Tony Beck led a group of enthusiastic birders to Prince Edward County and
Presqu'ile Provincial Park where we enjoyed an excellent weekend of birding
due mainly to the mild weather, excellent viewing conditions, abundant
pleasant company and the good birds we found.
Birding highlights included the find on Saturday of an adult Eared Grebe,
faded but still in summer plumage, viewed from the lighthouse area at
Prince Edward Point between 2:00 and 2:15 pm, first spotted by Rick Collins.
Birding Prince Edward Point area and Point Traverse also provided views of
impressive numbers of Long-tailed Ducks, Lesser Scaup and over 200 Horned
Grebes.
Early Sunday morning at Gosport (Brighton Area) a juvenile Bald Eagle was
seen in flight and the excellent viewing conditions for birding continued on
Sunday as we birded Presqu'ile. Sightings of note included a flock of 14
Eastern Bluebirds seen from the path leading to Owen Point, a Northern
Goshawk soaring over High Bluff Island, the 160 Common Loons and 8
Red-throated Loons in Popham Bay, and an Adult Little Gull, a life bird for
many, seen from Gull Island thanks to Don Shanahan who pointed it out to our
group. Also, we enjoyed good views of an adult Northern Shrike in the park
and an excellent selection of various waterfowl in Presqu'ile Bay including
Redhead, Canvasback and all three Scoter species. Special thanks to Fred
Helleiner for his warm hospitality and park birding information.
Heather Pickard
Directions:
Presqu'ile Provincial Park is on Lake Ontario near the town of Brighton
accessed from the 401 just west of Trenton.
Prince Edward Point is on Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County between
Belleville and Napanee south of Highway 401.
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