Greetings all,
I found an immature White-eyed Vireo this morning at Presqu'ile
Provincial Park - only the second ever fall record for the Park of
this less-than-annual visitor. It was with a mixed flock of kinglets,
creepers, juncos and Myrtle Warblers on the Beach 3 access road where
the "seasonal nature trail" (the old water pipeline) crosses the
road. Fred Helleiner was able to get on site pretty quickly and we
spent a half hour looking but failed to relocate it. There is a big
push of passerines today, and most birds seen were moving north fairly
rapidly.
I also saw 2 adult Little Gulls off from Beach 2 flying out over
Popham Bay and an American Bittern was seen flying over the marsh from
the causeway outside the park gate.
Cheers,
Doug McRae
Directions:
Presqu'ile Provincial Park is located south of the town of Brighton,
on the north shore of Lake Ontario. It can be reached by Hwy 401 or
the former Hwy 2; follow signs from Brighton to the Park. Park maps
are available in the park newspaper at the gate.
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