As sad as it is to see it end it won't last too long for us Eastern North Americaners. The fun of Fall Migration will start back up in a little less than 2 months with the arrival of Shorebirds! And within the common Shorebirds are the vagrant pleasures such a Wilson Phalarope and maybe an American Golden-Plover or two!
As for my night, you can tell the end of May is here. Very little birds (besides the Yellow Warbler) and the species variety goes from 70+ to 40. Rock Point is usually a great place to find migrants and this fall it should work out great for me, but tonight was subpar to say the least. The birds were few and far between and not too long into the trip the fog rolled in so thick I could barely see over the water. Looks like no wandering birds over the water for me today!
Even though my main purpose was birding but the best part of the day was right at the beginning, a young male White-tailed Deer had a small stare down. The little buttons on the top of his head covered with velvet. This particular deer was born this spring so it is crazy how fast they get big!
Bird of the Day - Ring-billed Gull - These common gulls are everywhere in Southern Ontario all year round and even though most non-birders find them annoying and tend to air on the side of hating gulls, they are cool creatures! It is astonishing how well they can fit into any place people are, and on top of being our clean up crew they are the clean up crew of any water body!
In between the lack of birds was a single new bird for the year:
- Bank Swallow (194)
32 Species - 212 Individuals
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| This American Robin sat night and pretty while I took some pictures of it - Haldimand ON |
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| This Subadult Ring-billed Gull was gliding around and I was luckily able to snap a shot of it! - Haldimand ON |
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| This is the button buck I stared down. Just a surreal feeling! - Haldimand ON |
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