Hi all,
Lots of birds today in the Presqu'ile area.
Bruce DiLabio, Bill Gilmour and Mike Runtz all reported that a second
Hudsonian Godwit has appeared at Gosport and from the looks of it
(albeit in very poor light) the new bird is a juv. (the other is an
adult). The Glossy Ibis is feeding away in spite of wind and rain.
Also at Gosport were 8 G Yellowlegs, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Pectoral
and 20 Dunlins.
At Presqu'ile this morning there was a Short-eared Owl flushed from
the NW corner of Gull Is. After circling the island and picking up a
small party of mobbing Bonaparte's Gulls the owl headed for High Bluff
is. There were a number of shorebirds about included 2 White-rumps,
Sanderlings, Dunlins, 3 Pectoral, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs and as many as
60 Greaters. At the Lighthouse there was a single E Phoebe, a
Nashville and a Black-throated Green among 40+ Myrtles, and a single
Meadowlark perched atop a tree near the Lighthouse briefly. There
were also hundreds of junco's and siskins milling about.
Cheers,
Doug
Directions for Gosport: From Brighton go south on Prince Edward Street
(the main N/S road from downtown), over the railway tracks. Follow
the road as it swings left and just before you get to the Constructed
Wetland, turn right on to Harbour St. Follow Harbour for a few
hundred meters and turn left on Baldwin St. Follow Baldwin St. south
into Gosport. Turn left on to Price Street (at ball diamond) and
follow to the very end. Walk east along the mowed path and stand on
the tip of land and look north.
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