There was pretty much acitivty at and near the beach at Rondeau this evening. There were Sanderlings in worn breeding plumage and 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers that confused me as the were all grey above. Does anybody know if this is worn breeding plumage or winter plumage already? Also lots of Common Terns, which I guess are postbreeders as the terns I see down here during breeding seasons almost exclusively are Foster's Terns.
The Purple Martins seem to have had a good breeding seasons as lots of juveniles were sitting in dead trees.
Also had Red-headed Woodpecker and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
Full list:
30 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Killdeer
2 Spotted Sandpiper
20 Sanderling
3 Semipalmated Sandpiper
5 Bonaparte's Gull
100 Ring-billed Gull
5 Caspian Tern
30 Common Tern
5 Mourning Dove
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Red-headed Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
10 Eastern Kingbird
50 Purple Martin
5 Tree Swallow
2 Bank Swallow
10 Barn Swallow
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 American Robin
5 Cedar Waxwing
2 Yellow Warbler
10 Chipping Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
6 American Goldfinch
/Thomas
