Good morning! Although numbers of birds seem to be down from yesterday, there are a lot of interesting birds being seen around the park.
The beginning of Marsh Trail and the roads in this area are excellent this morning. Birds seen here include Summer Tanager (immature male last seen going north along the shore at the Marsh Trail entrance), Yellow-breasted Chat (where Water St. has a sharp 90 degree curve), Golden-winged and Cerulean Warbler (both singing males at the intersection of Water St. and Rondeau Ave) and Yellow-throated Vireo. A Clay-colored and 2 Grasshopper Sparrows were in this area last evening and may still be around. Another immature male Summer Tanager was seen on South Point Trail where the first group of pines comes close to the trail, but that area is otherwise fairly quiet. A White-eyed Vireo was seen. Prothonotary Warbler continues to be seen at the back of Tulip Tree Trail, and a Hooded Warbler was seen in the same area. A Prothonotary Warbler has also been seen at Log Pond at Pony Barn. A Hooded Warbler was in the maintenance loop. Thank you to everyone who contributed sightings and please continue to do so at the Visitor Centre or to me through email. eBird users submitting checklists from the park are encouraged to share them with the username "RondeauPPVisitorCentre" for our records. More information on the park's nature programs and the Friends of Rondeau is available at the Friends' website: www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca. Directions: Take exit 101 from Highway 401 and drive South 16 km on Chatham Kent Road 15. Turn right and follow the signs to the park. Bird sighting information, bird checklists, bird feeders, and breakfast and lunch offered by the Friends can be found at the visitor centre. To reach the visitor centre from the park gate, travel 6 km South on Rondeau Road to Gardiner Ave., then follow it around the bend to the parking lot. I lead guided hikes in the park twice daily - contact the visitor centre for more information. Reuven Martin Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide _______________________________________________ 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
