Spring bird migration has definitely slowed down at Presqu'ile
Provincial Park in the past week, but the prospects are rosier as the
weather forecast is good.
Great Egrets (three on one occasion) are being seen at the re-built
portion of the marsh boardwalk known as Audrey's Place, a low-level
platform reached by walking through the cedar forest. A Black-crowned
Night-Heron was on Sebastopol Island on April 5. One of the next birds
to appear at Owen Point or over the marsh will be a Caspian Tern.
A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was at the south end of Atkins Lane on April
8, a normal date for that species. An Eastern Phoebe was singing at the
bird sightings board on April 9. A rather late date for Northern Shrike
was established on April 5, when the bird at the calf pasture was still
present. Brown Creepers and Winter Wrens are being found in various
parts of the Park, some of them in full song. A Savannah Sparrow was on
the roadside near Beach 2 on April 7, which was also the date on which
two Fox Sparrows were behind 191 Bayshore Road. A Purple Finch was
singing in Jobes' Woods on April 5. A dozen or so Pine Siskins are
still visiting the feeders at 186 and 187 Bayshore Road.
To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is
restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial
nesting birds there.
Questions and comments about bird sightings at Presqu'ile may be
directed to: [email protected].
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Fred Helleiner
186 Bayshore Road,
Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0
VOICE: (613) 475 5309
If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
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