Yesterday Ian Cannell and I went down to Long Point and returned towards home through the Fisherville and Hagersville areas.
Following are some of the birds we found but first the male Brewer’s Blackbird. We found it at the Big Creek bridge along 1st Concession Road after about 1500 Grackles and 300 Red-wings passed through the area. It was well seen and even it’s high pitched whistling call (my interpretation) was heard. Other birds included 19 waterfowl such as 1500+ Tundra Swans, many Northern Pintails, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, both Scaup, Hooded and Common Mergansers and 3 American Coots. Most of the waterfowl were seen because of a lot of scope work but many thousands were too far out even for scopes We also found lots of Turkey Vultures, 6 Bald and 1 Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned, Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks, American Kestrel, Merlin, 104 Turkeys, Sandhill Cranes, Killdeer, Bonaparte’s Gull, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Horned Larks, Common Raven, Eastern Bluebird, Cedar Waxwings, lots of Song Sparrows and thousands of Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds. We were also told of Pine Siskins in Long Point Provincial Park. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, Ontario Sent from Mail for Windows 10 _______________________________________________ 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
