Hi All Sorry for the delay in getting the results up for our count - but the number crunching took a little while.
We had a great day Monday - with some of the most agreeable weather in years. The snow which fell on Sunday was great - and the temperatures still allowed for open water and thus some big numbers of waterfowl in and around the park. 93 species were found on the day of the count by 42 participants. Highlights included: Red-throated Loon (1) - this bird was sighted off the Tip in the morning Franklin's Gull (1) - found off the shore of Hillman Beach, this bird was original spotted around Wheatley Harbour a week before the count Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) - this bird was present at Wheatley Harbour, along with thousands of other gulls. Dunlin (1) - one of the three shorebirds found on the day of the count (the others were Killdeer), this bird was feeding along the stream between Lake Erie and Hillman Marsh American Pipit (247) - this was a new record high for the count - the previous high was 17. There was a great movement of these birds through the count circle on the day of the count, but have not been noted afterwards Snow Bunting (9290) - another record high (over the previous high of 4700 set in 1989) - large flocks of buntings were noted in almost every part of the circle Another neat bird, that didn't show up until today, was a Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow. It has been feeding off and on all day at the feeder at the park Visitor Centre. The Eastern Towhee that was seen at the feeder on the count day has not been around since. Please contact me directly if you would like a copy of the complete results of the count. They will be published in the Natural History news sometime in the future. Good Birding! Sarah Sarah Rupert Sr. Park Interpreter/Education Coordinator Point Pelee National Park of Canada Leamington, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
