I was out in the field yesterday, July 7th for the entire day.it was not a dedicated birding day, but here are the species sighted.this is for Wye Marsh cell, the Wye River between Wye Marsh cell and Preston Cell, as well as Preston Cell:
Lesser yellowlegs (2) Spotted sandpiper (1) Trumpeter swans (12), many of which are now grounded Hooded merganser, 1 mother with 3 offspring, 1 with 2 Mallard (2) Wood duck (17) Pied billed grebe (1) Common moorhen (heard 3, saw 2 chicks crossing channel) Black terns (30 or thereabouts, 1 flying juvenile from this spring, some nests still with eggs) Blue herons (28).approx. 20 of those were on the ten nests in the Preston Cell heronry, ready to fledge, with some taking their first flights while we were there! Black crowned night heron (1) Green heron (9) Common yellowthroat (6) Veery (3) Swamp sparrow (10) Marsh wren (30+) Red winged black bird (30+) Hermit thrush (1) Wood thrush (1) Also, we have had a single least bittern calling in the evenings and mornings in Wye Marsh's cell.heading out to the marsh on the boardwalk, you can hear him off to the right by the first bridge if he's calling, and he can be heard from the canoe docks as well. Julie Kee Research Assistant Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre [EMAIL PROTECTED] (705) 526-7809 ext. 205 www.wyemarsh.com Directions: Take the 400 North to Hwy 12 West, take 12 West for approx. 20 min, the driveway for the Wye Marsh is on the left, we share a driveway with Sainte Marie Among the Hurons, directly across the road from Martyr's Shrine. You can also take the Midland/Penetanguishene turnoff onto Hwy 93, turn right onto 12 East, pass under the railbridge, our driveway is on the right.
