Not much to report the last couple of days, which were quite windy. Yesterday, I spent some time at Keith McLean C. L. in the early morning. There is always lots to see there, and a high potential for something of interest.
Some late shorebirds have been moving through and there is some good mud at McLean. About 150 Dunlin were there yesterday, plus a Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper and a pair of Semipalmated Sandpipers.
There is also good mud at Erieau marsh trail. It was a bit too windy yesterday for good birding there, but a Pectoral Sandpiper and a Lesser Yellowlegs were on the mud.
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Some sparrows were hunkering down out of the wind.
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| American Tree Sparrow |
I did make one trip to Mitchell's Bay south shore trail one afternoon this week. It was just about two years ago I found the Sage Thrasher there, so I have been optimistic about finding something else good there! Not on this visit though. A Golden-crowned Sparrow would work, but I could only find ones with white crowns (or at least when they grow up).
I have seen Eastern Phoebes in several spots this week. Here is another at Peers Wetland.
Some new signs have been put up at Peers this week.
The south end (not really on Peers property) has some mud, so I have been keeping an eye on that. This afternoon, three Dunlin were there.
This morning I had some business in Chatham, so took a walk at O'Neil Nature Reserve (aka Paxton's Bush). It is pretty neat to see the large trees there, and the good variety of Carolinian-type trees.
In the history corner, it was 99 years ago this week the Glenlyon foundered on Lake Superior. This vessel was a visitor to Wallaceburg in 1915 and 1921. Here are some photos of its attempt to turn at downtown Wallaceburg (1921)!
The following link has some information on the vessel:
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