There wasn't much to see at Adam Beck Overlook other than a couple Icelands Gulls and a Lesser Black-Backed Gull. The LBBG was a lifer for me! Someone also said they saw a Thayers gull, but it wasn't confirmed. A Red Tailed Hawk did come in and spook a bunch of gulls but it just passed through.
The group then drove over to Dufferin Island for a previously reported Red Phalarope. When we arrived there were a couple of feeders in a little forested area. Plenty of sparrows. I saw Juncos, House Sparrows, American Tree Sparrows, and even a White Crowned Sparrow. There were also chickadees and a Golden Crowned Kinglet there but the main attraction at the feeders were a couple of Tufted Titmice that would visit occasionally. The Titmouse was another lifer! I saw many lifers today. We then walked to the river to look for the Red Phalarope and there were already a lot of people there so we expected it to be there. As soon as we leaned over the railing we saw it! It was about 5 feet away from the railing! Along with the Phalarope, we also saw a Peregrine Falcon ripping apart something and a Purple Sandpiper!
The rest of the trip will be posted in separate parts.
Thanks for reading!
Sorry for not posting pictures. I fixed that.
Red Phalarope
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