Great birding along Lake St. Clair, some of the 54 species we saw on October
6th.
Some good numbers of birds at Mitchell's Bay:
170 Mute Swan
120 Pied-billed Grebe
18 Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Osprey
Northern Goshawk (lifer for Gail McNeil)
Peregrine Falcon
1000 American Coot
Marbled Godwit
12 Caspian Tern
70 Tree Swallow
Directions: From Hwy. 401 travel north of Chatham on Hwy. 40 (St. Clair Rd.)
then west to the bay on Road 42. Park in the north parking lot and look north
to the sand bar.
Afterwards, some more good numbers of birds at St. Clair NWA:
Snow Goose - white phase- among standing flock of 2000 Canada Geese
American Bittern flying about the marsh
2 Sandhill Crane - among standing flock of 2000 Canada Geese
250 Killdeer in one small field
possible Red-headed Woodpecker - short call but could not find bird to visually
confirm
3 Eastern Phoebe
Marsh Wren - singing and chatting continuously in easy view
2 Gray Catbird
Lincoln's Sparrow
Directions: From Hwy. 401 travel north of Chatham on Hwy. 40 (St. Clair Rd.)
then west on St. Andrew's Line. Turn north on Bear Line, then west on Belle
Rose Line, then north on Town Line Rd. to Balmoral Line to refuge entrance or
travel west on Balmoral Line to view fields bordering south side of refuge.
Weather: Mild to warm with strong southwest winds, occasional showers. Our
drive back in the evening from Chatham to London was exciting and treacherous
with high winds, torrential rains, flooding, and an amazing lightning & thunder
show. Many cars and some trucks parked on the side of Hwy. 401 or at Enroute
(including us) hoping the storm would pass quickly but it did not.
Good Birding,
Gordon Cameron
Gail McNeil
London, Ontario
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