Yeah, I decided to run away from any responsibilities once again - and bird Pelee!
Just a quick update. I didn't sleep terribly well...
Lots of birds around. Wheatley Harbour had lots of gulls but nothing fun. 1 Dunlin as well.
Muddy Creek - 1 Dunlin, 5+ Great Blues...
(I decided to check for rare flycatchers, abandoning other possible birds today. Not sure why)...
I birded all along the east shore of the "pelee peninsula" from Wheatley to the park boundary (then a bit along the north dyke). I turned up a few phoebes... And a Little Gull off Hillman Marsh
Inside the park there was a large dose of kinglets, creepers, sparrows, rumps etc. A decent hawk flight was going overhead as well, even with the south winds... Several Red-shoulders...
When I was last at Pelee several days ago, grebes and loons were scarce. They're now everywhere you look! I still had 500+ Tree Swallows to sort through as well....
Same story at the tip and VC - lots of birds, nothing of note at all. 2 Bluebirds were nice... I decided to rollerblade for a while then left the park!
DUSK - Sturgeon Creek had some birds worth reporting. 3 Long-billed Dowitchers and 2 White-rumped Sands! Along with 2 Greater Legs, 1 Killdeer, 2 Snipe and 100 Dunlin... A Great Horned Owl started calling in the nearby woods - making me assume that is why there are no Ibis or other goodies here (cause they'd get eaten!)...
Here's hoping for Oct 31st to bring some frighteningly good birds! Nov 1st looks better...
Insect highlights came in the form of 2-3 Common Buckeyes....
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Today - big mess of rain and warm temps.. This system is taking its sweet time pulling together.. Not really sure what you might expect on a day like this... Has the possibility of bringing mega passerines to our shores - but could be a dud....
Nov 1st forecast - STILL hasn't pulled together, but twin 979 and 983 lows are nothing to snuff at... 100kmh SW wind gusts along Lake Erie sure smell like Franklin's Gulls to me... I wonder what else might arrive?!
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Common Swift in CA: ????
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