Just got back from Lakeview Park Marina in Windsor. Carmen L. and I and a knowledgeable bystander all observed between 20 and 30 Tundra Swans, most of them close to the east side of the parking lot where cracked corn was being offered. On the other side, the west side of the parking area, were three Trumpeter Swans, none tagged that we could see. She got photos. We were able to do a wonderful side-by-side comparison of head shape, bill shape, the way the eye is more incorporated into the bill on the Trumpeter while looking more like a ball at the end of a black stem on the Tundra. We also were able to compare the two when they were looking straight in our direction…shape of the white forehead being more U shaped versus more V shaped on the Trumpeter. Great ornithology lesson for a couple of intermediate birders.
Also present were Canvasback, Redhead, Common Goldeneye, Bald Eagle, a single Red-breasted Merganser sticking very close to the piers for excellent viewing, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, etc. Lakeview Park Marina is at the base of Riverdale Avenue and is on Riverside Drive East. Here is a map. http://tinyurl.com/mwj3lnu Kelly Morrissey, Windsor _______________________________________________ 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
