Yesterday (April 20th)Bob Tyler and I again birder the Islands and this tie only from Ward’s Island to Gibralter Point and though it was still Sprinter it looks like Spring may be on it’s way.
Following are some of the birds we found 7 Common Loons, 2 Pied Billed and 32 Horned Grebes, Great Blue Heron, Ring-necked Ducks, White-winged Scoters, 164 Bufflehead, al 3 Mergansers, the resident Cooper’s and Red-tailed Hawks, Killdeer, 13 Downy Woodpeckers, 10 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Northern Flicker, all 6 species of Swallows migrating eastward with some of the Tree Swallows taking up residence, Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6 Hermit Thrushes, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Tree Sparrows still, 47 Song Sparrows, White-throated Sparrow, and an increase of Dark-eyed Juncos. The next few days if we can believe the fake Weather Forecast should bring a good numbers of backed up migrants, hopefully they won’t just fly over with out many of them stopping. PS – Again for those that care Bob found 2 Little orange Skipper Butterflies on the south end of Snake Island, Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada You can't see birds if you don't go out but sit and wait for others to find them. _______________________________________________ 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
