Monday Bill Smith and I went to Long Point to look for sparrows which we didn't find other than a Lincoln's, some White throats and a small flock of Chippers at Turkey Point. Birds were scarce other than Yellow-rumped Warblers and Kinglets which were everywhere we stopped in big numbers.Total of 39 species for the day mostly garden variety other than we did see 5 Woodpecker species including Downy and Red bellied, Northern Flicker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a juvenile Red-headed a short distance along Holstein Drive from the corner at Lakeshore Rd. For Red-headed that makes 14 for the year so far. We had already seen 3 at the end of the Van Wagner's Beach bikepath opposite Goeman's last week, 4 at Waverly Beach Fort Erie in September, 3 at the Backus Page Museum near St. Thomas in August and 3 in the Rainy River area in June. Previously I have never seen more than one or two a year and some years none at all. Weather was mostly sunny with wind gusts up to 80 Km. at times.
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/
