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Chestnut-sided Warbler (58)

Setophaga pensylvanica

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 16 2023

Details: male, adult

#Long Point Bird Observatory
#Long Point
#Spring migration

Date uploaded: May 20 2023

Comments (1):
Chris: Stunning. Was a real treat to see them with you both

Black-throated Green Warbler (78)

Setophaga virens

Ahmad Shah

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 12 2023

Long Point, Norfolk County.

Date uploaded: May 20 2023

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Such a colorful closeup!
Chris: Really like this angle, as the black throat is striking. Great photo.

Bay-breasted Warbler (62)

Setophaga castanea

Ahmad Shah

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 13 2023

Long Point, Norfolk County.

Date uploaded: May 20 2023

Comments (3):
BrianMorin: Another spring favourite
Sue Bishop: Nice portrait!

Warbling Vireo (30)

Vireo gilvus

Chris

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 14 2023

Long Point (old park), Ontario

Date uploaded: May 20 2023

Comments (5):
BrianMorin: Ours showed up around the same date.
Chris: The weather was continuously windy from the East and Northeast, near 50km/h in the morning. It seem to keep the birds lower down.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (42)

Regulus calendula

Chris

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 14 2023

Long Point, Ontario (old park)

Date uploaded: May 20 2023

Comments (7):
BrianMorin: Excellent capture. I was as close but there were branches in the way for my birds.
Chris: Thanks. This guy took a short 5 second pause here, thankfully. Then went back to his usual pattern ☺️

Chestnut-sided Warbler (58)

Setophaga pensylvanica

Chris

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 14 2023

Details: male

Long Point (old park), Ontario

Date uploaded: May 20 2023

Comments (3):
BrianMorin: Good light.
Chris: This species was one of the most numerous plus most cooperative. I need to review a couple more.

Red Fody (1)

Foudia madagascariensis

Krish

Mauritius

📍 Map

Date taken: May 11 2023

Details: male, adult

Aka Madagascar Fody & Red Cardinal Fody
Primarily a species of Madagascar, it was introduced to some Indian Ocean Islands. Commonly seen in Mauritius.

Date uploaded: May 19 2023

Comments (4):
BrianMorin: Great stop.
Chris: Terrific! It occurred to me that you now have the 85th country representation on Birdviewing with the earlier upload of the African Masked Weaver. Great to see.

Mississippi Kite (1)

Ictinia mississippiensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: May 13 2023

Details: immature, outside normal range

Point Pelee National Park - One or two birds appear each spring around mid-May, sometimes hanging around for a couple of days before returning south. This is a second year bird showing adult features like whitish head and gray underparts but still having mottled underwing.

Date uploaded: May 19 2023

Comments (4):
Chris: Congratulations not only on the sighting and great picture, but the first upload of the species!
BrianMorin: This was a target bird for me on the trip. I was fortunate to have one of the best looks at the species that people have had in years.

Willow Ptarmigan (9)

Lagopus lagopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: May 8 2023

Details: molting, outside normal range

Point Pelee National Park - This is the most unlikely bird to ever visit the southernmost point of mainland Canada and a record for this Arctic wanderer. Hundreds of observers saw the bird within its five hour visit before it flew off towards a destination even further south, Pelee Island, 16km away. In typical ptarmigan fashion it paid no attention to its admirers, at times approaching to within a few feet of them.

Date uploaded: May 19 2023

Comments (4):
Chris: That is indeed incredible. While at Long Point I overheard talk of this occurrence. Glad you caught up with him!
BrianMorin: I have seen birds in northern Quebec but not in Ontario and to have one show up on this trip was an experience beyond incredible. Ironically we were watching the appearance of the bird on its journey which was first noted in Toronto a number of days earlier then possibly Burlington, then Port Stanley, Wheatley the day before and then Point Pelee before a final flight south to Pelee Island with no further updates. Hundreds of people saw this species for the first time that morning. The discovery close by at Wheatley the previous day was a closely guarded secret known only to a few local birders. All that changed before 6:00 a.m. when it showed up at the southern Tip of the park and the whole birding world knew. It made regional media news and I discovered moments ago that so did I. I was in the throng captured on video by a local broadcaster and aired on CBC (I recognized my hat and jacket) :) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2204262979681

Cape May Warbler (42)

Setophaga tigrina

Chris

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: May 14 2023

On of my favourite species, ever since first seeing him in 1989 in Pointe Claire. Seen during his thousand mile journey, successfully finding small bugs to eat in the pine needles. Long Point, Ontario.

Date uploaded: May 19 2023

Comments (1):
BrianMorin: Nice. One of my favourites too.

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