The first weekend of the Huron Fringe Birding Festival wrapped up on Monday, 26th May with a total of 166 species of birds reported. There were great numbers of Warblers, Vireos, Thushes, Woodpeckers and songbirds in the park. We had many hikes within the park and up the Bruce Peninsula. Birds of note were Peregrine Falcon (a first for the festival), Red-shouldered Hawk, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Common Moorhen, Brown Creeper and Marbled Godwit. In all there were six species of woodpecker, Red- bellied, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,Downy, Hairy, Flicker and Pileated. Five specie of thrush, Bluebird, Veery, Swainson's, Wood and Robin. Twelve species of Sparrow, American Tree, Chipping, Clay-colored, Field, Vesper, Savanah, Grasshopper, Song, Swamp, Lincoln's, White- throated and White-crowned. Twenty Seven species of warbler, Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Northern Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Black- throated Green, Blackburnian, Pine, Palm, Bay- breasted, Blackpoll, Cerulean, Black and White, Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Mourning, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's and Canada. The festival continues this weekend for another four days starting on Thursday, 29th May and finishes on the 1st June. There ar still openings on many of our hikes, so please consider attending. Check our website at friendsofmacgregor.org for the schedule of events. Yours in Birding Mike Pickup
Directions: From Hwy #21 south of Port Elgin go west on Bruce Conc. #4 to Bruce Rd. #33 and turn left. The entrance to the park is approx. 1km along the road on your right. Follow the signs to the gate house where park personell will direct you to our registration tent. - _______________________________________________ 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
