A nice small group of 8 people flocked to Canadas most southern
mainland point on Sunday morning to marvel at the migration that makes
Point Pelee famous!
We had a total of 60 species (61 if you count Wild Turkey)
Highlights include the hundreds of migrating Bluejays and the few
Sharp-shinned Hawks that take advantage of the situation where the
Jays will not migrate over Lake Erie with strong southerly winds.
After Point Pelee, we headed on out to do a quick survey of the Onion
Fields and ended our fieldtrip at the entrance of Hillman Marsh for
waders, ducks and shorebirds.
It was a nice leisurely birding trip on a nice warm Sunday.
Here is the complete list:
Blue Jay
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Northern Flicker
Great Black-backed Gull
Bonapartes Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-breasted Merganser
Scaup sp. (Im guessing Lesser)
Merlin
Hummingbird (presumably Ruby-throated)
Northern Harrier
Chimney Swift
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
European Starling
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpecker
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Crow
Peregrine Falcon
Winter Wren
Black-and-White Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Hermit Thrush
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Phoebe
Wild Turkey (yup I feel like counting this just because)
House Wren
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Common Grackle
Mourning Dove
Rock Pigeon
Red-winged Blackbird
White-crowned Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Horned Lark
American Robin
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
American Kestrel
Bald Eagle
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Killdeer
Pectoral Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Wood Duck
Canada Goose
The next OFO field trip is on October 6^th, in Hamilton, Burlington
and vicinity.
Good birding!
Marianne Reid
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References
1. http://g.msn.com/8HMBENCA/2731??PS=47575
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