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Point Pelee 2010
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Rosebud at Point Pelee. 15 May 2010 |
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Sandhill Crane walked out at Hillman
Marsh and was mobbed by gulls and terns. Brown stained plumage is
from iron oxide in the mud where the birds feed, usually on the
wintering grounds Then they preen and spread mud all over their
plumage. 7 May 2010. |
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The Tip of Point Pelee washed away after
being pounded by waves whipped up by strong west winds. 8 May 2010. |
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Northern Watersnake at
Big Creek, Amherstberg, at White-faced Ibis location. 8 May 2010 |
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White-faced Ibis in
probable first alternate plumage at Big Creek, Amhersberg, on 9 May
2010. |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
on nest in Tilden's Woods, Point Pelee. 10 May 2010. |
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Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Point
Pelee on 12 May 2010. |
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Hundreds of swallows
were grounded on the East Beach by bad weather on 8 May. |
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