Another great weather day greeted 27 of us today at Lynde Shores CA. Although the fall migration hasn't yet started in earnest, we still managed 61 species seen or heard by most.
We had a few songbirds - Yellow Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-eyed and Warbling Vireo plus a few flycatchers - Eastern Pewee, Eastern Kingbird, and Willow Flycatcher plus a few Traill's. Cranberry Marsh was productive. Wood Ducks, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Common Gallinule, Barn Swallow, Chimney Swift, Caspian and Common Tern, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron and Marsh Wren but the only shorebirds were Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer and Spotted Sandpiper. We did have some raptors - Osprey, Northern Harrier, and Red-tailed Hawk - probably all locals. There were also a few butterflies seen - eight species including 11 Monarchs. John Stirrat and Rayfield Pye --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
