Hi
Perfect viewing conditions for waterfowl today at the Presqu'ile waterfowl weekend. The count of species seen this morning courtesy of Lev Frid with a couple of extra's thrown in by myself and Fred Helleiner is below. Canada Geese - 240 (200-300 moving through this morning) Mute Swan - 30 Trumpeter Swan - 2 Mallard - 87 (one Mallard x Pintail) Black Duck - 21 Gadwall - 18 American Wigeon - 52 Eurasian Wigeon - 1 (male) Northern Pintail - 26 Green-winged Teal - 8 Wood Duck - 10 Greater Scaup - 1016 Lesser Scaup - 1 (at least) Ring-necked Duck - 22 Redhead - 850 Canvasback - 37 Bufflehead - 104 Common Goldeneye - 82 Red-breasted Merg - 23 Common Merganser- 20 Hooded Merganser - 8 White-winged Scoter- 15 Long-tailed Duck - 310 American Coot - 11 Horned Grebe - 1 Pie-billed Grebe - 1 Great Blue Heron - 1 To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park exit 401 south at exit # 509 follow the signs to the park through Brighton (about 15minutes). Most birds at the Calf Pasture day-use area though the scoters and hybrid Mallard x Pintail were at Owen Pt. Maps available at the front gate. Have a great day - David David Bree Natural Heritage Education (NHE) Leader Presqu'ile Provincial Park 328 Presqu'ile Parkway Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 Tel: (613) 475-4324 ext. 225 Fax: (613) 475-2209 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
