An excellent two-day trip up the Bruce Peninsula produced 109 bird species for the more than 30 birders attending each day.Highlights : Saturday the Malcolm Bluff Shores Nature Reserve hosted several well-seen birds including Black-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Scarlet Tanager, Black-throated Blue and Cerulean warblers.Numerous grassland birds were seen over the two days: Eastern Meadowlark, Bobolink, Grasshopper Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird, Upland Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, and Brewer's Blackbird.Other good finds were American Bittern, Clay-colored Sparrow, Purple Finch, Marsh Wren, Black Tern, Pileated Woodpecker, Piping Plover, Sora, Merlin, many Sandhill Cranes and Bald Eagle with young at the nest.Many thanks to Alfred Raab and Cindy Cartwright for leading this outing.Thanks also to Mary Ramotar for her expertise with botany. 7 species of orchids were found and several rare ferns. Other finds of interest included Black Bear and a roadside Great Ash Sphinx Moth. Dave [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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/
