Sunrise to Sunset Crop Tour

Sunrise at Warwick

(note light pillar, also Red-tailed Hawk just waking up in left tree)

The day goes by quickly.  I got up early to meet Mike Bouman near Sombra today as we had a trip along Lake Huron scheduled.  There was a nice sunrise, but as usual for the weekend, it turned out to be a mostly cloudy day.
We went as far a Goderich to where the King Eider was seen last weekend.  As usual, we could not find it!  Lots to look at, but unless it was in some inaccessible cranny, it was not there.

Algoma Transfer did not run this year

While driving through a residential area, I caught sight of a flock of Common Redpolls.
Lots of gulls around the harbour, including a few Glaucous.  A number of Bald Eagles were seen today as well.  At least five in the Goderich area, two south of Bayfield, one at Kettle Point, one at Sarnia and three in the Sombra area.  Never bothered for photos as they were distant.
Stopped at Naftel's Creek CA south of Goderich.  It is always a nice place to walk.  At the parking lot a flock of Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatch were making a fuss.  I thought for sure an owl was in the cedar, but no. We could not figure out what the fuss was about!  Only other birds were Golden-crowned Kinglets and Downy Woodpeckers.  The place does have some good birds in the breeding season as I checked it out during the atlas period.

We checked Bayfield and Grand Bend waterfronts on the way too.  Nothing of note, as usual.
Stopped at Pinery, which has been rather dead this winter.  Nothing of note as usual.  We did hear a Common Redpoll fly over at one point along the river at the campground.
We checked Ipperwash and Kettle Point as well.  Many gulls were far out, but nothing of note as usual.

kettle  

 Next stop was Point Edward to view the 1000+ Long-tailed Ducks.  A few White-winged Scoters were far out.  One adult Iceland Gull which has been around for a while.  Nothing of note as usual.
Sarnia Bay was a little more interesting as we found a Trumpeter Swan!  A different one that at Sombra.  It was with two Mute Swans and size was apparent.

Trumpeter Swan

Two Glaucous Gulls were nearby watching it.

Very little was on the St. Clair River.  Practically cleaned out now!
I checked the swans at Fawn Island and the local Trumpeter Swan was amongst them.
As I arrived home, the sun was just setting.