Hello birders, In spite of the weather forecast I was joined by 22 hard birders for today's (6th annual) OFO trip to the Prince Edward County South Shore IBA. The weather was actually quite comfortable for most of the morning but the wind picked up and rain started around noon and was fairly heavy by the time we ended around 2 pm.
This was the earliest the trip has been run, in part because of the timing of the Easter weekend, so the species list was a bit lower than average at "only" 78 species. The highlight was probably two separate Little Gulls that flew over at the traditional spring staging area around Kaiser Crossroad. In addition, we observed good numbers of Horned Grebes, a nice selection of ducks, and a good mix of typical early songbirds, including four species of swallows. Special thanks goes to Mark Read who recorded the eBird checklists for the day. For a complete list of what we saw and where, check them out: Kaiser Crossroad: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S54962081 Lake Ontario south of Kaiser: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S54962069 Babylon Road: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S54962059 Long Point Rd: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S54962046 Prince Edward Point: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S54962030 South Bay: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S54962022 Point Petre: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S54961991 Good birding, Mike -- *Mike Burrell* mike.burrell...@gmail.com Please support my birdathon for bird conservation <https://www.canadahelps.org/me/6Cs5Sba>! Best Places to Bird in Ontario <http://burrellbirding.ca/best-places-to-bird-in-ontario/> - in stores spring 2019. _______________________________________________ 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
