Leader: Kiah Jasper
Participants: Fred Jazvac, Judy Duncan, Margaret Anderton, James Turland, Carole Lupton, Norma Nanni, Alfred Raab, Arlene Richards, Doug and BJ Martin, Bill Klein, Christine McMaster, Marilyn Ohler, Becky Grieveson, Stephan and Carrie Cumming, Bob and Anne Marie Taylor, (19)
Thank you, Kiah for leading us today in a what might be called dicey weather. Sixty K winds were slashing the waterfront as we birded the coastline between the Independent Ponds and Southampton. Kiah soldiered on and found some very good birds for us today. Thank you, Kiah for your efforts and expertise under trying circumstances.
The best bird of the day was a flyover, early arrival Black Scoter. A Lesser Yellowleg gave lessons on patience, showing close by observers, how to swallow a large tadpole. Two American Kestrels proudly showed off their new families to us. 65 species were recorded for the day.
The temperatures ranged between 14 to 17 C, and we had very high winds in the a.m., quietening in the afternoon.
Places visited:
1- En route
2 - Independent Lagoons
3 - Miramichi Bay
4 - Southamton Harbour
5 - Elsinore Road Wetland
6 - Wiarton Blue Water Park
7 - Isaac Lake
Birds Seen:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Black Scoter
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Sandhill Crane
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Norrthen Flicker
American Kestral
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Gray Catbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbord
Common Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal
65 species