Migrants at Rondeau & Lost Egg at Blenheim

Spring Beauty at Rondeau

A number of migrants finally appeared at Rondeau this morning. Several species had arrived overnight. I saw or heard eight species of warblers including an Ovenbird, Magnolia, Nashville, Yellow, Black-throated Green, Black-and-White, Northern Waterthrush, and Yellow-rumped. Most numerous were the Black-throated Green. There were several waterthrushes scattered throughout the park. The Magnolia was nice to get this early.

The snakes are out! DeKay's Brown Snake

Flycatchers included Great-crested, Least and an early Peewee plus a couple of resident Phoebes.

A White-eyed Vireo was singing on south point trail along with several Blue-headed.

The first Rose-breasted Grosbeak was singing in the maintenance yard.

Several of the thrushes had arrived including Wood and Swainson's.

Over at Blenheim Lagoons, a Snow Goose (blue morph) was swimming with the Canada Geese in pond 1 (see photo above). Nine Dunlin were wheeling around looking for a patch of mud, but to no avail.

Ring-billed Gulls are nesting at the sprinkler area there. I found one egg on the driveway!

PHOTO QUIZ: What species is this?