At Reesor Pond this afternoon, a big female Peregrine, killed a female Mallard. Unable to retrieve it from the water, it killed another and fed upon it. A Great Blue Heron, neck feathers bristling, stopped close by, preened itself then continued on, the falcon glaring at it. I saw no leg bands on the falcon. Other predators were one Roughlegged and one Redtailed Hawk.
White-rumped Sandpipers, Dunlin, Semi-palmated and Black-bellied Plover moved through this weekend while many different migrating ducks showed up: Ruddy, Ring-necked etc. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
