Rainy River Birds - June 2, 2002

Sighting reports originating from the ONTBIRDS mail server network are repeated courtesy of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO).

Spent June 1 birding the Rainy River area and 117 species were found.
The Emo sewage ponds had 2 pairs of Eared Grebes in fine breeding plumage
and at the Rainy River ponds, 11 Ruddy Ducks (with males courting females)
and a single Eared Grebe were found.
Major warbler movement along Lake of the Woods coast with Blackpoll (males
and females) being abundant.  Most warblers were females.

Dave Elder
Atikokan, Ontario
mdelder@nwconx.net

Rainy River - April 21, 2002

Sighting reports originating from the ONTBIRDS mail server network are repeated courtesy of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO).

Birded the Rainy River area April 20 under sunny skys and high temp. of 6C.
78 species seen with highlights being a pair of flight displaying Northern
Goshawks, great #s of migrating Am. Robins feeding in the fields and 2
WESTERN GREBES on the Rainy River at Oak Grove Camp.  Lake of the Woods
frozen solid and only open water was the river and sewage ponds at Emo and
R.R.

Dave Elder
Atikokan, Ontario
mdelder@nwconx.net