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[Ontbirds] OFO Convention: Long Point (25-26 September 2010)

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Ron Tozer
Wed, Sep 29, 2010 5:41 PM

A large group of OFO members and friends (241 registrants) enjoyed a great
weekend of birding in the Long Point area and a magnificent banquet and
program at Port Dover on Saturday evening. We thank all the organizers and
trip leaders who made this such a successful and memorable event.

Information provided to date indicates 174 species reported on Saturday and
Sunday, just two species fewer than our all-time OFO Convention record of
176 species set at Point Pelee on 3-4 October 2009! Please look over the
complete list below and let me know of any corrections or additions.

I incorrectly announced at the Saturday banquet that an Iceland Gull had
been seen at Port Stanley on Friday (24 September). I should have said
Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Hope to see you at the OFO Convention at Point Pelee on 17-18 September
2011.

Ron Tozer
OFO Convention Checklist Compiler
Dwight, ON

SPECIES REPORTED ON 25 AND 26 SEPTEMBER IN LONG POINT AREA:

GEESE, SWANS & DUCKS

Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck

PARTRIDGES, GROUSE & TURKEYS

Wild Turkey

LOONS

Common Loon

GREBES

Pied-billed Grebe

CORMORANTS

Double-crested Cormorant

HERONS & BITTERNS

Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron

VULTURES

Turkey Vulture

HAWKS, EAGLES & FALCONS

Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon

RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS

Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot

CRANES

Sandhill Crane

PLOVERS

Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer

SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES

Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Red-necked Phalarope

GULLS & TERNS

Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern

PIGEONS & DOVES

Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove

CUCKOOS

Black-billed Cuckoo

OWLS

Eastern Screech-Owl

GOATSUCKERS

Common Nighthawk
Eastern Whip-poor-will

SWIFTS

Chimney Swift

HUMMINGBIRDS

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

KINGFISHERS

Belted Kingfisher

WOODPECKERS

Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird

VIREOS

Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo

JAYS & CROWS

Blue Jay
American Crow

LARKS

Horned Lark

SWALLOWS

Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow

CHICKADEES & TITMICE

Black-capped Chickadee

NUTHATCHES

Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch

CREEPERS

Brown Creeper

WRENS

Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren

KINGLETS

Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

GNATCATCHERS

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

THRUSHES

Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin

MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS

Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher

STARLINGS, PIPITS & WAXWINGS

European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing

WOOD-WARBLERS

Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler

TANAGERS

Scarlet Tanager

SPARROWS

Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco

CARDINALS & ALLIES

Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting

BLACKBIRDS

Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird

FINCHES

Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch

OLD WORLD SPARROWS

House Sparrow

A large group of OFO members and friends (241 registrants) enjoyed a great weekend of birding in the Long Point area and a magnificent banquet and program at Port Dover on Saturday evening. We thank all the organizers and trip leaders who made this such a successful and memorable event. Information provided to date indicates 174 species reported on Saturday and Sunday, just two species fewer than our all-time OFO Convention record of 176 species set at Point Pelee on 3-4 October 2009! Please look over the complete list below and let me know of any corrections or additions. I incorrectly announced at the Saturday banquet that an Iceland Gull had been seen at Port Stanley on Friday (24 September). I should have said Lesser Black-backed Gull. Hope to see you at the OFO Convention at Point Pelee on 17-18 September 2011. Ron Tozer OFO Convention Checklist Compiler Dwight, ON SPECIES REPORTED ON 25 AND 26 SEPTEMBER IN LONG POINT AREA: GEESE, SWANS & DUCKS Snow Goose Canada Goose Mute Swan Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck PARTRIDGES, GROUSE & TURKEYS Wild Turkey LOONS Common Loon GREBES Pied-billed Grebe CORMORANTS Double-crested Cormorant HERONS & BITTERNS Great Blue Heron Great Egret Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron VULTURES Turkey Vulture HAWKS, EAGLES & FALCONS Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS Virginia Rail Sora Common Moorhen American Coot CRANES Sandhill Crane PLOVERS Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Red-necked Phalarope GULLS & TERNS Little Gull Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Caspian Tern Common Tern PIGEONS & DOVES Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove CUCKOOS Black-billed Cuckoo OWLS Eastern Screech-Owl GOATSUCKERS Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will SWIFTS Chimney Swift HUMMINGBIRDS Ruby-throated Hummingbird KINGFISHERS Belted Kingfisher WOODPECKERS Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Eastern Wood-Pewee Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird VIREOS Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo JAYS & CROWS Blue Jay American Crow LARKS Horned Lark SWALLOWS Purple Martin Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow CHICKADEES & TITMICE Black-capped Chickadee NUTHATCHES Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch CREEPERS Brown Creeper WRENS Carolina Wren House Wren Winter Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren KINGLETS Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet GNATCATCHERS Blue-gray Gnatcatcher THRUSHES Eastern Bluebird Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher STARLINGS, PIPITS & WAXWINGS European Starling American Pipit Cedar Waxwing WOOD-WARBLERS Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler TANAGERS Scarlet Tanager SPARROWS Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco CARDINALS & ALLIES Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting BLACKBIRDS Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird FINCHES Purple Finch House Finch American Goldfinch OLD WORLD SPARROWS House Sparrow