Wednesday, October 10, 2012

50dor: Day 15



Boy I'm tired... I wish I could get paid to not work...


Some spots visited today (yesterday):

Port Dover - squat



Port Burwell - the walk to the beach was surprising with a female Pintail in the canal, then at least 35 Blackpoll Warblers feeding on some sort of berry (they out numbered the Myrtles)

--- the beach was largely void of gulls, but picked up 4 Cackling Geese for my efforts


--- Walked through a lot of the sand dunes looking for Burrowing Owl.. Didn't find any... Flushed 2 sparrows that looked exciting (at different times), but couldn't get a decent look at them... Made me angry

--- Walked the woods a bit as well.. very birdy (everywhere in ON has been birdy for a few weeks now eh?) No megas... 2 BT Green, 4 Nashville, Tennessee, 3+ Orange-crowned's were the best warbs  


Port Bruce - nada


Port Stanley:


I loves me some gulls.... At least 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 adult Great Black-backed X Herring Gull hybrid.... 

Highlight was a bird I couldn't ID --- very very dark mantled gull (adult) sitting on the water beyond the east breakwall... Very dark, and not a Great Black-backed Gull... Wouldn't come closer (into the harb) for a better look! (Grr ... stayed until sundown)... 

Going to go back tomorrow (today) to see if I can re find it and get better looks! 



One of the LBBG - a great looking juv... Other than the fact it was sick... Flies all the way from Europe (apparently) just to eventually croak at Port Stanley eh? 







2 comments:

  1. The red berries you mention are probably Autumn Olive - Elaeagnus umbellata. They are a nasty invasive species that take over all sorts of open habitats and field edges, which is why you see them thriving at Burwell.

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    1. Thanks Adam, I assumed it may be something invasive given the way it was growing (and the abnormal amount of berries)...

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