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Huron Fringe Birding Festival |
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MacGregor Point
Provincial Park on the shores of Lake Huron |
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Snowy Owl on the Huron Fringe Birding
Festival trip to the JI Sideroad trip at the intersection of the JI
Sideroad and Concession 8. A thrilling sight at any time, this is a
very late date for Snowy Owls. Bruce County near Port Elgin on 3
June 2018. |
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VIDEO of this Snowy Owl surveying from its high perch |
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A second Snowy Owl was about 1 km away
at the intersection of Highway 21 and Concession 8. Both Snowies
were on tall hydro poles where they surveyed the open fields. Bruce
County near Port Elgin on 3 June 2018. |
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VIDEO: Snowy Owl on top of hydro pole |
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Red-headed Woodpecker was excavating
hydro poles on the JI Sideroad. In April 2018, this species was
designated as "Endangered" in Ontario by the Committee on the Status
of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). We were happy to have
excellent views of this declining species. |
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Sandhill Crane pair
with young on Elsinore Road, a great road for birding. We spotted
them on the Huron Fringe Birding Festival trip on 2 June 2018. |
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VIDEO of Sandhill Cranes with young |
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Video of Clay-colored Sparrow singing its buzzy song on the JI
Sideroad on 2 June 2018 |
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We saw Golden-winged Warbler,
Blue-winged Warbler and this Brewster's Warbler, which is the common
hybrid of Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler. 3June 2018. |
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Bobolink on the JI Sideroad. The
hayfields on this road are fantastic for Bobolinks and Eastern
Meadowlarks. This is the highest density of Bobolinks I've seen in
Ontario. JI Sideroad on 3 June 2018. |
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The JI Sideroad - a
mecca for grassland birds. |
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Many thanks to the
Huron Fringe Birding Festival and to our group for a great spotting
and birding camaraderie on the JI Sideroad. I especially thank Joy
Albrecht for driving and helping with the trip. 3 June 2018 |
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