Frink Centre May 19 10-12:30pm - May 19, 2002

Frink Centre, Hastings County, located 9 km north of Belleville off of
Hwy 37. Bird report and sighted  Temp +10c  Windy

Yellow Warbler
Yellow Throat
Northern Waterthursh ( first time seen)
Yellow Rumped
Oven Bird
Black & White
Marsh Wren
Catbird
Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Brian & Judy Lansdowne  Plainfield
lansdown@reach.net

Water Pipits in Madoc - Sat, 20 May 2000

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I am visiting my parents this weekend in Madoc (40 km N of Belleville) and during my walk through (muddy) ploughed fields this morning, I was rewarded with seeing Water Pipets. There must have been at least 75-100 of them flying up & down - just like goldfinches. Once they decided where to land, I was able to get a better look at them. They moved along the ground like horned larks, had a white eyeline, dull yellow streaky breast and had a white along the edge of their tails. And then, they were up again flying one direction and then the next.

Good birding!
Amy Johnson
613.473.2412
aej@campana.com

FYI - the farm is N of Hwy 7, just E of Hwy 62, across from the police station.

Great Egret - Deseronto Rd/401 - Sun, 14 May 2000

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While driving westbound from Kingston on Saturday with my parents, we spotted a beautiful great egret sitting very close to the 401 in a wetland area, about 2 km east of the Deseronto Road Exit (Exit 570). It had a stunningly brilliant yellow bill.

Don Davis
Toronto, ON
Donald_Davis@stu.wdw.utoronto.ca