Yesterday Bob Tyler and I again birded The Islands and though numbers of birds were down from last Friday we still came up with some nice bids.
5 Pied-billed Grebes, (3 together), Cormorants overhead, 15 waterfowl species including Gadwalls, Canvasbacks, Redheads, Ring-necked Ducks, both Scaup, many Common Goldeneyes and Buffleheads and all 3 Mergansers, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned, Cooper’s and Red-tailed Hawks, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, 2 Carolina Wrens, Eastern Bluebirds, N. Mockingbird (possible 2), 2 E. Towhees, only 28 Song Sparrows (down from 102 on Friday but many more will pass through later) and 2 White-throated Sparrows. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON 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
