Birded today with Bud Rowe and Paul Mackenzie at Prince Edward Point where we observed many spring arrivals as well as some lingering winter birds. Highlights include 1 BARN SWALLOW and 1GREATER YELLOWLEGS. Other spring arrivals include 5 COMMON LOONS, 4 HORNED GREBES, 1 WINTER WREN, 3 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1 EASTERN PHOEBE and 1 NORTHERN FLICKER. In the open waters there were hundreds of LONG-TAILED DUCKS and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS with lesser numbers of GREATER and LESSER SCAUP and RED-BREASTED AND COMMON MERGANSERS. Wintering birds observed were 1 PINE GROSBEAK, 20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE. There were 10 TURKEY VULTURES soaring about and SONG SPARROWS and KILLDEER were very numerous. An OSPREY and another EASTERN PHOEBE were observed near Hay Bay. We tallied 61 species for the day. The first butterfly for 2008, a Mourning Cloak, was seen at Little Bluff C.A.
Good Birding Bruce Ripley Amherstview Directions to Prince Edward Point - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [pge 35, quad G 52 & 53] Located in Prince Edward County. Take exit 566 (Marysville) off the 401 and go south on County Road 49 to Picton. Take County Rd. 8 to County Rd. 17 to County Rd. 16 to County Rd. 13. Follow County Rd. 13 to the end until you reach the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area. _______________________________________________ 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
