Oct. 16 2024

Leaders; Simon and James Turland

Participants;  Becky Grieveson, Bill Hatten, BJ Martin, Bruce Edmunds, Cathy Bailey, Dan Bieman, Doug Martin, Eloise Jantzi, Eric Sickle, Gayle Schaus, Heather Drane, James Turland, Judy Wyatt, LIz Cartier, Mrs. Sickle, Nancy McHardy, Rob Wray, Simon Turland, Susan Weaver, Vy Waller, Yvonne Bieman

Hi BBC; On Wednesday October 16 the club met at the boathouse. We quickly moved to the Independent Pond in search of a Eurasian Wigeon that had been seen there the past two days and more. Waterfowl were plentiful and relatively close making it a great place to study the different duck species. There were 9 species including Gadwalls,Shovelers and Pintails but no Eurasian. At Mirimichi shorebirds were scattered over the low water level flats. Dunlins scurried clockwork like while Blackbellied Plovers would more decidedly take a few steps and stop. Several Greater Yellowlegs appeared out of the long grasses. A lone Surf Scoter gave us good scope views as it fed diving near some Mute Swans. A head hiding swan at the Saugeen River mouth turned out to be a Mute. We tried one more time at the Independent Pond but still no Eurasian. Chalmers Pond was overflowing with Canada Geese, not leaving much room, except for one Lesser Yellowlegs and a couple of ducks. On the backroads some adrenalin was pumping as a distant dihedral glider into a Golden Eagle. False alarm turned out to be a Turkey Vulture. We ate our lunch at Becky and James' while being entertained by the feeder birds. The afternoon was spent at the Kincardine Lagoons. There were lots of Robins and Hermit Thrushes eating plenty of fruit. A Cooper's Hawk remained perched long enough to get looks. A few Bonaparte's Gulls and a handful of ducks completed the day. Thanks to Simon for keeping the ebird checklists. Check out the ebird Trip Report. https://ebird.org/tripreport/285092

Complete list of birds seen 

Bruce,Boathouse to Kincardine, Ontario, CA

Oct 16, 2024 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

50.0 kilometer(s)

Checklist Comments:     BBC Outing Simon and James Turland lead

58 species

Snow Goose  X

Cackling Goose  X

Canada Goose  X

Mute Swan  X

Trumpeter Swan  X

Wood Duck  X

Northern Shoveler  X

Gadwall  X

American Wigeon  X

Mallard  X

American Black Duck  X

Northern Pintail  X

Green-winged Teal  X

Redhead  X

Greater Scaup  X

Surf Scoter  X

Bufflehead  X

Common Goldeneye  X

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X

Mourning Dove  X

American Coot  X

Black-bellied Plover  X

American Golden-Plover  X

Killdeer  X

Lesser Yellowlegs  X

Greater Yellowlegs  X

Dunlin  X

Bonaparte's Gull  X

Ring-billed Gull  X

Herring Gull  X

Double-crested Cormorant  X

Turkey Vulture  X

Cooper's Hawk  X

Bald Eagle  X

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  X

Red-bellied Woodpecker  X

Downy Woodpecker  X

Hairy Woodpecker  X

Northern Flicker  X

Blue Jay  X

American Crow  X

Common Raven  X

Black-capped Chickadee  X

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  X

Golden-crowned Kinglet  X

White-breasted Nuthatch  X

Red-breasted Nuthatch  X

European Starling  X

Hermit Thrush  X

American Robin  X

American Pipit  X

American Goldfinch  X

Dark-eyed Junco  X

White-crowned Sparrow  X

White-throated Sparrow  X

Song Sparrow  X

Yellow-rumped Warbler  X

Northern Cardinal  X