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Point Pelee 2003 |
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of the more memorable birds we saw: |
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We had a great few days of birding.
Arrived at Wheatley Provincial Park to camp on the 10th. The 11th was
very cold and windy. A personal best 102 species were seen on a much
brighter, warmer May 12. Left early on May 13. Birded area
included Pelee National Park and Hillman Marsh. |
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Sunday, May 11 and Monday, May 12 were
cold and windy -- gusting 80-100 km/hr. It took some doing to get the tent
up, but it stayed up -- even when we weren't inside to weigh it down.
The wind and cold also kept the birds low and very inactive.
Here's are a few pics of the
effects on us, and the birds. |
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Bird list for the trip:
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| Double-crested Cormorant |
Eastern Screech-Owl |
Cape May Warbler |
| Great Blue Heron |
Chimney Swift |
Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Great Egret |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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Little Blue Heron |
Red-headed Woodpecker |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Green Heron |
Downy Woodpecker |
Blackburnian Warbler |
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Turkey Vulture |
Northern Flicker |
Palm Warbler |
| Canada Goose |
Easter Wood-Pewee |
Bay-breasted Warbler |
| Wood Duck |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
Black-and-white Warbler |
| Gadwall |
Least Flycatcher |
American Redstart |
| American Wigeon |
Great Crested Flycatcher |
Ovenbird |
| Mallard |
Eastern Kingbird |
Northern Waterthrush |
| Blue-winged Teal |
Blue-headed Vireo |
Kentucky Warbler |
| Northern Shoveler |
Warbling Vireo |
Common Yellowthroat |
| Greater Scaup |
Red-eyed Vireo |
Hooded Warbler |
| Lesser Scaup |
Blue Jay |
Wilson's Warbler |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
American Crow |
Scarlet Tanager |
| Ruddy Duck |
Horned Lark |
Eastern Towhee |
| Bald Eagle |
Purple Martin |
Chipping Sparrow |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Tree Swallow |
Field Sparrow |
| Northern Goshawk |
Bank Swallow |
Song Sparrow |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
Cliff Swallow |
Lincoln's
Sparrow |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Barn Swallow |
Swamp Sparrow |
| Black-bellied Plover |
Black-capped Chickadee |
White-throated
Sparrow |
| Killdeer |
House Wren |
White-crowned
Sparrow |
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Sanderling |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Northern
Cardinal |
| Dunlin |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Short-billed Dowitcher |
Veery |
Indigo Bunting |
| American Woodcock |
Swainson's Thrush |
Red-winged
Blackbird |
| Bonaparte's Gull |
American Robin |
Common Grackle |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Gray Catbird |
Brown-headed
Cowbird |
| Herring Gull |
European Starling |
Orchard Oriole |
| Caspian Tern |
Cedar Waxwing |
Baltimore Oriole |
| Common Tern |
Blue-winged Warbler |
House Finch |
| Rock Pigeon |
Nashville Warbler |
American Goldfinch |
| Mourning Dove |
Northern Parula |
House Sparrow |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Yellow Warbler |
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Chestnut-sided Warbler |
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Magnolia Warbler |
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Total: 109 |
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