Hi Birders, I visited Pelee Island on Monday and Tuesday (December 2nd and 3rd), visiting some friends from the bird observatory. I birded from noon till dusk on the 2nd, and all day on the 3rd.
Here are my highlights: Snowy Owl - 1 young bird (female?) both days at the Scudder dock Northern Goshawk - 1 young female hunting blackbirds on the 4th in Scudder Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 young bird in the Stone Road Alvar on the 3rd Field Sparrow - 1 bird near the Winery on the 4th Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 birds near Middle Point, and 1 bird in the Winery Northern Flicker - high of 52 throughout the island on the 4th (they were everythere - this is a conservative count) Yellow-rumped Warbler - total of 50ish, seen throughout the island, pretty common Fox Sparrow - 1 bird in the Winery Raptor numbers were abundant, with the following species being noted, with high counts observed: RTHA (19), COHA (5), BAEA (4), NOHA (2), and the NOGO and RSHA. Pretty impressive given Pelee Island is farmed so intensively and also the island is <40km2. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15834587 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15860218 For any directions, please email me. Please note that ferry service is stopping on the 9th. Cheers, Ken Burrell Peterborough/Waterloo, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
