Petrie Island and Environs with Always an Adventure

April 29, 2014

Today there were only Judith and myself with Tony & Nina, so after exploring Petrie Island for a while, Tony suggested we make our way west to the Jock River to look for the Hooded Warbler that had been reported.

We got some good finds at Petrie Island, but it was quiet along the back roads to the Jock.

There were lots of birders and photographers there but no sign of the bird.  We patrolled the shore back and forth for 40 minutes, stopping to chat with friends and fellow birders.  Suddenly I spotted it and the rush was on.  Eventually everyone got good looks and photos.

Bird and Mammal List

1. Osprey
2. Red-winged Blackbird
3. Tree Swallow
4. Wood Duck
5. American Bittern
6. American Black Duck
7. Ring-billed Gull
8. Green-winged Teal
9. Kingfisher
10. Double-crested Cormorant
11. American Robin
12. Beaver
13. Common Merganser
14. Hooded Merganser
15. Muskrat
16. European Starling
17. Rusty Blackbird
18. Canada Goose
19. Downy Woodpecker
20. Song Sparrow
21. Northern Flicker
22. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
23. Eastern Meadowlark
24. Common Raven
25. Wild Turkey
26. Mourning Dove
27. Herring Gull
28. Killdeer
29. Ring-necked Duck
30. Blue Jay
31. Hooded Warbler