A group of thirty birders met this morning for the annual OFO trip to Long Point. Despite the cold weather feeling decidedly winter-like the birds mostly cooperated.
We were successful in finding about 4000 Tundra Swans scattered through the area, a bit lower than have been easy to find in the last couple of days but still very nice to see. We also found 20 other species of waterfowl, many of which were viewed at the mouth of Big Creek and from the Turkey Point beach. Aside from waterfowl the group found Pied-billed Grebe (Long Point causeway), Horned Grebe (Turkey Point beach), Sandhill Cranes (several locations), Red-shouldered Hawk (Turkey Point marsh) and thousands of blackbirds and many Killdeer and Song Sparrows to round out the list of 63 species. Below is a list of locations visited and the associated eBird checklists: St. Williams Forestry Station: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555243 Walsingham Flats: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555311 Hazen Road (concession 3 to 4): http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555356 Hazen Road (concession 2 to 3): http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555379 1st Concession: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555434 Lakeshore Road west of Lee Browns: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555488 Lee Browns WMA: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555533 Bird Studies Canada Headquarters: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555568 Long Point Causeway: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555631 Turkey Point marsh: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555671 Turkey Point beach: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S17555728 "A birding guide to the Long Point area" is an excellent resource for anyone visiting Long Point and is available at: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/shopping/shop.jsp Thanks to Diane Salter, Stu Mackenzie and Daniel Giesbrecht for helping lead the outing today and to the St. Williams Forestry Station Interpretive Centre and Bird Studies Canada for generously allowing access to their facilities for bathrooms and warmth. Good birding, --------------------------------------------------------- Mike Burrell [email protected] http://mikeburrell.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
