Hi Ontbirders, Bruce Di Labio and I checked Presqu'ile this morning and found 20 species of waterfowl as well as a few other migrants of interest (plus Bruce had 2 more spp. yesterday - BW Teal and Wood Duck, as well as 1 Red-necked Grebe off the Customs Dock and a Pied-billed at Calf Pasture) Most ducks are in Presqu'ile Bay with the largest concentrations being near the ice edge about mid-way between Calf Pasture and the Presqu'ile marsh. There was very little offshore from the Picnic areas, but duck numbers were building off Gull Island, presumably in response to Pompham Bay opening up. Puddle ducks were still a bit thin, mostly being scattered among the big scaup flock or around Gull Island.
Selected Highlights: 10 Gb Heron - birds visible on nests in both the eastern (1) and western woodlot (4) 4 Horned Grebe 7382 G. Scaup 38 Lesser Scaup 1650 Redhead 670 Canvasback 1565 Long-tailed Duck 9 Ww Scoter 7 Am. Coot 1 Killdeer 1 Belted Kingfisher 6 Gc Kinglet - probably migrants; in an area where they didn't winter and quite active and vocal Cheers, Doug and Bruce Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0 Directions: Presqu'ile is best reached by taking the Cty Rd. 30 (formerly Hwy. 30) south from Hwy 401. Drive south 5 km to the town of Brighton, then follow the park signs to Presqu'ile.
