ONTARIO 
A beautiful adult male Townsend's Warbler, banded at Thunder Cape Bird Observatory 
i August 2008, was the first for Thunder Bay Region and for northern Ontario. 
Photograph by John Woodcock. 
and Blind River 22 Nov {fide EM). There were 
several reports of Varied Thrushes. A female 
was at Presqu’ile FR 2 Oct (FMH, m.ob), the 
first ever for Presqu'ile; a male was at a feeder 
near Little Pike Bay, Bruce 18-26 Nov (AR); 
and an ad. male was at a feeder in Deep River, 
Renfrew 28-30 Nov-r (H&CM, LH). 
WARBLERS THROUGH FINCHES 
An imm. female Blue-winged Warbler was 
well n. of its usual range at Rainbow Falls P.P., 
Rossport, Thunder Bay 15 Oct (RZD). A fe- 
male Black-throated Blue Warbler frequented 
La Salle Park, Aldershot, Halton 23-30 Nov-i- 
(RvT, m.ob.). Rare fall warblers included an 
ad. male Black-throated Gray Warbler in Ron- 
deau PR, Chatham-Kent 23-30 Nov-r QTB, 
BAM, m.ob.), first record for the Rondeau 
area, and an ad. male Townsend’s Warbler 
banded at Thunder Cape 3 Aug (JMW, MW), 
a first for Thunder Bay and for n. Ontario. Late 
Pine Warblers at feeders included one at 
Grand Bend, Huron 14-16 Nov (MPA) and a 
very bright male at Presqu’ile RP. 19-27 Nov 
(FMH, m.ob.). A Blackpoll Warbler was late 
at Fifty Point C.A. 3 Nov (CEE), and an 
American Redstart photographed in snow 
along the Thames R. in London 20-23 Nov 
(SI) was the latest record for Middlesex. 
There were single female-type Summer 
Tanagers on Amherst I. 20 Sep (AKBR, JHE) 
and at Thunder Bay city 25 Oct (LG) and 26 
Nov (TC); an imm. male Summer Tanager 
was photographed during its stay at feeders in 
Richmond Hill, York 20-23 Nov (GEL, 
m.ob.). An ad. male Spotted Towhee of sub- 
species arcticus frequented the Tip of Point 
Pelee 11-30 Nov+ (AW, m.ob.), the 3rd record 
for the area. Two out-of-range Eastern 
Towhees were in Thunder Bay: a male at Ross- 
port 6-14 Nov (HGS), and a female at Nip- 
igon 23-30 Nov+ (GJL). A very tardy Clay- 
colored Sparrow in the Onion Fields at Point 
Pelee 23 Nov (AW) was 
record late for Point Pelee 
by 38 days and record 
late for Ontario. Single 
Lark Sparrows were seen 
on the West Beach at 
Point Pelee 11 Oct 
(MAK) and in Sudbury 
17 Nov (MAT). Le Con- 
te’s Sparrow sightings in- 
cluded an ad. near Carp, 
Ottawa 27 Sep (PWH) 
and one at Trent Univer- 
sity, Peterborough 8 Oct 
(MCF). Several Nelson’s 
Sharp-tailed Sparrows 
were seen as usual in 
Dundas Marsh, Hamilton 
late Sep-mid-Oct (m.ob,); there were 2 in Ft. 
Erie 10 Oct (WDA, TBJ); 2 were in L. Traverse 
Marsh, Algonquin Park 14 Oct (CB et ah); 
and on Amherst 1., a total of 20 birds was tal- 
lied 22 Sep-13 Oct (BLR et al.). 
A male Northern Cardinal returned to a 
feeder at Rossport for the 3rd year in a row 
(DS). An imm. male Indigo Bunting was n. to 
Longlac, Thunder Bay 29-30 Oct (GE). A 
Dickcissel was observed at Breakwater, Long 
Point 25 Aug (L.P.B.O.), one was nearby at 
the Tip 29 Oct QEC, 
ERA), and a female 
was on the Thunder 
Bay city waterfront 2 
Oct (BM). A Western 
Meadowlark was heard 
and seen at the Long 
Point Tip 7 Nov 
(RWW). Single Brew- 
er’s Blackbirds were at 
La ke-on-the-Mo un- 
tain, Prince Edward 23 
Oct (RTS) and at the 
Tip of Long Point 27 
Oct and 9 Nov 
(L.P.B.O.), and there 
were 3 in the Onion 
Fields at Point Pelee 16 
Nov (AW). 
White-winged Crossbills appeared in many 
areas in early Aug, usually flying high above 
the canopy or feeding in spruce. The 25 near 
Campbellville, Halton 8 Aug (LM) provided a 
record-early fall date for the Hamilton Birding 
Area, but then almost none were seen until 
early Nov, when they became widespread. At 
Long Point, flocks of up to 150 were observed 
at several locations in Nov (fide YSA), and 
flocks at Rondeau RP. and in Lambton through 
Nov conhrmed a large movement through s. 
Ontario (fide BAM). Common Redpolls ap- 
peared in Algonquin Park late Oct, with many 
small flocks and a few larger groups seen 
through Nov (fide RGT), but few ventured 
farther southward. Pine Siskins were widely 
reported in low numbers Aug-late Sep; num- 
bers increased through Oct, to drop again in 
Nov as birds appeared to move southward 
(m.ob.). A few small groups of Evening Gros- 
beaks were observed from time to time in Al- 
gonquin Park (fide RGT) and elsewhere, but 
total numbers remained a fraction of those 
seen a decade or so ago (m.ob.). 
Corrigendum: The correct dates for the 
Green-tailed Towhee banded at Thunder 
Cape B.O. in fall 2007 are 19-22 Sep 2007. 
Subregional editors (boldface) and cited ob- 
servers; Alfred L. Adamo, Martha Allen, Craig 
Anderson, Maris R Apse, Yousif S. Attia, Mar- 
garet J. C. Bain, Raymond]. Barlow, Tony L 
M. Beck, Chris T. Bell, John E. Black, Tom 
Bolohan, Chris Boettger, Jacques M. Bouvier, 
Robert A, Bracken, David Britton, Suzanne 
Britton, David R. Brown, James T. Burk, James 
G. Burrell, Kenneth G. Burrell, Richard P 
Carr, Taina Chahal, Paul E. Chapman, SueJ. 
H. Chapman, Cherise A. Charron, Jean-Pierre 
Cheff, Barry S. Cherriere, Glenn Coady, Joe E. 
Cockram, James R Coey, Rick Collins, Mary 
Carnahan, John Crawford, Charles Crowe, 
Willie D'Anna, Joanne Dewey, Bruce Di Labio, 
Rob Z. Dobos, Susan & Elijah Doern, Cheryl 
E. Edgecombe, David H. Elder, Joel H. Ellis, 
Gary Emms, Aarre Ertolahti, Nicholas G. Es- 
cort, James H. Fairchild, Myles C. Falconer, 
Pat Finney, Brett Fried, Len Godwin, Clive E. 
Goodwin, Peter W. Hall, Lynn Hardy, Allan G. 
Harris, Jeff Harrison, Fred M. Helleiner, G. 
Tom Hince, Clive Hodder, Brandon R. Hold- 
en, Matthew L. Holder, Robert A. Horvath, 
Ethan Huner, Stuart Immonen, Jean Iron, 
Marcia L. Jacklin, Anita Jacobsen, Mark W. 
This adult male Spotted Towhee frequented deep cover at the Tip of Point Pelee 11-30 (here 
12) November 2008 and into winter. Photograph by Steve Pike. 
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