WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR Sunday, May 30, 2004
Bird sightings in the Prince Edward County and general Quinte area have suddenly dipped from several dozen in a given week, to only a handful this week. Now that the peak of the spring bird migration is behind us, and everything that was going to arrive has done so, thoughts of most observers now are concentrating toward the Breeding Bird Atlas, and what birds are breeding in their areas. The Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area, absolutely bustling with activity only a week or two ago, is almost deserted with birders visiting the area only occasionally now as the migration winds down. Bird banding at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory will also wrap up within the next few days. This is the last weekly bird report for this year, until the fall migration rolls around. I take this opportunity to thank the many observers who regularly submitted their sightings and reports of their birding trips around the area. The report will resume, likely in September, and private subscribers to this report, as well as the Ontbirds listserv will be kept informed whenever anything unusual turns up in the area. On a lighter note, this will include the Ruby-throated Kinglets and Double-breasted Cormorants that have slipped through the proof reading in past reports! A few significant sightings this past week. There was a GREAT EGRET seen in East Lake, near Log Cabin Point, on May 22nd. Prince Edward County's apparent resident BLACK VULTURE was seen again, this time, at Prince Edward Point, observed twice by bird bander Eric Machell on May 29th. Once again, thanks to everyone for their assistance in maintaining this regular feature for birders, and we hope to do it again soon. And that's it for this week, and for this season, from Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. Have a great summer! Terry Sprague Picton, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.naturestuff.net
