As promised the other day when i was catching up the banding stats i mentioned that Mark would have his update to follow. i think it is worthwhile to have this info and unfortunately we could not do a census at the marsh the other day but with so much back it sure would have been worthwhile . next week without the snow we will have easier access to the marsh proper. thanks for doing these mark they are wonderful and people get a snap shot of how much fun it is to bird in Timiskaming
Milton's Migration Forecast #5 – April 18-24, 2016
What a difference a week makes, and it just happened to be the one designated as “Migration Week!” I’m feeling quite smug, as nearly all of my predictions for last week returned to Timiskaming over the weekend, although the sheer volume of reports made writing the forecast difficult; it seemed like the birds were arriving faster than I could type!
Lesser Scaup and Northern Shoveler were discovered in New Liskeard April 12 b...y Bruce Murphy and Mike Werner respectively. The migration then took a day off, to return with a vengeance on Thursday, April 14. Bruce picked up Song Sparrow and Sandhill Crane at the Marsh, while Vic Roach reported Sharp-shinned Hawk and an early Broad-winged Hawk in Chamberlain Twp., Mike Werner saw a Northern Flicker in Kerns Twp., and I found American Black Duck at Hill’s Lake along with Hooded Merganser, which were reported by Sue Nielsen from Sharpe Lake the same evening.
On April 14th a Brown-headed Cowbird was spotted by Kerns School of Flock students at Kerns Public School. On April 15th a Fox Sparrow was discovered by Serge Gendron in Englehart, Nicole Richardson found American Woodcock and Wilson’s Snipe at the Marsh, and Mike Werner saw our first Northern Pintail and Green-winged Teal at Moose Creek near the Casey Marsh. The next day, Wood Duck was spotted in Casey Twp. by Serge Gendron, who also found Ring-necked Duck at Hill’s Lake. At the New Liskeard Sewage Lagoons, Mike Werner was volunteering for HMREC cleaning out Swallow nestboxes when he discovered Greater Yellowlegs, Double-crested Cormorant, and, you guessed it, Tree Swallows. Thanks to all the volunteers who made sure the boxes there, at the Marsh, and along Hwy 569 are all ready for immediate occupation. Nicole Richardson reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from Hydro Line Road. On Sunday, April 17, Bruce reported both Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets from the Marsh, while Serge Gendron found Bufflehead at the New Liskeard lagoons, and Mike Werner discovered American Wigeon at Belle Vallee.
It seems that the only species I predicted that didn’t show up was Belted Kingfisher. In the coming week we should see Pied-billed Grebe, Chipping Sparrow, Common Loon, Eastern Bluebird, Blue-winged Teal, and Swamp Sparrow. Although uncommon, my records show that Short-eared Owl is a possibility. And a bird that will start a whole new chapter in our migration records, Yellow-rumped Warbler, has its average arrival date as our earliest warbler on April 24.
As always, we encourage you to report sightings of these, or any birds, to eBird.ca or timbirds.info, or even with a brief posting here. The more eyes we have on the birds of Temiskaming, the more accurate our records, and the more informed we become in our efforts to protect them.
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Milton's Migration Forecast #5 – April 18-24, 2016
What a difference a week makes, and it just happened to be the one designated as “Migration Week!” I’m feeling quite smug, as nearly all of my predictions for last week returned to Timiskaming over the weekend, although the sheer volume of reports made writing the forecast difficult; it seemed like the birds were arriving faster than I could type!
Lesser Scaup and Northern Shoveler were discovered in New Liskeard April 12 b...y Bruce Murphy and Mike Werner respectively. The migration then took a day off, to return with a vengeance on Thursday, April 14. Bruce picked up Song Sparrow and Sandhill Crane at the Marsh, while Vic Roach reported Sharp-shinned Hawk and an early Broad-winged Hawk in Chamberlain Twp., Mike Werner saw a Northern Flicker in Kerns Twp., and I found American Black Duck at Hill’s Lake along with Hooded Merganser, which were reported by Sue Nielsen from Sharpe Lake the same evening.
On April 14th a Brown-headed Cowbird was spotted by Kerns School of Flock students at Kerns Public School. On April 15th a Fox Sparrow was discovered by Serge Gendron in Englehart, Nicole Richardson found American Woodcock and Wilson’s Snipe at the Marsh, and Mike Werner saw our first Northern Pintail and Green-winged Teal at Moose Creek near the Casey Marsh. The next day, Wood Duck was spotted in Casey Twp. by Serge Gendron, who also found Ring-necked Duck at Hill’s Lake. At the New Liskeard Sewage Lagoons, Mike Werner was volunteering for HMREC cleaning out Swallow nestboxes when he discovered Greater Yellowlegs, Double-crested Cormorant, and, you guessed it, Tree Swallows. Thanks to all the volunteers who made sure the boxes there, at the Marsh, and along Hwy 569 are all ready for immediate occupation. Nicole Richardson reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from Hydro Line Road. On Sunday, April 17, Bruce reported both Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets from the Marsh, while Serge Gendron found Bufflehead at the New Liskeard lagoons, and Mike Werner discovered American Wigeon at Belle Vallee.
It seems that the only species I predicted that didn’t show up was Belted Kingfisher. In the coming week we should see Pied-billed Grebe, Chipping Sparrow, Common Loon, Eastern Bluebird, Blue-winged Teal, and Swamp Sparrow. Although uncommon, my records show that Short-eared Owl is a possibility. And a bird that will start a whole new chapter in our migration records, Yellow-rumped Warbler, has its average arrival date as our earliest warbler on April 24.
As always, we encourage you to report sightings of these, or any birds, to eBird.ca or timbirds.info, or even with a brief posting here. The more eyes we have on the birds of Temiskaming, the more accurate our records, and the more informed we become in our efforts to protect them.
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