Good afternoon birders, The place to be this afternoon is the start of marsh trail, which is buzzing with warblers including Orange-crowned and Blue-winged among several hundred Palm, Yellow-rumped and Nashville Warblers. 13 species of warbler here in total.
Franklin's Gull, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher and Eared Grebe are all present at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons near Rondeau. A free permit, available at the Rondeau visitor centre, is required to access the lagoons. Thank you to everyone who contributed sightings and please continue to do so at the Visitor Centre. eBird users submitting checklists from the park are encouraged to share them with the username "RondeauPPVisitorCentre" for our records. More information on the park's nature programs and the Friends of Rondeau is available at the Friends' website: www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca. Directions: Take exit 101 from Highway 401 and drive South 16 km on Chatham Kent Road 15. Turn right and follow the signs to the park. Bird sighting information, bird checklists, bird feeders, and breakfast and lunch offered by the Friends can be found at the visitor centre. To reach the visitor centre from the park gate, travel 6 km South on Rondeau Road to Gardiner Ave., then follow it around the bend to the parking lot. I lead guided hikes in the park twice daily - contact the visitor centre for more information. Reuven Martin Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
