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 Views: 25 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 Views: 24 Comments (3): BrianMorin: Another spring favouriteSue 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 Views: 21 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 Views: 31 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 Views: 21 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 Views: 21 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 Views: 15 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 Views: 19 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 Views: 24 Comments (1): BrianMorin: Nice. One of my favourites too.
African Masked Weaver (1)Ploceus velatus Krish Mauritius 📍 Map Date taken: May 9 2023 Details: adult Date uploaded: May 16 2023 Views: 24 Comments (1): Chris: A really good compilation - and congrats again on another new species for the site!
