I Jun 22

Here’s what I have from the hike today in respect to participants and birds seen. If you have any deletions or additions feel free to add or subtract them from the list !

A nice large group of 25 birders headed out to see what birds could be found in an area from Southampton to Greenock Swamp. The group included co-leaders Bob Taylor and Anne-Marie, Fred, Kerry, Melitta, Joan G, Alfred, Judy D, Nora, BJ and Doug, John and Kay, Linda Fraser, Arlene, Marilyn O, Mary-Ann and Ralph, Liz and Bruce, Margaret A, Norma, Bill K, and Jim P. The weather was terrific and birds were seen and heard along the way for a total of 82 species. The list of birds follows:

• Canada Goose (CANG) A,B,F,K

• Mute Swan (MUSW) A

• Mallard (MALL) A,B,F,K

• Blue-winged Teal (BWTE) B

• Northern Shoveler (NOSH) B

• Green-winged Teal (GWTE) B

• Common Merganser (COME) A

• Wild Turkey (WITU) C

• Pied-billed Grebe (PBGR) A

• Double-crested Cormorant (DCCO)A

• Great Blue Heron (GBHE) A

• Great Egret (GREG) B

• Green Heron (GRHE) F

• Turkey Vulture (TUVU)

• Osprey (OSPR) A

• Bald Eagle (BAEA) H

• Sandhill Crane (SACR) A

• Killdeer (KILL) Variety of places

• Spotted Sandpiper (SPSA) B, E, K

• Ring-billed Gull (RBGU)

• Herring Gull (HEGU)

• Rock Pigeon (ROPI)

• Mourning Dove (MODO)

• Black-billed Cuckoo (BBCU) L

• Ruby-throated Hummingbird (RTHU) L

• Belted Kingfisher (BEKI) F, L

• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (YBSA) L

• Hairy Woodpecker (HAWO) L

• Northern Flicker (NOFL) Variety of places

• Merlin (MERL) G

• Eastern Wood-Pewee (EAWP) L

• Alder Flycatcher ALFL) L

• Least Flycatcher (LEFL) F, L

• Eastern Phoebe (EAPH) G

• Great Crested Flycatcher (GCFL) I, J

• Eastern Kingbird (EAKI) Variety of places

• Yellow-throated Vireo (YTVI) L

• Warbling Vireo (WAVI) C, L

• Red-eyed Vireo (REVI) Variety of places

• Blue Jay (BLJA) Variety of places

• American Crow (AMCR) Variety of places

• Horned Lark (HOLA) L

• Tree Swallow (TRES) B, E, F, K

• N Rough-winged Swallow (NRWS) K

• Bank Swallow (BANS) L

• Barn Swallow (BARS) B, E, F , K

• Black-capped Chickadee (BCCH) Variety of places

• House Wren (HOWR) A, I,

• Eastern Bluebird (EABL) L

• Veery (VEER) L

• American Robin (AMRO) Variety of places

• Gray Catbird (GRCA) E

• Brown Thrasher (BRTH) E

• European Starling (EUST) Variety of places

• Cedar Waxwing (CEDW) Variety of places

• Ovenbird (OVEN) F, L

• Northern Waterthrush (NOWA) L

• Black-and-white Warbler (BAWW) A

• Mourning Warbler (MOWA) D

• Common Yellowthroat (COYE) D, E, F, L

• American Redstart (AMRE) F, J

• Yellow Warbler (YWAR) F, G

• Pine Warbler (PIWA) D,

• Black-throated Green (BTNW) C, F, L

• Chipping Sparrow (CHSP) Variety of places

• Field Sparrow (FISP) G, L

• Vesper Sparrow (VESP) G

• Savannah Sparrow (SAVS) D, E, G, L

• Song Sparrow (SOSP) Variety of places

• Swamp Sparrow (SWSP) F

• White-throated Sparrow (WTSP) F, L

• Northern Cardinal (NOCA) A,

• Rose-breasted Grosbeak (RBGR) D

• Indigo Bunting (INBU) F, G

• Bobolink (BOBO) E, G, H, L

• Red-winged Blackbird (RWBL) Variety of places

• Eastern Meadowlark (EAME) E, G, H, L

• Common Grackle (COGR) Variety of places

• Brown-headed Cowbird (BHCO) D, F

• Baltimore Oriole (BAOR) G

• American Goldfinch (AMGO) Variety of places

• House Sparrow (HOSP) L

The locations visited:

A- Horseshoe Bay

B- Independent Pond

C- Bartley Road

D- Salmon Road

E – River Road

F- MacGregor Park DU pond

G- J-1 Line

H- 6TH Concession of Bruce

I- 296 Victoria St

J- Stoney Island Conservation Area

K- Chalmers Pond

L- Greenoch Concession 10

I’m not sure all this will line up after being sent but here goes!!

It was a great day and Anne-Marie and I appreciate everyone showing up to cheer us on for our first non-cancelled hike .

Looking forward to more fun in the fall,

Regards

Bob and Anne-Marie

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