Well I did my annual Great Canadian Birdathon yesterday afternoon to this afternoon (24 consecutive hours) with Peter Hogenbirk and Michael Duhamel.
Lots to tell as you can imagine - highlights included: 171 species Algonquin – 5 Gray Jays and an Olive-sided Flycatcher on Mizzy Lake Trail – area was very quiet with no real song so birding was tough Carden – Common Gallinule, Loggerhead Shrike, Sandhills, Upland Sandpipers, Golden-winged Warbler, Sedge Wrens (5+), eastern Whip-poor-will and Nighthawks and much more – song still subdued and winds a bit problematic Oshawa Second Marsh & Darlington P.P. - 600+ Whimbrel, 250+ Brant, Ruddy Turnstone, hundreds of Dunlins, several SB Dowitchers, Wilson’s Phalarope, many peeps and ducks – an astounding 28 Red-throated Loons (in a single high-flying loose flock) flew in from the west and circled overhead then over the lake and finally headed north. We have never seen anything like this before ... Nonquon lagoons – 5 Redhead, Coot, many puddle ducks, 28 Black Terns, Sanderling, 5 SB Dowitchers and many peeps Miscellaneous – Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine - 3 falcon day; YB Cuckoo near Courtice thanks to all my sponsors and to all who helped me find so many great birds! Geoff Carpentier AVOCET NATURE SERVICES Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or [email protected] Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services _______________________________________________ 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
