These are the winds that blow good birds around! And the possibilities abound! One would hope that southern birds (herons?) would get blown in somewhere... It's also a good time to look for birds already around. Some of my favourite places for a strong SW wind in fall:
1. Tip of Point Pelee in the morning.. Can be great for waterbird flights, and passerines flying overhead.
2. Beached birds - Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns etc. will be sitting on beaches (Port Burwell!!!, Port Stanley) today thanks to huge waves. Great way to find a fall Laughing or Franklin's Gull.
3. Lakewatch from Fifty Point CA in Grimsby: birds feeding near shore thanks to upwelling (if you can find the feeding groups). Better in late season for loons, gannets, etc.
4. Niagara River - Again, it might be a bit early, but these winds push numbers of gulls into the river. The mouth at Fort Erie could be darn good.
5. Peregrine migration at hawk cliff: could be the first small push of Peregrines riding the cliff edge today. Probably still 5-7 days early though.
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OFO convention this weekend! I'll be at Port Burwell tomorrow morning to co-lead a hike with Ken Burrell. I'll also have my fancy spotting scope with me (Vortex Razor), so please feel free to ask to take a look at (and through) it!
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