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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: jnieuwenhuis17 on April 04, 2010, 03:56:32 PM

Title: Apr 3 - LaSalle Park and Marine
Post by: jnieuwenhuis17 on April 04, 2010, 03:56:32 PM

Had a nice quiet stroll at LaSalle. My findings were:
1- Tundra Swan in and among multiple Trumpeters, and Canada Geese.
4 - American Coots
Numerous Song Sparrows
3 - Golden Crowned Kinglets.
2 - Northern Flickers
Group of Tree Swallows
Such were the highlights of the walk. I found the harbour walk to be quite noisy, with all the cackling Ring Billed Gulls!
 :wink:
Josh

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Post by: MLady on April 19, 2010, 02:31:30 PM

The Tundra swan has been confirmed by BSC as a Trumpeter swan with the rare characteristic yellow eye patch as Tundra swans.

Cheers,
Kathy

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Post by: jnieuwenhuis17 on April 19, 2010, 04:38:23 PM

Interesting. Currently seeking a Tundra then! lol
I guess it was confirmed by it's call then?

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Post by: MLady on April 19, 2010, 06:55:28 PM

Quote from: "jnieuwenhuis17"

Interesting. Currently seeking a Tundra then! lol
I guess it was confirmed by it's call then?

I was there on the 13th and took a photo of the head and yellow wing marker. I sent this information off to BSC and they are the ones that confirmed it for me, as I also thought it was a Trundra. I have also sent the information off to the BBL this evening and am hoping to get more information on this bird in the next few weeks or so. I just want to know where the bird came from, the sex and age of it.
So I guess we are both still looking for a Tundra. *LOL*

Title: May 7 and 8
Post by: jnieuwenhuis17 on May 08, 2010, 11:33:15 AM

Birds seen apart from the usual:
Bonapartes Gull
Song sparrows - lots
Carolina Wrens-3
American Redstarts - 3
Yellow warblers - lots
Y-R Warbler - 2
Baltimore Orioles - 2
Pine Warblers - lots
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher - 1
Grey Catbirds
Barn Swallows
Tree Swallows
Cliff Swallows
Northern Rough winged Swallows