Bird Survey Site 2

Site 2 overlooks the westernmost lagoon of Point au Sauble. The lagoon is a very dynamic ecosystem. It shifts between periods of high and low water. Due to the high water, the inlets that feed the lagoon have moved substantially in the last 30 years. Currently, the lagoon is in a state of very low water. Next spring, soft-stemmed bullrush will probably be the dominant emergent vegetation type. Hopefully, this will attract a wide range of waterbirds such as bitterns, rails, moorhens, ducks and maybe even black terns.

Due to the wide range of habitat types seen from this site, a number of bird species have been counted here. The low water attracted many shorebirds late this summer, including a possible Red Knot. The concentrations of shorebirds and ducks attracted Peregrine Falcons, Merlins and an occasional Cooper's Hawk. Earlier this summer, when the water dropped, the lagoon was filled with gulls, eagles and raccoons, which came to feast on the hundreds of dead carp stranded by the falling water.

Biodiversity Topics: Introduction . Plants . Animals . Mammals . Birds . Reptiles & Amphibians . Arthropods . Spiders . Insects

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