May 17 2023

Thank you, James for a great day.  As always you turn a cool windy day into an exposition of knowledge, pointers of where to look, and a leadership style that is friendly, and leads to a lot of fun for the rest of us.  From all of us, a sincere thank you, James.   

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Hi Fred; Here is a summary from today.

HI BBC; Birds were hard to find today so every sighting was special. Luckily most people were prepared for the cooler weather and had gloves on. The bird of note at the lagoons was the Green Heron who waited patiently as we all got a look. Green herons have nested here the past couple of years and some old stick nests could be seen. Because of the cool wind we ate lunch in our cars. At Chalmers Pond we saw four swallow species picking insects from the water surface. At the Greenock Swamp the Cerulean Warbler was a no show but we did see some thrushes and orioles. All in all a tough birding day, but everyone was grateful for the time together. Thanks to Marilyn for doing the ebird lists.Cheers James

Leader; James Turland

Participants; Barbara Palmer, Susan Weaver, Cathy Bailey, Norma Nanni, Carole Lupton, Margaret Anderton, Bruce Edmunds, Bill Hatten, Janet Hatten, Liz Addison, James Turland, Fred Jazvac, Marilyn Ohler, Eloise Jantzi, Gayle Schaus, Becky Grieveson, Connie Plante, Rob Wray,  Norah Toth, Arlene Richards, Lynn Beaton, Miriam Oudejans, Heather Drane, Doug Martin, Kay and John Thompson, Jenny Halpin, Ralph and Mary Ann Knowes, Judy Duncan

eBird Checklist Summary for: May 17, 2023

Number of Checklists: 6

Number of Taxa: 60

Checklists included in this summary:

(1): Kincardine--Sewage Lagoons

Date: May 17, 2023 at 8:59 AM

(2): Davidson Centre, Kincardine CA-ON 44.17546, -81.62133

Date: May 17, 2023 at 11:41 AM

(3): Chalmers Pond

Date: May 17, 2023 at 12:23 PM

(4): Concession 7 and road 9 Kincardine 

Date: May 17, 2023 at 12:48 PM

(5): Concession 10, Brockton

Date: May 17, 2023 at 1:01 PM

(6): Glammis bog area

Date: May 17, 2023 at 2:34 PM

9 Canada Goose -- (1),(3),(6)

1 Ruffed Grouse -- (5)

2 Morning Dove

1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird

3 Killdeer -- (1),(3)

2 Spotted Sandpiper -- (1),(3)

1 Lesser Yellowlegs -- (3)

9 Ring-billed Gull

6 Double-crested Cormorant

1 Green Heron -- (1)

1 Turkey Vulture -- (1)

1 Broad-winged Hawk -- (5)

1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- (5)

2 Downy Woodpecker -- (1),(5)

1 Hairy Woodpecker -- (1)

2 Northern Flicker -- (1),(5)

1 Merlin -- (3)

4 Least Flycatchers --(1)

2 Great Crested Flycatcher -- (5)

1 Eastern Kingbird -- (1)

1 Yellow-throated Vireo -- (5)

1 Blue Jay -- (1)

1 American Crow -- (1)

2 Black-capped Chickadee -- (1)

4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- (3)

3 Tree Swallow -- (3)

1 Bank Swallow -- (3)

7 Barn Swallow -- (1),(3)

1 House Wren -- (1)

7 European Starling -- (1),(2),(3)

1 Gray Catbird -- (1)

1 Brown Thrasher -- (1)

1 Eastern Bluebird -- (6)

1 Veery -- (1)

2 Swainson's Thrush -- (5)

2 Hermit Thrush -- (5)

9 American Robin -- (1),(2),(3),(5)

3 House Sparrow -- (2)

6 American Goldfinch -- (1),(5)

2 Chipping Sparrows --(2)

3 White-crowned Sparrow -- (1)

5 Song Sparrow -- (1),(5)

1 Savannah Sparrow--(3)

4 Bobolink -- (3)

2 Eastern Meadowlark -- (1),(4)

7 Baltimore Oriole -- (3),(5)

4 Red-winged Blackbird -- (1)

4 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (1)

4 Common Grackle -- (1),(2)

1 Ovenbird --(5)

1 Nashville Warbler -- (1)

1 Common Yellowthroat -- (1)

5 American Redstart -- (1),(5)

1 Magnolia Warbler --(1)

1 Blackburnian Warbler -- (1)

1 Chestnut-sided Warbler -- (1)

1 Palm Warbler -- (6)

2 Yellow-rumped Warbler -- (1)

2 Northern Cardinal -- (1)

5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- (1),(5)

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