Hello Ontbirds, A nice and unexpected surprise, on an otherwise lousy day, was a very late NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW at Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Amherstburg (Essex Co.). The swallow was observed at 12:12 PM in a direct, westbound flight, below eye level, out over the marsh less than 100 meters to the north of the Hawk Tower. Although only speculative, it's possible that the swallow came in on the southwest winds of the advancing, northeast-bound low pressure system.
Good birding, Justin -- Justin Bosler Official Raptor Counter and Interpretive Biologist Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Amherstburg, Ontario _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
