There were 18 participants on this year’s trip that focused on the Lac Deschênes IBA and the adjacent Carp hills and Torbolton ridge. The areas covered within the IBA included the Britannia conservation area (Mud Lake), Constance Bay, March Valley Road, and the Shirley’s Bay boat launch.
Highlights included four species of vireo in Britannia, including a Yellow-throated Vireo; Black-billed Cuckoo, Golden-winged Warbler, and Eastern Towhee on the Carp ridge; Virginia Rail and nice study of a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk on the Torbolton ridge; two Upland Sandpipers in the fields just south of Constance Bay; a wonderful view of a Red-headed woodpecker at Constance Bay; and a singing Wood Thrush and a Bald Eagle on a nest at Shirley’s Bay. Our only disappointment was not being able to identify the seven terns we observed through the shimmering heat haze at Shirley’s Bay. The weather was perfect and our group found 90 species over a period of eight hours. My thanks to Bob Cermak for driving and assisting me with leading this trip. Bernie Ladouceur _______________________________________________ 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
