Despite the fact that Presqu'ile Provincial Park was officially closed, our small group of 5 birders enjoyed the beautiful weather and 88 bird species today.
At the residential area of the park, we found a few warblers including Black-throated Green, Blackburnian and American Redstart. Several Orchard Orioles were viewed . Other highlights included both Cuckoo species, Great Egret, Merlin, Caspian, Forster's and Common terns, Great Black-backed Gull, 7 shorebird species :Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer, Sanderling, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone and a late Greater Yellowlegs near Garden Hill. On Trent Valley Road we had great looks at Vesper, Grasshopper and Field sparrows, plus Eastern Meadowlark. 5 species of swallow included a good number of Purple Martins at Presqu'ile. Many thanks to Doug McRae and Bill Gilmour for their generosity and willingness to invite us onto their property to view birds today. Dave Milsom Matthew Tobey Co-Leaders milsomd...@hotmail.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
