Good morning birders, For the most part birding seems fairly slow in Rondeau today. There are good numbers of warblers feeding quietly in the treetops at places like Spicebush Trail, but the rapidly increasing leaf cover is making them fairly difficult to see.
Prothonotary Warblers are still present at Tulip Tree Trail and on Rondeau Rd. just south of Bennett. A singing Hooded Warbler was on Harrison Trail several hundred metres south of Pony Barn. A Whimbrel was sitting on Dog Beach (just north of the Visitor Centre) this morning, but seems to have since left. A Red-throated Loon was seen distantly off the washout on South Point Trail. Thank you to everyone who contributed sightings and please continue to do so to me through email, or to the Visitor Centre in person or at (519) 674-1768. 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 bird 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
