After a weekend on Pelee Island for the Springsong Festival and dinner, it is a lot slower back at home. The weather was not that good but the birding was excellent. Now to the task at hand, Kip Daynard over the weekend reports seeing Ruddy Duck, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, and Northern Shoveller on the lagoons. New sightings for warblers are Blackburnian, Magnolia, Common Yellowthroat and Bay-breasted. Other birds of note were Indigo Bunting, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Ovenbird and Great-crested Flycatcher. Fred Jazvac on his way home from Pelee Island on Monday, stopped by Mirimichi Bay and watched approx. 60 Dunlin in aerial display and formation flying. I myself was out today and there were still about 40 Dunlin on the bay. Also present were Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Least Sandpiper. Good Birding Mike Pickup
Directions To reach the Kincardine Lagoons. From Hwy #21 south of Kincardine, turn west on Saratoga Rd. and follow the dirt road to a parking area at the Rail Trail. The lagoons and trail are on the your right. To reach Mirimichi Bay. Travel north from Port Elgin on Hwy #21 and make a left turn on 10th Conc. Saugeen just past the Independent Grocery Store. Drive along the road towards the lake and turn right at the first intersection before you reach the lake. Mirimichi Bay is on your left as you meander along the road. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The HURON FRINGE BIRDING FESTIVAL takes place every year at MacGregor Point Provincial Park. This year the 9th Annual Festival takes place MAY 26 TO JUNE 4. There are over 80 events and over 40 top notch leaders. The migration corridor along the shore of Lake Huron known as "The Huron Fringe", extending from Kincardine to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula is the area we cover. Our birding hikes, presentations and workshops are lead by very competent birders and naturalists from all Ontario and Michigan. All birders and naturalists from the beginner to the more advanced will find something to pique their interests. To find out more about our program and down load a registration form, visit the Friends of MacGregor Point web site http://www.friendsofmacgregor.org (Click on "Birding Festival" and then on "Events") for accommodation in Saugeen Shores visit http://www.sunsets.com From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 16 17:36:14 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.bmts.com (mail.bmts.com [216.183.128.202]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E30363F08 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 16 May 2006 17:36:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pickup (ppp148-024.bmts.com [216.183.148.24]) by mail.bmts.com (8.13.6/8.12.10) with SMTP id k4GLQPmQ019060 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 16 May 2006 17:26:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "mike pickup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 17:37:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Subject: [Ontbirds]Huron Fringe Birding report X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 21:36:15 -0000 After a weekend on Pelee Island for the Springsong Festival and dinner, it is a lot slower back at home. The weather was not that good but the birding was excellent. Now to the task at hand, Kip Daynard over the weekend reports seeing Ruddy Duck, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, and Northern Shoveller on the lagoons. New sightings for warblers are Blackburnian, Magnolia, Common Yellowthroat and Bay-breasted. Other birds of note were Indigo Bunting, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Ovenbird and Great-crested Flycatcher. Fred Jazvac on his way home from Pelee Island on Monday, stopped by Mirimichi Bay and watched approx. 60 Dunlin in aerial display and formation flying. I myself was out today and there were still about 40 Dunlin on the bay. Also present were Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Least Sandpiper. Good Birding Mike Pickup Directions To reach the Kincardine Lagoons. From Hwy #21 south of Kincardine, turn west on Saratoga Rd. and follow the dirt road to a parking area at the Rail Trail. The lagoons and trail are on the your right. To reach Mirimichi Bay. Travel north from Port Elgin on Hwy #21 and make a left turn on 10th Conc. Saugeen just past the Independent Grocery Store. Drive along the road towards the lake and turn right at the first intersection before you reach the lake. Mirimichi Bay is on your left as you meander along the road. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The HURON FRINGE BIRDING FESTIVAL takes place every year at MacGregor Point Provincial Park. This year the 9th Annual Festival takes place MAY 26 TO JUNE 4. There are over 80 events and over 40 top notch leaders. The migration corridor along the shore of Lake Huron known as "The Huron Fringe", extending from Kincardine to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula is the area we cover. Our birding hikes, presentations and workshops are lead by very competent birders and naturalists from all Ontario and Michigan. All birders and naturalists from the beginner to the more advanced will find something to pique their interests. To find out more about our program and down load a registration form, visit the Friends of MacGregor Point web site http://www.friendsofmacgregor.org (Click on "Birding Festival" and then on "Events") for accommodation in Saugeen Shores visit http://www.sunsets.com
