LAPLAND LONGSPURS Dunnville 28/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER Sun/cloud temp +5
Location Dunnville,
Lapland Longspur 300+, Savannah Sparrow 3, Cliff Swallow 2, Rough-Winged Swallow 3, tree Swallow 5, Barn Swallow 20, Purple Martin 15.
Location Rock Point,
Lapland Longspur 17, Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher 1, Yellow-Rumped Warbler 7, Hermit Thrush 1, Brown Thrasher 4, Eastern Towhee 1, Wilson Snipe 1, American Woodcock 2, Northern Harrier 1, Coopers Hawk 2, Caspian Tern 4, Common Loon 1.
Birds Banded,
Blue Jay 1, Northern Cardinal 1, American Robin 3, red-Winged Blackbird 2, Brown-Headed Cowbird 1, Yellow-Rumped Warbler 2, Hermit Thrush 1, American Goldfinch 1, Brown Thrasher 3.
WHIP-POOR-WILL and HERMIT THRUSH Rock Point 27/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, Overcast and breezy temp +6
Location Rock Point,
WHIP-POOR-WILL 1, LAPLAND LONGSPUR 221, Yellow-Rumped Warbler 4, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 2, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 8, Barn Swallow 12, Tree Swallow 20, House Wren 2, Chipping Sparrow 1, Field Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 3, Yellow-Belled Sapsucker 1, American Woodcock 2, Coopers Hawk 1, Sharp-Shinned Hawk 2, Red-Tailed Hawk 1, Turkey Vulture 3, Wood Duck 3, Common Loon 13.
Birds Banded,
Whip-Poor-Will 1, Hermit Thrush 2, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 5, American Goldfinch 1, White-Throated Sparrow 2, Red-Winged Blackbird 1.
WEATHER sun/cloud temp+11
Location, Dundas Hydro Pool,
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 2, Chipping Sparrow 13, Song Sparrow 7, Field Sparrow 1, Purple Martin 1, Rough-Winged Swallow 1, Barn Swallow 3, Tree Swallow 30, Caspian Tern 4, Great Blue Heron 3, Night Heron 1, Turkey Vulture 30, Sharp-Shinned Hawk 2, Coopers Hawk 2, Red-Tailed Hawk 3.
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Rock Point 23/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER Sun/cloud and a little rain +14
Location Rock Point,
Lapland Longspur 37, Purple Martin 1, tree Swallow 30, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 6, Brown Thrasher 1, Caspian Tern 2, Common Tern 3, Bonaparte's Gull 500, Common Loon 3, Blue-Winged Teal 2, Belted Kingfisher 3, Coopers Hawk 7, Turkey Vulture 16, Red-Tailed Hawk 2, Great-Horned Owl 1.
Birds Banded,
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 1, Junco 1, Mourning Dove 1, swamp Sparrow 1, White-Throated Sparrow 2, American Goldfinch 3, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 2, Housefinch 1, Brown-Headed Cowbird 1, Red-Winged Blackbird 1, Chickadee 1.
PURPLE FINCH and PALM WARBLER Rock Point 22/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, overcast +11
Location Rock Point,
Osprey 1, Blue-Headed Vireo 1, Black-Throated green Warbler 2, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 1, Golden-Crowned Kinglet 2, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 20, Eastern Towhee 1, Field Sparrow 2, White-Throated Sparrow 30, Song Sparrow 15, Brown Creeper 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Common tern 3, Caspian Tern 2, Common Loon 5, Pied-Billed Grebe 1, Killdeer 4.
Birds Banded,
PALM WARBLER 1 ( Western ), Winter Wren 1, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 8, American Goldfinch 3, Slate-Colored Junco 2, Field Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 1, Swamp Sparrow 3, White-Throated Sparrow 16, Purple Finch 3, Tree Swallow 1, Red-Winged Blackbird 11, Brown-Headed Cowbird 6, American Robin 1, Common Grackle 15,.
Animals Etc, Raccoon 1, Garter Snake 1 and my first Ground Hog.
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and CASPIAN TERNS Rock Point 21/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, overcast with some rain temp+10
Location Rock Point,
RED-EYED VIREO 1, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 5, Yellow-Rumped Warbler 3, Brown Creeper 2, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 20, Golden-Crowned Kinglet 3, Winter Wren 1, House Wren 1, Field Sparrow 3, Chipping Sparrow 2, Song Sparrow 12, White-Throated Sparrow 10, Swamp Sparrow 1, Barn Swallow 1, Tree Swallow 30, Eastern Bluebird 2, Turkey Vulture 1, Sharp-Shinned Hawk 1, Caspian Tern 15, Bonaparte's Gull 200, Common Loon 8, Blue-winged Teal 1.
Birds Banded,
Yellow-rumped warbler 2, Ruby-crowned kinglet 4, American Robin 2, Chipping Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 1, Swamp sparrow 1, White-throated sparrow 3, Red-winged blackbird 2, Common grackle 1, American goldfinch 2.
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and RUSTY BLACKBIRD Rock Point 20/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, Cloudy +7
Location Rock Point,
BLACK- THROATED GREEN WARBLER 1 male, Yellow-Rumped Warbler 1, Hermit Thrush 3, Brown Thrasher 8, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 20, Golden-Crowned Kinglet 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Barn Swallow 1, Tree Swallow 25, American Woodcock 1, Wilson's Snipe 2, Killdeer 2, Caspian Tern 4, Common Tern 15, Bonaparte's Gull 200, Common Loon 15, American Wigeon 2, Blue-Winged Teal 2, Ring-Necked Duck 2, Greater Scaup 2, Red-Breasted Merganser 500, Belted Kingfisher 1, Northern Flicker 8, Song Sparrow 12, Swamp Sparrow 3, White-Throated Sparrow 4, Rusty Blackbird 30, Common Grackle 120, Red-Winged Blackbird 50, Brown-headed Cowbird 25, Coopers Hawk 1, Turkey Vulture 1.
Birds Banded,
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 1, Tree Swallow 1, Brown Thrasher 2, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 11, White-Throated Sparrow 2, Red-Winged Blackbird 2, American Robin 1, Common Grackle 2.
Animals Etc, American Toad, Garter Snake, and billions of Chorus Frogs.
WEATHER, Thunder showers temp +22
Location, Hydro pool Dundas,
CASPIAN TERN 25, Common Tern 3, Rough-Winged Swallow 2, Tree Swallow 60, Killdeer 1, Double-Crested Cormorant 500, Turkey Vulture 30, Wood Duck 3, Gadwall 3, Pied-Billed Grebe 1.
EASTERN TOWHEE and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Dunnville 07/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, Cloud/sun temp +4
Location Rock Point,
EASTERN PHOEBE 1, Wild Turkey 2, Wilson's Snipe 6, Killdeer 4, Goshawk 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, Turkey Vulture 2, Tree Swallow 2, Golden-Crowned Kinglet 1, Great-Blue Heron 1, Blue-Winged Teal 6, Ring-Necked Duck 36, Bufflehead 46, Lesser Scaup 8, Wood Duck 5, Northern Flicker 1, Brown-Headed Cowbird 10.
Birds Banded,
Mourning Dove 1, Swamp Sparrow 1, American Tree Sparrow 4, Common Grackle 8, American Goldfinch 1.
Location Dunnville,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER 1, Eastern Towhee 1, Turkey Vulture 6, Red-Tailed Hawk 1.
Animals Etc, Chipmunk 1.
TREE SWALLOW and FOX SPARROW Rock Point 06/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, Sunny light NW wind temp+2
Location Rock Point,
Wilson's Snipe 6, American Woodcock 2, Killdeer 5, Rough-Legged Hawk ↑1, Turkey Vulture 6, Common loon ↑1,Bonaparte's Gull ↑2, Northern Flicker 2, Golden-Crowned Kinglet 5, Tree Swallow 12, Fox sparrow 2, Song Sparrow 25, American Tree Sparrow 5.
Birds Banded,
Winter Wren 1, Fox Sparrow 1, Swamp Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 5, Slate-Colored Junco 3, American Goldfinch 2, American Robin 1, Common Grackle 5, Red-Winged Blackbird 1.
Animals Etc, Garter Snake 1.
Location Dunnville,
CHIPPING SPARROW 1, American Woodcock 1, White-Throated Sparrow 1, Winter Wren 1, Golden-Crowned Kinglet 10.
TURKEY VULTURES Dunnville 05/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, Sunny but windy +2
Location Dunnville, Evening update.
40 Turkey Vultures roosting.
BONAPARTE'S GULL and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET Rock Point 05/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, Sunny but windy temp -13
Location Rock Point,
Iceland Gull 1, Bonaparte's Gull 70, Peregrine 1, Turkey Vulture 2,Common Loon 1,American Woodcock 1, Killdeer 2, Golden-Crowned Kinglets 25, Brown Creeper 2, Tree Swallow 5, Fox sparrow 2, Song Sparrow 30, American Tree Sparrow 2, White-Throated Sparrow 1, Brown-Headed Cowbird 8, Red-winged blackbird 30, Common Grackle 20, American Robin 100, Northern Flicker 3, Downy Woodpecker 2.
Birds Banded,
Common Grackle 1, Golden-Crowned Kinglet 4, American Robin 2, American Goldfinch 2, Song Sparrow 9, Black-Capped Chickadee 1.
Dunnville, EASTERN TOWHEE 1,White-Throated sparrow 1, Turkey Vulture 12.
Raccoon Dundas 04/04/04 © J.Lees
WEATHER, Sun/cloud very windy -2
Location Dundas,
Raccoon 1.
COOPER'S HAWK eating a male American Kestrel Flamborough 03/04/04 © J.Lees
Weather, Overcast +6
Location Flamborough area,
Coopers Hawk 1, American Kestrel 2, Turkey Vulture 9, Sharp-Shinned Hawk 1, Killdeer 6, Ring-Billed Gull 2000, Song Sparrow 5, Common Grackle 100, Red-Winged Blackbird 450.
Animals Etc, Raccoon 1 Dundas.