Yesterday eleven eager Ontario birders braved the beautiful weather and perfect birding conditions in Point Pelee National Park (southeast of Leamington, Essex County) and surrounding area in search of birds. The day began with a trip to The Tip and Sparrow Field, followed by some hawk watching, a tour of the Onion Fields, and a visit to Hillman Marsh.
We were not disappointed and tallied a total of 86 bird species! Of these, we identified 19 warbler species, 10 raptor species, and 4 shorebird species (thanks to one random not-so-shorebirdy-looking field!). Highlights included a brief but exciting encounter with a Cerulean Warbler on the west side of The Tip area, a couple of high-flying Peregrine Falcons and quite a few Bald Eagles while hawk watching, and what was left of last night's massive Monarch roost, also in The Tip area. If any participants would like a copy of the day's bird lists by location, feel free to email me and I can send links to the ebird lists (for non-users of ebird) or share them with your ebird account. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped to make it a great day! I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. See you soon at the OFO convention! Jeremy Bensette Leamington _______________________________________________ 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
