Bird was seen again this morning flying around the Mersea Road 21/Mersea Road 2 ponds. Seen from the small opening on Mersea Road 2 side. Unfortunately, landed in the massive cattail plantation next to the woods and refused to.show itself even after over an hour waiting. However, still around. Will be returning this afternoon as not everyone in our party got to see it flying.
Great selection of shorebirds also present with numbers building throughout the morning, including Dunlin, White-rumped, Pectoral and Solitary Sandpipers. Cheers, George, Bill and Marjorie Prieksaitis ________________________________ From: Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 3:26 p.m. To: Bird Alert Ontbirds <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> Subject: [Ontbirds] Black-bellied Whistling Duck near Hillman Marsh The Black-bellied Whistling Duck is currently in the flooded field north of Hillman Marsh where Mersea Rd 2 intersects Mersea Rd 21, east of Leamington, Essex County. I heard it calling yesterday evening after a storm and am now looking at it this afternoon in the middle of the large puddle with some Mallards and shorebirds about 150m from either road. If still searching for this rarity, it is worth looking with a telescope from both roads. If it is not here, it might be worth looking at Leamington Marina or in the area around Pelee Wings Nature Store on Point Pelee Dr. as Mike Malone, the owner of Pelee Wings mentioned that he has heard and/or seen it from there a few times about a week ago. All the best, Jeremy Bensette Point Pelee and Essex County area guiding - Please contact me if interested in booking _______________________________________________ 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 CONFIDENTIAL and/or PRIVILEGED. If received in error please notify the sender and permanently delete. CONFIDENTIEL et/ou PRIVILÉGIÉ. Si ce courriel est reçu par erreur, veuillez nous en aviser et en effacer toute trace. EY, 100 Adelaide Street West, PO Box 1 Toronto, ON M5H 0B3. www.ey.com/ca To unsubscribe from commercial electronic messages / Pour vous désabonner des messages électroniques commerciaux : unsubscr...@ca.ey.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
