OFO Moosonee Outing - Sept 7 to 11
The initial OFO Moosonee outing with 16 participants, from September 7th to 11th, was a success with a total of 74 species of birds. On the day at Ship Sands Island the participants had close views of 8 LeConte's Sparrows, and 3 Nelson's Sparrows. There were a variety of shorebirds, flocks of Snow Geese, with lots of blue morphs, Yellow Warbler, and lots of Northern Harriers. Other highlights include 8 Wood Ducks on the Moosonee Sewage lagoon, (seen on multiple days), long look at a Philadelphia Vireo as it was tenderizing a caterpillar, flock of 10 Boreal Chickadees in Moosonee, Northern Shovelers on both Moosonee and Moose Factory lagoon, Blue-winged Teal on Moose Factory Lagoon, and flock of 90+ Sandhill Cranes from the train. Daily checklists submitted to e-Bird. Martin & Kathy Parker Leaders _______________________________________________ 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
