15 OFO members attended today's outing. The weather forecasts probably disuaded many but the sun shone throughout the day and it was warm in sheltered spots off the lake. 50 species included 25 species of duck. Best finds were White-winged and Surf scoters in rough waters off Millen in Stoney Creek; many Canvasbacks and Redheads, 25 Ring-necked and about 200 Ruddy Ducks off La Salle Park in Hamilton; 5 Northern Pintail, 6 Green-winged Teal, 4 DC Cormorants and 30 Northern Shovelers on Red Hill Creek leading into Windermere Basin. There were all 3 swan species and 12 American Coots at La Salle Park. We also found all 3 mergansers, a Black-crowned Night Heron, Northern Mockingbird and 4 Song Sparrows at Humber Bay Park East, 2 Peregrine Falcons at the lift bridge in Hamilton, and at day's end 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers at Sioux Lookout in Burlington. Dave Milsom [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/
