Birded Mud Lake Conservation Area today from 10:30 to 1:00 . My highlight of the day was a black-throated green warbler a short way along the trail going to the right as you come up from the parking lot. It was flitting about in the understory & bushes bordering the lake along with a yellow-rumped warbler & ruby crown kinglets. The lake was teeming with a variety of water fowl today namely: northern shovelers, northern pintails, am wigeon, ring-necked duck, blue & green winged teal, wood duck, scaup, gadwell to name a few. I also saw two rusty blackbirds with a group of red wings on the left trail around the lake coming from the parking lot. Saw 43 species in all. Roy Sorgenfrei (Niagara Falls)
Directions: From the QEW take hwy 406 to the end in Welland ; turn left at the lights onto E. Main St. & go through the tunnel under the canal till you come to the next set of stop lights. Turn right here onto hwy 140 . Take this south till you get to hwy 3. Turn right onto hwy 3 into Port Colbourne & cross the canal. Turn right unto Elm St. Follow Elm St. north for about 2km, You will see the sign & parking lot for Mud Lake on the right. _______________________________________________ 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
