Hello: I am just back from 4 days of birding in Prince Edward County, primarily Prince Edward Pt. National Wildlife Refuge. On Wednesday, May 14th at 6:30 a.m. there were two first summer loons swimming side by side quite close to the shore at Pt. Traverse, Prince Edward Point. One of the loons was noticably smaller than the other in body and also in bill. I had an excellent view of them for 10 minutes and able to compare as they were side by side. In looking in Sibley's I am very confident that I have correctly identified this bird as a Pacific Loon. I understand that a Pacific Loon was seen in a previous year at Prince Edward Pt. by Ron Weir and Gerald Paul on May 20th.
I saw/heard 129 species of birds in Prince Edward County, May 12,13, 14, 15. Higlights included: a fly over by a sandhill crane at Prince Edward Pt.; 23 varieties of warblers including golden winged, orange-crowned, 18 northern parulas in one day! (May 15th), cape may, canada, and a yellow breasted chat (in the mist nets! Can I count it?); 10 varieties of sparrows including: 3 grasshopper, clay-coloured, vesper and lincolns; a flock of 40 brant flew past at Pt. Petre; merlin; 24 least sandpipers near Wellington. P.S. feedback on the Pacific Loon would be appreciated. Email me privately. Directions: Take the 401 to Hwy. 62 exit in Belleville. Hwy. 62 to 33 to Picton and then County Rds. 9,17,16,13 and 9 to Prince Edward Pt. On the way you go through Black River and South Bay. Regards Lloyd Paul "lpaul" <[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.
