26 birders attended today's OFO trip in rather cloudy and occasionally rainy
weather. The morning at Palgrave was exceptional for a fallout of migrating
passerines. 12 species of warblers, including many Chestnut-sided,
Black-throated Green, Magnolia and Blackburnian, were counted along with hordes
of Red-breasted and a few White-breasted nuthatches. There were many Pewees,
Olive-sided, Great-crested, Least and Willow flycatchers.
Several Purple Finches were also seen, plus Scarlet Tanager and an early Junco.
At the Beeton sod farms no Buff-breasted Sandpipers were found though
there had been at least two there on Friday. There was a large mixed flock of
Black-bellied and Golden plovers at the east end of the 12th Line, along with 7
Lesser Yellowlegs, a Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Killdeer and
Horned Larks.
Schomberg provided 2 Greater Yellowlegs, more Lesser Yellowlegs, one Least
Sandpiper, 5 Spotted Sandpipers, a Merlin, 2 Green-winged Teal and a Cliff
Swallow.
The group total was 78 species.
Dave Milsom
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