL WARBLERs<br>- YE= LLOW-BILLED CUCKOO<br>- SCARLET TANAGER<br>- MOURNING WARBLER<br><br>The hi= ghlight was one short stretch of the "Woodland Trail" in Point Pe= lee NP where, within 300 m, we had a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER,= MOURNING WARBLER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and a pai= r of HOUSE WRENs.<br> <br>The very last species of the trip, which gave us a reasonable 100 for t= he weekend, was heard as we were ascending the stairs to the Dash-8 at the = Windsor (ON) airport...an EASTERN MEADOWLARK singing, with guts, just off t= he tarmac...<br> <br>Cheers, <br>James.<br> <br>-- <br>James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:j= ameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><b= r>home: <a href=3D"tel:%28902%29%20681-2374" value=3D"+19026812374" target= =3D"_blank">(902) 681-2374</a><br> <br> --20cf305b117a56a1fd04a51489d0--
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