Saturday, December 19, 2015

Vermilion Flycatcher in Wallaceburg?



Vermilion Flycatcher in Wallaceburg? What a wacky year its been for vagrants! I was torn on whether I should go out to Wallaceburg to see this amazing bird, but with reports coming in early this morning that it was still present, I went ahead and committed to the drive.  I wanted to go out to the Mitchel's Bay area to see Snowy Owls, but I didn't see any on the drive between Wallaceburg and Chatham. I got a chance to see Rick, JB & Ellen Smout at this location as well. The property owners were gracious in letting birders walk back to their pasture and it seems like this little bird was seen by mobs of birders.

This amazing bird is not a lifer as I've seen it in Florida a few years ago. It is mainly a bird from deep southwestern US and Mexico as shown on the range map below. To think that it strayed so far in the wrong direction during migration is almost unbelievable - but I guess first year males sometimes exhibit this directional dyslexia. It seems that although the weather is going to be mild for the next week or so, it seems like this beautiful little bird is probably doomed to perish due to cold weather and lack of food.

Image Source: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/lifehistory







A friend of mine who sometimes commutes to Chatham told me a while ago about "Chatham Burger". He swore it was one of the best burgers he had ever had. I just happened to drive by on my way back to Windsor and figured I would support a local business. Amazing burgers! I would say its a great burger for a birder birding in the 'burg.

Good birding,
Dwayne

Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Fight to Save Windsor's Ojibway Park

I have so much to say about this but I don't even know where to begin. This video is a great production that would help people appreciate what is happening and give them some context. Please watch this video and consider the petition below.



Allen Woodliffe wrote a wonderful posting about Ojibway - with his expert and authoritative knowledge on botany. Check it out here: http://pawsnaturenuggets.blogspot.com/2015/12/developers-win-nature-losesagain.html

There is an online petition that is currently at over 12,000 signatures at the link below. Please feel free to sign if you think southwestern ontario's last tallgrass prairie is worth preserving. Please feel free to share this link with friends or with social media.

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-city-of-windsor-ontario-canada-stop-big-box-from-being-built-in-ojibway-park


Good Naturing,
Dwayne


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