Hello birders, Mark Wiercinski, John Haselmayer and I just finished our annual Bruce Peninsula Big Day. We tallied 163 species, our third-best result ever (short of our record of 174 species).
Basic Route: The Bruce Peninsula, with some geographic liberty to include MacGregor Point Provincial Park. Start near Wiarton for night birds; dawn chorus/wetland birds at MacGregor Point Prov Park (Ducks Unlimited pond); work north towards Tobermory throughout the day. Bird Highlights: 25 warbler species - The best mixed warbler flocks were 1) the south road of MacGregor Point PP (adjacent to the DU pond) and 2) the trails to Wingfield Basin from Cabot Head lighthouse. White-eyed Vireo (1) - MacGregor Point PP, along trail near tower at DU pond Philadelphia Vireo (8) - various locations Clay-coloured Sparrow - along beach near Visitor Centre at MacGregor Point PP White-rumped Sandpiper (1) - Miramichi Bay Red-necked Grebe (2) - Dyers Bay White-winged Scoter (10) - Dyers Bay Barred Owl (1) - south of Wiarton Whip-poor-will (1) Red-headed Woodpecker (2) - Tobermory Red-bellied Woodpecker (2) - the RBWO and RHWO were on the same tree fighting for the nest holes! Interesting and/or Trivial Statistics: Date: May 22, 2007 Species Total: 163 Distance Driven: 570km Start Time: 2:35am End Time: 9:55pm Speeding tickets: none! Other cool things we saw: Massasauga Rattlesnake (2) Fisher (1) Mink (1) Porcupine (2) Happy birding! Ethan- Ethan Meleg Wiarton, Bruce Peninsula [EMAIL PROTECTED]
