Hi Ontario Birders
New Weekend birds around Port Burwell included 3 Great
Egrets in flight along the shoreline Sunday morning in snow flurries. Going
west-8:20a.m. Also 56 Tree swallows, 3 Barn Swallows, 1 bank swallow, all in
reverse migration going west along the shoreline. Afternoon included 2 pair of
very tame Blue-winged teal at close range,(less than 20 feet) and a fair size
flock of ducks which included at least 10 Northern Shoveler, 8 wood duck, 14
American widgeon, 8 redheads, 3 male canvasback, Scaup sp. and numerous
blackduck and mallard. At about 2 p.m. a couple of black-bellied plover flushed
from shore and flew out on to the rock jetty. This is about a month early for
this species at our location. One of the birds was in breeding plummage the
other was still in adult molt with distinct white eyebrow a black chin line and
large black splotches scattered on a mostly white breast and belly. The birds
stayed and sunned themselves on the rocks most of the afternoon and were
observed by several people. Checking again early this morning they could not be
relocated. Good birding Ron Allensen, Port Burwell.
Directions: Port Burwell is located at the southern terminus of hiway 19
on lake Erie. Take hiway 19 south at Ingersol cut off on 401.
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