Today at Rock Point (Ontario), Betsy and I clearly heard the song of a PRAIRIE WARBLER twice but never could get a view of the bird. The location was very close to the stairs that go to the beach in the southeastern corner of the park. Take Reg. Road 3 from Dunnville south (or east?) and follow signs to the provincial park. There was a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at the same spot. On the shore were 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES, as well as a few Dunlin, Least and Semi. Sandpipers. Another Ruddy Turnstone was at Morgan's Point but other than that, the only shorebirds we had were Killdeer and Spotty despite checking several beaches between Rock Point and Fort Erie. Not a single Whimbrel! There was also a male GREATER SCAUP at Rock Point. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was at the foot of Stonemill Road, which comes off of King's Highway 3, a little east of Ridgeway.
At the Lewiston, NY plateau we had two singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. The plateau is in Artpark State Park and is accessed from Portage Road in the Village of Lewiston. Good birding! Willie ---------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
