Looking at a Vesper Sparrow! (the guy in camouflage is looking the wrong way!)I went north today for a change. The annual OFO trip from Grand Bend to Kettle Point was held under a cloudy day. It was supposed to be sunny.....but you know the drill....
We started at the Grand Bend beach to look at ducks, loons and grebes. Quite a few Common Loons were migrating today. We saw about 40 in less than an hour. A few Horned Grebes were swimming on the lake and many scoters were flying by. Other ducks included Long-tailed, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Mallard and Black.
Next stop was Grand Bend Sewage Lagoons. A good variety of ducks were there, including a nice male Wood Duck.
Shorebirds included a Greater Yellowlegs, and many Dunlin. Mixed in with the Dunlin were three White-rumped Sandpipers.
White-rumped Sandpiper with Dunlin A Phoebe was along the south fence. I discovered a Vesper Sparrow along the north fence just before we left. Too far for a photo though.
On to Pinery where it was rather quiet. The usual birds were around the visitor centre.
A walk along the river was very quiet. The water level was very high for some reason. Beavers?
Wet Picnic! I bailed out after Pinery as I had things to do. I briefly stopped at Highland Glen CA, but nothing was there. Kettle Point is seen in the distance from there.
Kettle Point
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