Yes you read the trip itinerary correctly. Peter Hogenbirk, Steve Burrows and I travelled about 1000 kms. to log 172 species of birds in a 24 hour period from Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon. Tony Bigg of Peterborough helped out with the Algonquin and Carden legs. Despite the huge rainstorm last night that plagued us for the drive south from Algonquin and most of the Carden leg, we managed to find most of the birds we sought.
Some Highlights: Algonquin – Spruce Grouse, Olive-sided Flycatcher, White-winged Scoter, Rusty Blackbird, Boral Chickadee Carden – Yellow rail at Prospect Marsh, Golden-winged Warbler, Black-billed Cuckoo, Sedge Wren Presqu’ile – 2 Red Knots, 5 Brant Durham – Redhead, Hooded Warbler, Least Bittern, Harlequin Duck Some misses – Piping Plover and RN Phalarope at Nonquon – almost no shorebirds when we got there – must have been flushed by something/someone; Loggerhead Shrike, Yellow-thr. Vireo at Carden due to heavy rain; Blue and Green-winged Teal – eek! There’s more – with the easy misses and known “good” birds along the route, we could have handily added 18 species to this total – ah if only those birds birds knew the good cause they missed being part of. I’ll send out a full report to my sponsors after a few naps and will do e-bird reports for the adventure soon. Thanks to all who helped with logistics and who sponsored me and my team! Geoffrey Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
