Hi all, There are 3 species of egrets around Presqu’ile.
A Snowy Egret was photographed yesterday in the Woodpile Marsh (between High Bluff and Pines campground) in Presqu’ile Park. This morning it was seen from Beach 2 feeding in a beach pool to the south (roughly on Beach 3). The beach is underwater and rubber boots are essential. There were several Great Egrets feeding beside it for handy comparison. Also a Cattle Egret re-appeared on Huff Rd just outside the park. The egret is usually near the cattle. Huff Rd runs north-south between Cty Rd 2 and Lakeshore Rd on the western outskirts of Brighton. This is a travelled road with no shoulders and active farming operations so please do nothing to disrupt traffic or disturb the farm animals or operation. Beach 2 is the only road access to the beach due to flooding. As you come out on to the beach at Beach 2 there were 7 Ruddy Turnstone and 2 Red Knot feeding in the algae mat. Please try to avoid flushing them as you view them since there is just a narrow strip they can feed on. Directions: Presqu’ile Provincial Park is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, just south of the town of Brighton. It can be reached from either Hwy. 401, or Cty. Rd. 2 and is well signed. A Park map can be found in the information tabloid available at the Park gate. Presqu’ile’s two offshore islands – Gull and High Bluff – support a large multi-species colonial bird nesting area and access is not permitted during the breeding season (10 March-10 September). Cheers Doug Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 H 613-243-4161 C _______________________________________________ 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
