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On Sunday February 16, Tom Preney and Kory Renaud lead a hike through the Ojibway shores property as part of our continued effort to survey the species present on the property. The chilly afternoon started out sunny, clouded over during the hike and yet more snow was falling by the end of our adventure.
The swift current on the river allowed for some open water and good numbers of waterfowl were present, including Scaup, Goldeneye and Mergansers. The group was excited to see 3 Glaucous Gulls! Here is our species list for the day:

1. Canada Goose (2)
2. Mute Swan (11)
3. Canvasback (40)
4. Redhead (4)
5. Greater Scaup (125)
6. Common Goldeneye (40)
7. Common Merganser (50)
8. Red-breasted Merganser (15)
9. Great Blue Heron (2)
10. Bald Eagle (4)
11. Red-tailed Hawk (2)
12. Ring-billed Gull (1)
13. Herring Gull (15)
14. Glaucous Gull (3)
15. Great Black-backed Gull (20)
16. Mourning Dove (8)
17. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
18. Downy Woodpecker (2)
19. American Crow (6)
20. Black-capped Chickadee (4)
21. White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
22. Brown Creeper (3)
23. American Robin (1)
24. American Tree Sparrow (1)
25. Northern Cardinal (1)

Thanks to everyone that came out for the hike. Stay tuned as we are planning more hikes to this great property – the last remaining undeveloped shoreline in Windsor.