{"id":1230,"date":"2011-05-21T23:27:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T23:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2011-05-24T08:14:17","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T08:14:17","slug":"ontario-warblers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=1230","title":{"rendered":"ONTARIO WARBLERS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The spring warbler migration is starting to wind down. Due to some personal developments, I was not able to exploit the great opportunities here in the local Ottawa area where the season has been abnormally productive.<\/p>\n

However I was able to get out for a very productive day at Thickson’s Woods yesterday on the north shore of Lake Ontario near Oshawa. This spit of land jutting out into the lake was historically used as a source of white pine for the masts and spars of the Royal Navy in days of yore. Now it provides a perfect landing places for the warblers after the arduous crossing of the lake on their journey northward.<\/p>\n

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Birders on Thickson Road, Oshawa, Ontario for the spring warbler migration!<\/p>\n

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Cape May Warbler.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Warbler in flight.<\/p>\n

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Female Black-throated Blue warbler<\/p>\n

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Magnolia Warbler.<\/p>\n

Major missed opportunity of the day was my inability to snag a shot of the elusive Canada Warbler. I spent over a half hour in its presence but always eluded me in the deep cover of the trees!!<\/p>\n

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A little House Wren even managed to get in on the act.<\/p>\n

On the way home we stopped on the Opinicon Road near Chaffey’s Lock hoping to spot some Golden Winged Warblers and were rewarded with this beauty below.<\/p>\n

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Golden Winged Warbler<\/p>\n

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Our final treat of the day was this Yellow-throated Vireo that we spotted on the Opinicon Road.<\/p>\n

All in all a great day!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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