Addendum: As per the title, there were two SNOWY OWLS seen of Owen Point, Presqu'ile on the Cobourg/Presqu'ile OFO outing.
On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Ian Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote: > Good evening birders: > > The last-minute change to the weather forecast fell in our favour as a > largely beautiful day served as a backdrop to the 4th annual > Cobourg/Presqu'ile OFO excursion. > > 18 participants cumulatively amassed a respectable 53 bird species. Though > no rare gulls or uncommon shorebirds put in appearances, it was an > excellent early/mid-November day along the north shore of Lake Ontario. > > On the heals of a rare "peep sweep" during the September OFO outing at > Presqu'ile at the height of shorebird season, today's group enjoyed the > targeted "scoter sweep" with a single BLACK SCOTER off of Owen Point, > Presqu'ile; 6 SURF SCOTERS showing well near Salt Point, Presqu'ile; and > small numbers of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at various locations. Other waterfowl > of note included 4 TUNDRA SWANS--vocalizing to boot--at Cobourg Harbour and > 2 female HOODED MERGANSERS in the Presqu'ile marsh across from the Camp > Office. > > A small group of DUNLIN with 6 SANDERLINGS and a single WHITE-RUMPED > SANDPIPER fed at OWEN Point, while BONAPARTE'S GULLS came and went. From > Owen Point, distant views of 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a 1 COMMON RAVEN were > had over the Northumberland hills to the north. > > The day ended at about 2:30pm with the darker northern abieticola race of > RED-TAILED HAWK circling low over the Presqu'ile marsh. > > Other birds of interest included an adult male NORTHERN HARRIER near Chub > Point, Grafton; immature COMMON LOONS off Wicklow Beach (1) and the > Government Dock, Presqu'ile (2); and a BROWN CREEPER on the Owen Point > Trail, Presqu'ile. > > In the six-legged realm, a small burst of warmth during a sunny period > just after noon stirred up a lively Autumn Meadowhawk behind the Presqu'ile > Park Store. > > Many thanks to those who took part in today's outing and lent a hand in > scouting and spotting. > > Best wishes, > > Ian Shanahan > Toronto > _______________________________________________ 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
