The eleven participants of the annual OFO Bruce Peninsula outing had a good weekend of birding with a total of 85 species.
On Saturday the group travelled north from Wiarton on Highway 6 and then to Dyer's Bay and Cabot Head. At the intersection of Little Pike Bay Road and Hwy 6 there was 1 Snowy Owl. At the eastern end of Dyer's Bay Road there were 5 Sandhill Cranes. On Georgian Bay near the outflow to Gillies Lake there was a breeding plumage Eared Grebe, which was photographed. There were also 1 Red-necked Grebe and lots of Horned Grebes. On the way back on a rock there was a Lesser Black-backed Gull with a Herring Gull.. At Cabot Head there was an occupied Bald Eagle nest. During the day there were lots of Merlins and American Kestrels. The consistent north wind resulted in no migration of raptors. On Sunday the group visited Isaac Lake, Stokes Bay area, Black Creek Provincial Park. Oliphant shoreline and Wiarton Lagoon. Stokes Bay had large rafts of Greater Scaup along with other ducks including Redheads which wam within 100 feet of the group. Noteworthy birds included Great Egret on Myles Bay, 10 Blue-winged Teal at Isaac Lake, 3 Sandhill Cranes at Isaac Lake, 2 Caspian Terns at Stokes Bay, 1 Brown Creeper at Stokes Bay, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler at Black Creek Provincial Park. Late afternoon the group visited the site the Ruff which was reported from north of Hanover but it was absent. Full results will be posted lateri n the week on e-bird Martin and Kathy Parker OFO Bruce Weekend Outing _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
