[Ontbirds]Tufted Titmouse at Presqu'ile

[Doug McRae]

Greetings all,

Bill Gilmour and I saw a Tufted Titmouse at the Presqu'ile lighthouse  
this morning, in company with 2 chickadees.  From the look of it I  
think it is a different bird than the one a few weeks ago.  This bird  
has less colour on the flanks and perhaps a smaller black forehead  
patch.  I also checked to see if yesterday's Western Sandpiper was  
still present and as of 645 a.m. there were no shorebirds seen on the  
beach, but they could be on Gull Island so it  might be worth a look  
anyway.

Cheers,

Doug McRae



Doug McRae Nature Services
P.O. Box 3010
Brighton, Ontario
Canada K0K 1H0
613-475-5014
rdmcrae at sympatico.ca


Directions:  Presqu'ile is located south of Brighton on the shore of  
Lake Ontario.  From Hwy 401 take the Brighton exit and head south  
into town, then follow signs to the Park.  The best beach access for  
the sandpiper is the Owen Point Trail parking lot (formerly Beach 4),  
and for the lighthouse, take the Park one way loop to the lighthouse/ 
Visitor Centre, located at the east tip of the peninsula.