This past week, orange wing-tags were placed on nearly 100 young Great Egrets at the two above island colonies near Southampton and Collingwood. Earlier this year, the two sites had 66 and 126 egret nests, respectively. Birders are urged to watch for egrets with these wing-tags as they disperse from these colonies and pass through southern Ontario. The tags are very visible and there are two numbers and a letter written on each tag to identify individual birds. If you observe one of these birds, please record the characters on the tag, the date and location of your sighting and your name and send them to me at [email protected]. Also, please watch for evening/overnight roosts of Great Egrets during the July/August - September/October period all across southern Ontario; please report these as well.
Thanks, Chip Weseloh _______________________________________________ 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/
