[Ontbirds]Great egrets,Black-bellied Plovers at Port Burwell

[Aaron Allensen]

Hi Ontario Birders
                        New Weekend birds around Port Burwell included 3 Great Egrets in flight along the shoreline Sunday morning in snow flurries. Going west-8:20a.m. Also 56 Tree swallows, 3 Barn Swallows, 1 bank swallow, all in reverse migration going west along the shoreline. Afternoon included 2 pair of very tame Blue-winged teal at close range,(less than 20 feet) and a fair size flock of ducks which included at least 10 Northern Shoveler, 8 wood duck, 14 American widgeon, 8 redheads, 3 male canvasback, Scaup sp. and numerous blackduck and mallard. At about 2 p.m. a couple of black-bellied plover flushed from shore and flew out on to the rock jetty. This is about a month early for this species at our location. One of the birds was in breeding plummage the other was still in adult molt with distinct white eyebrow a black chin line and large black splotches scattered on a mostly white breast and belly. The birds stayed and sunned themselves on the rocks most of the afternoon and were observed by several people. Checking again early this morning they could not be relocated. Good birding Ron Allensen, Port Burwell.
    Directions: Port Burwell is located at the southern terminus of hiway 19  on lake Erie. Take hiway 19 south at Ingersol cut off on 401.

 
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