Hello birders.
Rondeau Bay was jammed full of rafts of ducks today, as far as the eye could
see. With just a quick look without binocs (darn!) you could pick out
merganser, scaup, pintail, canvasback, and bufflehead but I'm sure there were
many more. Towards dusk hundreds of elegant tundra swans flew into the bay to
spend the night on water. The trees were full of red winged blackbirds and
grackles. I also saw four sandhill cranes and several killdeer. The best view
is from the Erieau (west) side of the bay where the ice has cleared. The bay
was still iced up from the east; I wouldn't try Rondeau P.P. for a few days.
Just before you get into Erieau is a great little marsh and a large pond on
Erlieau Rd. where I saw two birds at dusk that looked suspiciously like snipe.
The best way to get to Erieau is to take Hwy. 401 to the next exit past
Ridgetown, south to Talbot Trail (Hwy. 3) then west through Blenheim over to
Erlieau Rd. which takes you straight into Erieau. Don't forget to look for
hawks on the way. They are numerous.
Carol Parafenko Guelph
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