I have managed to get out recently to do the odd bit of fall bird watching. Last weekend I was down in the Pelee area and had a great time birding 'the point' where we saw 19 species of warbler on the Sunday morning along with lots of other goodies!
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| Sanderling |
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| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
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| Monarch |
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| Common Buckeye |
One of the highlights so far this fall for me was seeing a Curlew Sandpiper at Bellwood Lake near Fergus! This bird was originally found yesterday by Mike Cadman and crew and refound by the busy Wellington/Dufferin birder Dan MacNeal today! After work I zipped over and saw it immediately, foraging on an island, not far from shore. Water levels are way down (due to the fall draw down in the reservoir) and there is excellent shorebird habitat everywhere. I plan on getting out soon in my kayak to check out some other spots!
Curlew Sandpiper is a new bird for both my 'life' and Ontario lists. Note the long dropping beak!
Other shorebirds included this Greater Yellowlegs
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
A nice bird and certainly an exciting life bird for you! I have only seen one and it was a very long time ago. Wish it was a bit closer!
ReplyDeleteThanks Blake! It sure was a nice one to see, one I have wanted to catch up with for a while now!
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