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Point Pelee 2004 |
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Another great few days of birding. We
were later this year than normal, and the trees were much more in leaf than
usual. Quantity of birds was low (best day was 80, compared with a
best day last year of 102), but there was good quality, including a few
lifers (Worm-eating Warbler!) and a very cooperative Kirtland's Warbler.
Here is a gallery of a few
of the notable birds.
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As an aside, this snapping turtle floated by the Two-creeks
campground at Wheatley Provincial Park where we stayed. It was huge,
and looked like it had a stone house grafted to it's shell!
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Bird list for the trip (107 species seen, 3 of which heard only; "L" indicates a
lifer):
| Common Loon |
Double Crested Cormorant |
Great Blue Heron |
| Great Egret |
Green heron |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Turkey Vulture |
Canada Goose |
Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Osprey |
| Bald Eagle |
Northern Harrier |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
Red-tailed Hawk |
American Kestrel |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
Black-bellied Plover |
Killdeer |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Ruddy Turnstone |
Bonaparte's Gull |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Herring Gull |
Great Black-backed Gull |
| Common Tern |
Rock Pigeon |
Mourning Dove |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Belted Kingfisher |
Red-headed Woodpecker |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Downy Woodpecker |
Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Acadian Flycatcher (L) |
Willow Flycatcher (L) |
| Least Flycatcher |
Great-crested Flycatcher |
Eastern Kingbird |
| White-eyed Vireo |
Yellow-throated Vireo |
Warbling Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Blue Jay |
American Crow |
| Horned Lark |
Purple Martin |
Tree Swallow |
| Bank Swallow |
Barn Swallow |
Black-capped Chickadee |
| Carolina Wren |
House Wren |
Marsh Wren (heard only) |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Eastern Bluebird |
| Swainson's Thrush |
American Robin |
Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
Cedar Waxwing |
Tennessee Warbler |
| Nashville Warbler |
Yellow Warbler |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Magnolia Warbler |
Black-throated Blue Warbler |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
Blackburnian Warbler |
Kirtland's Warbler |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
Blackpoll Warbler |
Cerulean Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
American Redstart |
Worm-eating Warbler (L) |
| Ovenbird |
Common Yellowthroat |
Wilson's Warbler |
| Canada Warbler |
Summer Tanager |
Scarlet Tanager |
| Eastern Towhee (heard only) |
Chipping Sparrow (heard only) |
Song Sparrow |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
Swamp Sparrow |
White-crowned Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
Northern Cardinal |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Indigo Bunting |
Red-winged Blackbird |
Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
Orchard Oriole |
Baltimore Oriole |
| American Goldfinch |
House Sparrow |
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Total: 107 |
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