Hello Birders.
Still there are daily a few RED-THROATED LOONS
flying down the Lake Huron by Kettle Point. A half hour should be
enough to see one.
Look for the pale head and neck. Also they tend to wander a bit off
their main track. Moving up and down or sideways a few meters. They
can be seen looking around at things that interest them.
In contrast, the COMMON LOON with it's thick neck, looks as if it is
"On rails" and hardly deviates off course.
The PACIFIC/ARCTIC LOONS always look starkly black and white both
sitting and flying.
Here on K.Pt. the Common Loon is now the rarest migrant since the
massive kill ( 10,000) by Avian Botulism a few years ago of migrants
down this coast.
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS are still wandering around this area. The
most likely placees to see them are the Pinery Provincial Park, The
Ipperwash area and down the Glendale Beach Road. Where incidentally
six BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen this morning at the F.G. Herb Farm.
Kettle Point is off Highway 21 about 15 miles or 20 Kms towards
Forest. Glendale Beach is another 10Km down towards Sarnia along the
old Lakeshore Rd.
Good Birding.
Alf.
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