Timiskaming Birds Forum

Congratulations to Mike Leahy and Ann Black, who completed their first Baillie BIRDATHON today.  They made a broad circuit through Timiskaming and racked up a nice list of species despite the poor birding conditions for much of the day.  Anyone wishing to retroactively sponsor their efforts should contact them directly. You can find them listed in the phone book in the Swastika section.

For the record, Mike and Ann recorded 51 species on thier Baillie BIRDATHON, as follows:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Common Loon
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Unknown Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
American Pipit
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Canada Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch