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<blockquote data-quote="borealowl47" data-source="post: 1203901" data-attributes="member: 54350"><p><strong>May long weekend!</strong></p><p></p><p>Had a wonderful time doing some intensive birding for 2.5 days</p><p>at Grand Beach.Basically birded from dawn to dusk and managed</p><p>to record 86 species.The weather one the whole cooperated but</p><p>there were some very intense winds,rain,cloudy ,still very cold</p><p>in the morning,but mostly sunny and warm!</p><p>My brother picked me up on Friday at noon and on the way out</p><p>there ,only seen one bird of note a <strong>Turkey Vulture.</strong>Cedar Vale</p><p>(the house) feeders were hopping with birds including many</p><p>Chipping Sparrow,Clay-colored Sparrow,White-crowned Sparrow,</p><p>White-throated Sparrow and Red-winged Blackbirds.My brother</p><p>amused me when he continually tried to get rid of the blackbirds</p><p>by throwing a stick at them.Occasionally coming around through</p><p>the day were Brown Creeper,Hairy Woodpecker,White-breasted</p><p>Nuthatch,Downy Woodpecker and Northern Flicker.Also around</p><p>was a dashing male<strong> Red-breasted Grosbeak,</strong>a female <strong>Purple</strong></p><p><strong>Finch</strong> and flying over Cedar Vale were Double-crested Cormorant</p><p>American White Pelican,Canada Goose and Barn Swallow.Went</p><p>for a walk and a bike.At the beach near the house seen an amazing</p><p>36 Red-breasted Mergansers 21 males courting 15 females!Here</p><p>also were Yellow-rumped Warblers,Palm Warblers,Black and White</p><p>Warblers and a <strong>Common Tern</strong> fishing.Not much to see on my</p><p>bike ride to the channel except a bright <strong>Yellow Warbler.</strong></p><p>Got up bright and early Saturday morning to hear an American</p><p>Robin at 4:30a.m.While drinking my coffee a few Purple Martin</p><p>could be heard overhead and at the feeders were Pine Siskins and</p><p>a Black-capped Chickadee.I then headed out at around 6:00 to the</p><p>causeway were there is extensive marshes and two nice trails,</p><p>Wild Wings and Trans Canada.Near Wild wings trail in the marsh</p><p>was a Song Sparrow chasing a <strong>Lincoln's Sparrow.</strong>In the water</p><p>were Common Loon,Red-necked Grebe,Bufflehead,Blue-winged</p><p>Teal and Common Goldeneye.On the trail flirting around were</p><p>Eastern Phoebe,<strong>Tennessee Warbler,Nashville Warbler</strong></p><p>and many other warblers already mentioned.Further on the</p><p>causeway near the channel were American Coot,Lesser Scuap,</p><p>and Mallard.Foraging on the side of the road was a <strong>Swainson's</strong></p><p><strong>Thrush</strong> and on the TcTrail were a singing Northern Waterthrush</p><p>and Winter Wren.Doubled back to were the TcTrail continues</p><p>and heard a <strong>Marsh Wren</strong> and in some thick brush were <strong>Cape</strong></p><p><strong>May Warbler</strong> and <strong>American Redstart.</strong>A <strong>Fox</strong> could be seen</p><p>coming down the trail and disappeared when it saw me!Arrived</p><p>back at Cedar Vale around 9:00 to find new birds at the feeders</p><p><strong>Harris's Sparrows,</strong>American Goldfich,Tree Swallows investigating</p><p>a nest hole,Blue Jay and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.We all went</p><p>after this to cut some wood were there had been a tornado a few</p><p>years ago.A stubborn Ruffed grouse would not get off the road and</p><p>in between carrying wood might have seen a B.B.Woodpecker and</p><p>Northern Goshawk!Three male <strong>Brown-headed Cowbirds</strong> were</p><p>courting a female.Came back to the house and again new birds at</p><p>the feeders,Common Redpoll,Dark-eyed Junco and Common</p><p>Grackle.Then I went for a afternoon walk along the beach were I</p><p>saw 2 <strong>Western Grebes,</strong>Black-billed Magpie,American Crow,</p><p>Ring-billed Gulls ,<strong>House Wren</strong> and Spotted Sandpiper.And finally</p><p>in the evening went for a bicycle ride to the spit to the south of</p><p>Grand Marias. This place always good for shorebirds!Did</p><p>not disappoint this time either,two <strong>Semipalmated Plovers</strong></p><p>were combing the shoreline.An <strong>Osprey</strong> and Northern Harrier</p><p>were hunting.On an ice flow resting were <strong>Bonaparte's Gulls</strong></p><p>and the best bird of the weekend were 6 <strong>Tundra Swans</strong> heading</p><p>north!Before it got really dark flushed a Mourning Dove as I</p><p>headed to Cedar Vale.</p><p>Went early Sunday morning to find <strong>Piping Plovers</strong> and was not</p><p>disappointed when I found two near the channel!On the way</p><p>there a <strong>Brown Thrasher</strong> was singing along with a Ruby-crowned</p><p>Kinglet.Other birds at the channel were Herring Gulls,Common</p><p>Raven,Belted Kingfisher and hard to identify <strong>Solitary Sandpipers</strong></p><p>,they were far off!On my return to Cedar Vale seen a Redhead,</p><p>Merlin and a empi.flycatcher.More surprises at the house a</p><p><strong>Pileated Woodpecker</strong> and a <strong>Balitimore Oriole</strong> investigating</p><p>some red on a feeder.My last new bird of the weekend was a <strong>Grey</strong></p><p><strong>Catbird!</strong></p><p>Went golfing later in the day and then headed home.Hope to beat</p><p>this list next time I go,still a lot of great places to explore!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Darrell</p><p>-new birds of the year in caps</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/grand_beach/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/grand_beach/index.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="borealowl47, post: 1203901, member: 54350"] [b]May long weekend![/b] Had a wonderful time doing some intensive birding for 2.5 days at Grand Beach.Basically birded from dawn to dusk and managed to record 86 species.The weather one the whole cooperated but there were some very intense winds,rain,cloudy ,still very cold in the morning,but mostly sunny and warm! My brother picked me up on Friday at noon and on the way out there ,only seen one bird of note a [B]Turkey Vulture.[/B]Cedar Vale (the house) feeders were hopping with birds including many Chipping Sparrow,Clay-colored Sparrow,White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow and Red-winged Blackbirds.My brother amused me when he continually tried to get rid of the blackbirds by throwing a stick at them.Occasionally coming around through the day were Brown Creeper,Hairy Woodpecker,White-breasted Nuthatch,Downy Woodpecker and Northern Flicker.Also around was a dashing male[B] Red-breasted Grosbeak,[/B]a female [B]Purple Finch[/B] and flying over Cedar Vale were Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican,Canada Goose and Barn Swallow.Went for a walk and a bike.At the beach near the house seen an amazing 36 Red-breasted Mergansers 21 males courting 15 females!Here also were Yellow-rumped Warblers,Palm Warblers,Black and White Warblers and a [B]Common Tern[/B] fishing.Not much to see on my bike ride to the channel except a bright [B]Yellow Warbler.[/B] Got up bright and early Saturday morning to hear an American Robin at 4:30a.m.While drinking my coffee a few Purple Martin could be heard overhead and at the feeders were Pine Siskins and a Black-capped Chickadee.I then headed out at around 6:00 to the causeway were there is extensive marshes and two nice trails, Wild Wings and Trans Canada.Near Wild wings trail in the marsh was a Song Sparrow chasing a [B]Lincoln's Sparrow.[/B]In the water were Common Loon,Red-necked Grebe,Bufflehead,Blue-winged Teal and Common Goldeneye.On the trail flirting around were Eastern Phoebe,[B]Tennessee Warbler,Nashville Warbler[/B] and many other warblers already mentioned.Further on the causeway near the channel were American Coot,Lesser Scuap, and Mallard.Foraging on the side of the road was a [B]Swainson's Thrush[/B] and on the TcTrail were a singing Northern Waterthrush and Winter Wren.Doubled back to were the TcTrail continues and heard a [B]Marsh Wren[/B] and in some thick brush were [B]Cape May Warbler[/B] and [B]American Redstart.[/B]A [B]Fox[/B] could be seen coming down the trail and disappeared when it saw me!Arrived back at Cedar Vale around 9:00 to find new birds at the feeders [B]Harris's Sparrows,[/B]American Goldfich,Tree Swallows investigating a nest hole,Blue Jay and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.We all went after this to cut some wood were there had been a tornado a few years ago.A stubborn Ruffed grouse would not get off the road and in between carrying wood might have seen a B.B.Woodpecker and Northern Goshawk!Three male [B]Brown-headed Cowbirds[/B] were courting a female.Came back to the house and again new birds at the feeders,Common Redpoll,Dark-eyed Junco and Common Grackle.Then I went for a afternoon walk along the beach were I saw 2 [B]Western Grebes,[/B]Black-billed Magpie,American Crow, Ring-billed Gulls ,[B]House Wren[/B] and Spotted Sandpiper.And finally in the evening went for a bicycle ride to the spit to the south of Grand Marias. This place always good for shorebirds!Did not disappoint this time either,two [B]Semipalmated Plovers[/B] were combing the shoreline.An [B]Osprey[/B] and Northern Harrier were hunting.On an ice flow resting were [B]Bonaparte's Gulls[/B] and the best bird of the weekend were 6 [B]Tundra Swans[/B] heading north!Before it got really dark flushed a Mourning Dove as I headed to Cedar Vale. Went early Sunday morning to find [B]Piping Plovers[/B] and was not disappointed when I found two near the channel!On the way there a [B]Brown Thrasher[/B] was singing along with a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.Other birds at the channel were Herring Gulls,Common Raven,Belted Kingfisher and hard to identify [B]Solitary Sandpipers[/B] ,they were far off!On my return to Cedar Vale seen a Redhead, Merlin and a empi.flycatcher.More surprises at the house a [B]Pileated Woodpecker[/B] and a [B]Balitimore Oriole[/B] investigating some red on a feeder.My last new bird of the weekend was a [B]Grey Catbird![/B] Went golfing later in the day and then headed home.Hope to beat this list next time I go,still a lot of great places to explore! Darrell -new birds of the year in caps [URL]http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/grand_beach/index.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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