Bill Watson, Dave Gordon, and I hit the N. Lake Erie shore today, and had a decent day starting at Rock Point Provincial Park in Dunnville in the early AM and then finishing up at Fort Erie in the afternoon. Rock Point had a nice assortment of migrant shorebirds including 3 WHIMBRELS, 34 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling, 4 Least Sandpipers, 1 full alternate-plumaged RED KNOT, 4 Semi Plovers, and 1 BB Plover. There was a number of lingering waterbirds around on the lake including a pair of COMMON GOLDENEYE, 4 Bufflehead, 1 N. Shoveler, pair of Gadwall, fly-by RED-THROATED LOON, in addition to another pair of Gadwall and Blue-winged Teals at a small marshy spot in the park. Migrant songbird highlights included 2 Canadas, Wilson's, 3-4 Blackpoll, 2 Bay-breasted, Tennessee, Black thr. Green, Redstart, Nashville, and Blackburnian Warblers, Blue-headed Vireo, Lincoln's Sparrow, Gray-cheeked and Swainson's Thrushes, plus 3 resident ORCHARD ORIOLES. At the banding station, lead bander Jim Smith reported catching a WHITE-EYED VIREO yesterday the 23rd. The Mosiac Wetland Ponds on Rimer Rd. just to the north of the park also had a nice assortment of shorebirds including 56 Dunlin, 6 Least and 1 Semi Sandpiper, 2 Semi Plovers, 1 L. Yellowlegs, and 10 Short-billed Dowitchers. Heading back east, stops at the base of Morgan's Pt. near Port Colborne, and Stonemill Rd. and Jaeger Rocks in Fort Erie produced 74 Dunlin, 8 Least Sandpiper, 10 Black-bellied Plovers (Stonemill Rd.), and 3 Short-billed Dowitchers.
Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY Rock Point Provincial Park is located on the N. Lake Erie shoreline just southwest of the town of Dunnville and can be accessed from Niece Rd. which runs off of regional route 3. The Mosiac Wetland Ponds just north of the park can be accessed by taking Downy Rd. north to Rimer Rd. The base of Morgan's Pt. is located in the town of Wainfleet between Port Colborne and Rock Point, and can be viewed from Lakeshore Rd. Stonemill Rd. and Jaeger Rocks can both be accessed from Dominion Rd. or regional route 1 in the town of Fort Erie. **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002) _______________________________________________ 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
