May 26, 2025
This time we got an early start and were at our first stop, SFALLS77D, by 8 am. This stop is at the west side of Burnt Lands Provincial Park.
Before starting, we saw a beautiful male Eastern Bluebird, but could not get a photo. A couple of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers provided compensation. There was a lot of song at this site, mostly Bobolinks and a few Eastern Meadowlarks. A Wilson's Snipe was singing very nearby, then flew right in front on me and buried itself in the grass. I was fiddling with a lot of gear -camera, scope, binoculars, phones and playback equipment with speakers. As a result, I could not get a photo of the snipe taking off, but I really enjoyed watching it. I also enjoyed seeing the many Bobolinks at this site.
While I stayed in place, Barbara wandered the road and got some great birds - Baltimore Oriole, Cedar Waxwing and Savannah Sparrow.
The next 3 sites were in the Panmure Road area, where we saw the Northern Flicker and several Eastern Meadowlarks. Our last site was across the Five-Arch Stone Bridge in behind Pakenham. It was not so productive, but we did see a Ruby-throated Hummingbird on a wire and a Tree Swallow in a box. By then it was nearly noon, so it is not surprising that the birds were less active.
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