E-June 21

Freds Outing Report

Trip Leaders: Stew and Doug

Photo by Bonnie

Stew busy with the Burgers

Photo by Bonnie

Jim and Doug one of the Magical Tour leaders

Participants: 

What a wonderful finish to the last day of BBC birding before the summer.  The birds were cooperative and the rapport, warmth and friendliness within our group was priceless.  The potluck planned by Stew and Doug was a fine hit to embrace the mood of happiness found within our group.  The euphoria of finding the Sedge Wren before the gathering for supper also added to the mood.  The food was delicious and plentiful  In spite of being a dessert specialist, I was just not up to the job of trying all of the tasty treats that were presented. Life does have some disappointments. 

Thank you to our hike leaders today who pulled off this stellar event.  Stew and Doug, your planning for arranging the the birds we saw and the potluck was exemplary.  Alfred's find of the Sedge Wren was appreciated by all.

Photo by Bonnie

The best bird of the day was the Sedge Wren with the last one seen by the BBC about 5 years ago when we saw one at the Carden Alvar.  The second best was the Peregrine  Falcon.  The Upland Sandpiper and the Sandhill Cranes with 2 offspring were not too shabby of finds either.  

The weather was overcast, with temperatures feeling cool near the lake and comfortable elsewhere.   The rain and wind held off until we were done. 

If anyone would like complete directions to find the Sedge Wren's location, please let me know in a separate email. 

Areas Visited in Order:

1- Southampton Boat House

2- En route to Berford Lake

3 - Cottage at Berford Lake

4 - Stops on Cape Crocker Road/Purple Valley Road

5 - Malcolm Bluffs access Trail to escarpment edge

6 - Bayview Escarpment Park (Cape Crocker Reserve)

7- LIon's Head Harbour

8 - Concession 4 near Lion's Head

9 Everet Road near Lion's Head

10 - Sky Lake

11 - Mars Sideroad towards Bersford Lake - Mid way between the Right angled corners  

• Common Loon - 3, 10

• Bank Swallow - 8

• Pied-billed Grebe - 10

• Tree Swallow

• Double-crested Cormorant - 6

• Cliff Swallow -2

• Great Blue Heron - 2

• Barn Swallow -2

.Great Egret -2

• Black-capped Chickadee -5

• Canada Goose

• Red-breasted Nuthatch - 6

• Mallard

• House Wren - 6

• Common Merganser - 7, 3

• Winter Wren -6

• Turkey Vulture

• Sedge Wren - 11

• Cooper's Hawk - 10

• Marsh Wren - 10

• Bald Eagle - 10

• Eastern Bluebird -4

• American Kestrel - 8

• American Robin

• Peregrine Falcon - 5,

• Veery - 6

• Wild Turkey - 2

• European Starling

• Sandhill Crane - 10 from Mar

• Cedar Waxwing - 4

• Wilson's Snipe - 10

• Chestnut-sided Warbler - 5

• Ring-billed Gull

• Blackburnian Warbler - 6

• Herring Gull

• Black-throated Green - 5

• Caspian Tern - 10

• Black-and-white Warbler - 2

• Common Tern - 2

• American Redstart - 5

• Black Tern - 10

• Ovenbird - 4

• Mourning Dove

• Common Yellowthroat - 3

• Rock Pigeon

• Northern Cardinal - 7

• Black-billed Cuckoo - 4

• Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 5

• Belted Kingfisher - 7

• Indigo Bunting - 2, 3,5

• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3

• Field Sparrow - 5

• Downy Woodpecker - 3,5

• Chipping Sparrow - 3

• Hairy Woodpecker - 5

• Savannah Sparrow

• Northern Flicker

• Vesper Sparrow - 6

• Eastern Wood-Pewee - 5

• White-throated Sparrow - 3

• Least Flycatcher - 5

• Song Sparrow - 4

• Great Crested Flycatcher - 8

• Eastern Meadowlark - common

• Eastern Kingbird

• Bobolink - fields passed

• Red-eyed Vireo

• Red-winged Blackbird

• Warbling Vireo - 4

. Brown-headed Cowbird - 6

. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3

• Brewer's Blackbird -2

• Blue Jay -7

• Common Grackle

• Common Raven - 2

• Baltimore Oriole - 4

• American Crow

• American Goldfinch

• N Rough-winged Swallow - 2

• House Sparrow - 1