On Thursday September 15 Bill Smith, Gunner Bessel and I birded Wards Island from the Eastern Gap to the Island Fire Station and saw 46 species between 7.30 A.M. and 1.30 P.M. In addition to the expected birds we saw a F.O.S Eastern Phoebe, Warbling, Red-eyed and Philadelphia Vireos, Swainson's Thrush, Scarlet Tanager and 16 species of Warbler including Orange-crowned (2) Ovenbird, Pine and Blackburnian. While our species count was not exceptional the numbers of each species seen were high. We encountered a half dozen or more feeding flocks some of which contained so many birds we could not count or identify them. Weather was partly cloudy with a strong north west wind. Peter McParland _______________________________________________ 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/
