Hi all,
I arrived ~ 9:15 am and parked at the end of Bowman. It snowed
intermittently all morning but at 11:55 I finally had a great view of this bird
at the end of Centre at Evangeline near the top of the 'conical' Red
Cedar/juniper there. It was with a very mobile mixed flock of ~8 or more
Yellow-rumped Warbler, 3/4 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1/2 Brown Creeper and a few
Black-capped Chickadee. They all headed north/east(?) beyond Evangeline - it
seems that they travel around quite a lot and quite far afield.
I was not bored while waiting for the 'main event' - at #1340 Bowman
(Stewart) I saw 1 Hermit Thrush, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet and a Carolina Wren
which even sang once or twice. Next door were 3 Fox Sparrow and at #1346 a
Blue-headed Vireo - I went back to the van to get my video camera but could not
re-find this bird.
There was a constant stream of visitors to the feeders at the back of
#1340 Bowman including White-throated and American Tree Sparrow, Downy and
Red-bellied Woodpecker to keep one entertained.
At Erieau with the strong west wind, there were huge numbers of
Bonaparte's Gull, a Lesser Black-backed, several Great Black-backed amongst the
HEGU and RBGU. Cheers! Maris
Directions: Centre Street is first left after park gate(fee applicable) or park
at the camping gate and walk over - I did both just to warm up after a while.
Bowman crosses Centre after right, then left turn. Evangeline is at the end of
Centre and runs parallel to Bowman.
Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2
Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 - 8415
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