Hello birders,
On 3 June we had 70 species in the forest but today because of moderate drizzle during the first 2 hours and a real downpour during the last hour, we managed to identify only 32 species of which 7 were warblers (14 a few days ago). The upside was that each participant benefitted from the individual attention of one leader; there were 2 leaders and 2 participants. The inclement weather scared away many would-be participants. One participant had 2 lifers, and both participants seemed to enjoy themselves immensely, particularly when enjoying killer-looks of beautiful Mourning and Cape May Warblers (males). Thanks to both participants who took the time to come out and bird in not so pleasant conditions; oh, I forgot to mention that in addition to the miserable weather we were harassed by many voracious mosquitoes during this 3-hour outing. Larose Forest Map here (We birded from Bertrand to Goyer roads): https://www.google.com/maps/place/45%C2%B023'08.3%22N+75%C2%B014'03.1%22W/@4 5.3856456,-75.2342007,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d45.3856456!4d-75.234 2007 A complete list of the 32 species follows our signatures below. Jacques Bouvier and Christine Trudeau, OFO leaders Mes galeries de photos d'oiseaux (EEO birds): <http://jacques-miroiseur.smugmug.com/> http://jacques-miroiseur.smugmug.com/ http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.ca/ 32 species: Mallard 4 Wild Turkey 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Alder Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 5 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 1 Common Raven 2 Barn Swallow 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Veery 2 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Ovenbird 5 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Mourning Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 4 Cape May Warbler 2 Located by song but one was very visible. We had excellent looks and were able to take pictures. Yellow Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 5 Chipping Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 9 Common Grackle 2 American Goldfinch 1 _______________________________________________ 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
