I had the distinct pleasure of leading 11 other birders, most of them OFO members on a day-long field trip taking in the above locations. We estimated we had 100 Black Terns at many points over Tiny Marsh, a life bird for at least one trip participant. We had 13 warbler species including Blackpoll and Wilson's. A Canada Warbler may have been a life bird for another participant and he didn't just hear it, he saw it.There were lingering Bufflehead and Common Golden-eye at the Stayner lagoons where we also had 15 Semi-palmated Plovers and 24 Dunlins and were treated to an aerial display by an adult Bald Eagle that set the ducks to flight and brought out a murder of American Crows intent on chasing him or her away.The Wasaga Beach Piping Plovers put on a lovely display as life birds for about half the group, well worth my first parking ticket in about 30 years as we lingered to sign the guest book of the guardians and pose for a photograph that will be in the local paper to help justify continuing to protect the habitat preferred by this endangered species.In total, we had 89 species.Kevin Shackleton _______________________________________________ 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
