Eleven birders spent a windy day along the Lake Huron shoreline on Saturday, September 6th.
Beginning at Oliphant, we worked our way down the coast checking a variety of usually good birding locations. Unfortunately, the high winds from the major storm (which spawned a tornado inland) on Friday afternoon had pushed water levels up, leaving very few mud flats for shorebirds, and driving many birds out of the area. Lake Huron was very rough, making it impossible to locate birds on the water. We were fortunate to find 42 species along the shore with the weather conditions. The trip officially ended at Baie du Dore around 4 pm, and Maris checked Kettle Point later in the day on his way home. The leaders are considering splitting the trip into two days next year - Oliphant to Kincardine, and Ripley to Kettle Point. This would decrease the amount of driving in a single day, allow time to visit more locations, and possibly make carpooling easier. Feedback on this idea would be appreciated. Cindy Cartwright and Maris Apse _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
