Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. Original Message From: James Turland Sent: Monday, September 5, 2016 9:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds] Fwd: OFO HIke Sept. 3 Bruce County( Alfred Raab James Turland)
OFO Bruce County Hike Oliphant to Ripley; 16 members joined Alfred Raab and James Turland as stand in leaders for Cindy Cartwright. Before we left our first stop at the Oliphant Fen cool morning air turned to summer sunshine. Layers of clothing were peeled off as the temperature rose. We marvelled at the Fens plant specialists growing right in the roadside ditches. Shorebirds were the focus of this trip and of the 9 species seen most were at locations away from the lake. Lake Huron's high water level has left little suitable habitat. In all 69 species of birds were seen. Highlights; Two fly by American Bitterns that landed not far off and stood beak up doing their best grass impression. A Merlin circling Ripley Lagoons trying to spook up some prey entertained us with some acrobatics. Great Egrets were seen at many stops. Thanks to all the members who joined in and made some birding memories. Cheers James Turland List of the 69 species seen. Canada Goose Wood Duck American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Redhead Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Wild Turkey Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk Sora Sandhill Crane Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Caspian Tern Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker American Kestrel Merlin Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee House Wren American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling American Pipit Cedar Waxwing Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
