Hello Ontbirders Bruce Di Labio and I spent 3 hours this morning birding Presqu'ile Bay along Bayshore Rd (the cottage road on Presqu'ile), plus a quick check of the islands from Owen Pt. Duck numbers and diversity (15 spp) are really starting to kick in with most birds seen from the Customs Dock.
157 Mute Swan 130 C Goose 2 Am Black Duck 7 Mallard 8 Gadwall 2 Am Wigeon 225 Redhead 2 Canvasback 3400 Gr Scaup 25 Ww Scoter (including a flock of 22) 1375 Long-t Duck 470 Com Goldeneye 58 Bufflehead 35 Com Merganser 2 Rb Merganser 2 adult Bald Eagle (one chasing ducks in the Bay and one sitting in a large dead oak on the right side of High Bluff Island, as seen from Owen Pt.) 1 female N Harrier on Gull Island 1 light morph Rougl-legged Hawk - flew in over Presqu'ile Bay and landed on a small chunk of floating ice off Salt Pt. 1 N Flicker 1 1st winter Glaucous Gull 820 Ring-billed Gull - all immaculate birds near Gull Island - a major nesting site 330 Herring Gull - including some singles and pairs standing at traditional nest sites on Gull Island 15 GBb Gull While walking along Bayshore Road we also heard several Gc Kinglets away from where they have been wintering, plus a few Horned Larks overhead as well. Also of interest was a Coyote sitting on packed, floating ice about 200 m offshore from Beach 4. It may be searching for ducks that get trapped by floating ice? Presqu'ile is best reached by taking the Brighton exit and following the signs through town for the park. Cheers, Bruce and Doug Doug McRae <[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.
