I birded the Wawanash Wetlands Conservation Area in Sarnia this morning from 8:00 - 11:00am.
Two HORNED GREBES were in the marsh, visible from the small viewing tower east of the marsh, south of the parking lot. Also present were Pied-Billed Grebe, American Coot, Wood Duck, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Canada Goose, Great Blue Heron, and Double-crested Cormorant. A few small groups of RUSTY BLACKBIRD (ranging from 2 to 5 birds) were seen east and south of the marsh. These mostly stuck to their own, though one pair was with a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds. Yellow-rumped Warblers and Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets were abundant south and west of the marsh. Little else was mixed in with these, though there were at least two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS associating with them in the shrubby area southwest of the marsh. Other birds included a Blue-headed Vireo, a Tenessee Warbler, and two Common Yellowthroats. Several Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were also around. Directions: Wawanash Wetlands Conservation Area is located in Sarnia. The area can be accessed from Blackwell Side Road (look for the sign on the west side of the road), north of the 402 and south of Michigan Line. Alternatively, the area can be accessed from a walking path that begins at Modeland Road, just north of the 402 (Modeland is exit 6). -- Kevin Kerr Guelph, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
