Long Point Monday 21st September

An overcast and much cooler day with a gusty NE breeze. We started at the campsite and found a sheltered belt of scrub and pine trees where a flock of warblers were moving through at low level which was great as we got excellent views. Every now and then we found a different species amongst the flock and spent an enjoyable hour just watching and photographing the fabulous birds. The flock moved on and we wandered through the western edge of the camp ground where many of the weekend campers had left, Around the playground we came across another large flock of warblers and a Blue-headed Vireo offering more photographic opportunities. Moving on to our previously successful sheltered spot for birds we found less there than before. 

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Northern Parula

Black-throated Blue and Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue and Magnolia Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Having had a great few hours at the camp site we moved on to the Obs where a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher had been caught and processed. 

Yellow-belied Flycatcher

We said goodbye to Chris who was heading to Hawk Cliff to start ringing raptors.

Grey-cheeked Thrush

It remained very windy in the afternoon and there were few waders at Big Creek but a roost of Ring-billed Gulls and Caspian Terns were on the mud.

After getting some supplies we returned to the Obs and managed to see a few warblers and three Cowbirds amongst the Grackles.