Fall Cottage Sightings

September 19-22, 2019

A Spotted Sandpiper greeted us when we arrived a our cottage on Big Cedar and it hung around into the evening.

Wile the boys were out fishing, we went for a paddle and saw a Blue-winged Teal and a Common Loon.

On Sunday, we loaded up our bikes to bring them home.  We decided to bike from Kazabazua to Venosta, with Barbara driving ahead by car to meet us at the latter.  With some time to wait, she hiked down the trail a piece and discovered some rare migrants.

Ottawa Beach

September 17, 2019

With all the habitat available this year, another visit was called for.  Although we did not see as many shorebirds as before, we did get some nice photos of Lesser Yellowlegs, in particular.

Other shorebirds seen were Pectoral Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semi-palmated Plovers

There were many Blue-winged Teals an Monarch Butterflies.

Algonquin Park's Lake Travers

September 11-12, 2019

We went on a short overnight canoe trip to Algonquin with the hope of seeing Nelson's Sparrows. Alas, we were too early, but we did see some good birds.

On the way home, we stopped at Squirrel Rapids and photographed a cooperative Swainson's Thrush and Cedar Waxwing..

Then at a small pond just south of Cobden, we saw a large number of juvenile Common Gallinule and Wood Ducks.

Bird List Sept 11-12, 2019

1. American Crow

2. Blue Jay

3. Canada Goose

4. Osprey

5. European Starling

6. Mallard

7. Great Blue Heron

8. Rock Pigeon

9. Turkey Vulture

10. Northern Flicker

11. Pileated Woodpecker

12. American Robin

13. Wilson’s Snipe

14. Common Raven

15. Lesser Yellowlegs

16. Spotted Sandpiper

17. Common Yellowthroat

18. Sandhill Crane

19. Swamp Sparrow

20. Black-capped Chickadee

21. Cape May Warbler

22. Common Loon

23. American Pipit

24. Belted Kingfisher

25. Common Merganser

26. Swainson’s Thrush

27. Cedar Waxwing

28. Common Gallinule

29. Wood Duck

30. Greater Yellowlegs

31. Ring-billed Gull