Hi Ontbirders, With the arrival of warm weather finally, spring migrants have shown up in numbers. At Fawn Island south of Sombra there were hundreds of ducks to look at. This was in mid afternoon, so lighting was not the greatest. Among them were at least two dozen GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (male), a WOOD DUCK, several PINTAIL, several AMERICAN WIGEON, GADWALL, and of course MALLARDS and BLACKS. At Port Lambton dock (near shore), a few birds caught my eye. They were 2 HORNED GREBES, 2 PIED-BILLED GREBES, and 4 AMERICAN COOTS.
I was at Rondeau Bay this morning in the fog. At Rondeau Park out the marsh trail were a few EASTERN BLUEBIRDS flying around. Two EASTERN MEADOWLARKS landed on the ice. At Erieau where the little open water is, were quite a number of ducks. Included were at least 14 WOOD DUCKS, 2 PIED-BILLED GREBES and several HOODED MERGANSERS. There were thousands of TUNDRA SWANS in the field north of Erieau. Directions to Sombra and St. Clair River: Find Hwy 40 which runs N/S between Sarnia and Wallaceburg. Turn west on Lambton Rd. 2 (Bentpath Line) and take to Sombra on the river. Sombra Bay is right in front of you. Fawn Island is just to the south of the village. The St. Clair Parkway (Rd. 33) follows the river along its length. ________________________________ Blake A. Mann Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ont. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Blake Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
