May 1 2024

Leader; Doug Pedwell

Participants; Alfred Raab, Anne-Marie Benedict, Becky Grieveson, Bob Taylor, Bruce Edmunds, Carole Lupton, Doug Pedwell, Fred Jazvac, James Turland, Jim Punnett, John Dickson, Judy Duncan, Liz Addison, Lynn Beaton, Marilyn Ohler, Miriam Oudejans, Nancy McHardy, Norah Toth

HI BBC; On May 1st the BBC under the leadership of Doug Pedwell visited the mid-bruce peninsula. First stop was Carlson Lake, accessed from the community center parking area. A trail only slightly elevated from lake level led to a swampy boardwalk. We heard Swamp Sparrows and a Winter Wren. An osprey carrying a fish was seen near its nest. At the Sauble River a few early warblers picked bugs off cottage roofs while Caspian Terns patrolled the waters edges. Driving the Olliphant shore we saw Common Terns and Cormorants. At Sky Lake we heard the whinnies and a few got glimpses of Sora Rails. The Tree Swallows at Issac Lake were totally absorbed in claiming nest boxes as we observed from closeup. While we ate lunch at Wiarton Harbor an alert came in that a Tricolored Heron had been refound. Without hesitation BBC returned to Sky Lake for looks at our second BBC lifer of this year. The heron was initially far out but then approached us in two fights ending at closer islands. Made us enjoy the sighting all the more knowing our presence was of little concern to it. After that excitement we went to Doug's and saw Sapsuckers, Bluebirds and several Sparrow species. Thanks so much to Doug for planning and leading the day's hike. Thanks so much to Marilyn for keeping the eBird list. Following is a list of the 72 species seen for a more detailed account of where and when the birds were seen check out Marilyn's Trip Report. https://ebird.org/tripreport/229436

Photo by James turland

Sauble to Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, CA

May 1, 2024 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

50.0 kilometer(s)

Checklist Comments:     BBC Hike Doug Pedwell Lead

70 species

Canada Goose  X

Mute Swan  X

Blue-winged Teal  X

Mallard  X

Ring-necked Duck  X

Lesser Scaup  X

Bufflehead  X

Common Merganser  X

Wild Turkey  X

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X

Mourning Dove  X

Sora  X

Sandhill Crane  X

Killdeer  X

Wilson's Snipe  X

Greater Yellowlegs  X

Bonaparte's Gull  X

Ring-billed Gull  X

American Herring Gull  X

Caspian Tern  X

Common Tern  X

Pied-billed Grebe  X

Common Loon  X

Double-crested Cormorant  X

Tri-coloured Heron X

Great Egret  X

Great Blue Heron  X

Turkey Vulture  X

Osprey  X

Northern Harrier  X

Bald Eagle  X

Belted Kingfisher  X

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  X

Downy Woodpecker  X

Pileated Woodpecker  X

Northern Flicker  X

Eastern Phoebe  X

Eastern Kingbird  X

Blue Jay  X

American Crow  X

Common Raven  X

Black-capped Chickadee  X

Tree Swallow  X

Brown Creeper  X

Northern House Wren  X

Winter Wren  X

European Starling  X

Gray Catbird  X

Brown Thrasher  X

Eastern Bluebird  X

American Robin  X

House Finch  X

American Goldfinch  X

American Tree Sparrow  X

Dark-eyed Junco  X

White-crowned Sparrow  X

White-throated Sparrow  X

Savannah Sparrow  X

Song Sparrow  X

Swamp Sparrow  X

Eastern Meadowlark  X

Red-winged Blackbird  X

Brown-headed Cowbird  X

Brewer's Blackbird  X

Common Grackle  X

Northern Waterthrush  X

Nashville Warbler  X

Yellow Warbler  X

Palm Warbler  X

Yellow-rumped Warbler  X

Northern Cardinal  X