This morning I attended a trip around sarnia and Pinery PP with the Detroit Audubon. We first headed to the Point Edward lighthouse where we saw a common loon in flight and in the fast flowing water where the St. Clair river opens were 3 adult female or juvenile and one adult male HARLEQUIN DUCK. The male was in full breeding plumage. Very nice!
A quick stop at Sarnia Bay yielded a flying HORNED LARK. At Kettle Point we saw 3 BALD EAGLES (2 adult, 1 juvenile) aswell as several Great Black Backed Gulls. At Pinery PP we found few finches because of the mild conditions. However, we did turn up a NORTHERN SHRIKE, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, 2 PINE SISKINS and just missed a Purple Finch at the feeders. On the road we saw a couple ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a RICHARDSON'S GOOSE in the Hiawatha racetrack field and a SWAN (tundra or trumpeter) in a field. The Point Edward lighthouse is at the end of Fort St. Good winter birding, Tim Snieder Sarnia "Henriette Plaisier Snieder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
