Good evening Ontbirders. Our final warbler tally for Rondeau today was an impressive 32 species. The Worm-eating was seen and photographed at a number of sites on Spicebush Trail up to at least 3:00 pm.
A Peregrine Falcon was observed at the southern tip of South Point. Yesterday evening, 3 Whip-poor-wills were heard around the park from the campground to Spicebush Trail, plus another one at South Point Trail. Please note that the Yellow-Headed Blackbird reported at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons is a female. The Red-necked Phalarope at the lagoons is a male. Sightings at Erieau included an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, which may possibly have been a hybrid, and a late Glaucous Gull. Reports from boating birders launching from Erieau and scanning the park shoreline included 500 Black-bellied Plovers, 20 Ruddy Turnstones, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull and 'lots' of Bonaparte's Gulls and Forster's Terns. BIRDING ETIQUETTE Birders and photographers are cautioned regarding the importance of following proper birding etiquette within Rondeau Provincial Park. Please refrain from any use of electronic devices or tapes to call birds, which harass our wildlife, while in the park. Thank you for your understanding, cooperation and compliance. Good birding! Steve LaForest Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide c/o Rondeau Visitor Centre (519) 674-1768 [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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/
