I just spotted a male Common Teal in the shorebird cell while birding with Kate Derbyshire at Hillman Marsh CA!! It does not show any signs of intergradation/hybridization with our "American" Green-winged Teal.
The entrance to Hillman Marsh CA is on Mersea Rd 2 near the intersection with Mersea Rd 19. The shorebird cell is unfortunately by accessible for the next couple of hours because there is a prescribed burn starting now next to the trail that leads to the shorebird cell. It will be open again in a couple of hours (we all had to leave the trails as well of course). Super stoked; this is the first clear cut Common Teal I've ever found in Ontario!! Good birding, Jere Jeremy Bensette - Leamington, ON Ontario Big Year record set in 2017! Thanks so much for the support. www.jeremybirder.com<http://www.jeremybirder.com> _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
