A total of 109 species were observed during the 2003 Summer House Park
Bird Tour held the weekend of June 6 and 7. Highlights with locations
are listed below.
Black Creek Park-
Green Heron - pair
Hooded Merganser - pair
Bald Eagle - pair on Knife Island
Caspian Tern (2)
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (2)
many warblers
Summer House Park at Miller Lake-
Barred Owl - calling
Whip-poor-will - calling
Least Flycatcher - nesting
Isaac Lake-
American Bittern (2)
Black-crowned Night Heron (1)
Osprey - pair nesting on platform
Virginia Rail (3)
Sora (3)
Alder Flycatcher (3)
Willow Flycatcher (2)
Blackpoll Warbler (1 male)
Dyer's Bay Road-
American Bittern (1)
Sandhill Crane (3)
Upland Sandpiper (1)
Common Snipe (3)
Cliff Swallow - nesting
Grasshopper Sparrow (1)
Near Larkwhistle-
Golden-winged Warbler (1)
Clay-colored Sparrow (3)
Field Sparrow (3)
Ira Lake-
Pied-billed Grebe (1)
Black Tern (3)
Mourning Warbler (1)
To reach Black Creek Park go south on Stokes Bay Road (West Road) out of
the village of Stokes Bay to Old Woman's River Road, turn right, and
proceed to the T-intersection, turn right onto the shoreline road and
park at the end.
To reach Summer House Park and Miller Lake take Highway 6 to the Miller
Lake Road. Proceed east, bearing to the left, to the end of the road,
and turn left.
To reach Isaac Lake take Highway 6 north from Wiarton, turn left at
Isaac Lake Road just past a rather large gift-crafts store on the right.
Proceed to the end.
To Reach Dyer's Bay Road, take Highway 6 north of Miller Lake Road to
Dyer's Bay Road, turn right. Birding is good all along the road.
To reach the area near Larkwhistle Gardens, take Dyer's Bay Road east to
Crane Lake Road, turn north, and make the next right (This is Lindsay
40, I believe.). Birding is good all along this road. Larkwhistle is
near the corner of Burnett Road.
To reach Ira Lake, yake Stokes Bay Road (West Road) north out of the
village of Stokes Bay to the Colonel Clarke Tavern, continue on this
road a short distance. Ira Lake is on the right.
Blessings,
Michael Carlson
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