St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club
Nurturing nature in Elgin.
Duck Rally 2024 Results
Twenty one people took part in all or part of the day. Seventeen of us enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Buccaneer in Port Stanley. It was an overcast day with a temperature of 4 degrees to start the day at 8:00 AM at Aylmer Wildlife Management Area.
| Snow Goose | Pied-billed Grebe | American Crow |
| Canada Goose | Horned Grebe | Horned Lark |
| Tundra Swan | Rock Pigeon | Carolina Wren |
| Wood Duck | Mourning Dove | European Starling |
| Northern Shoveler | American Coot | American Robin |
| Gadwall | Killdeer | House Sparrow |
| American Wigeon | Ring-billed Gull | American Goldfinch |
| Mallard | Herring Gull | American Tree Sparrow |
| American Black Duck | Greater Black-backed Gull | Dark-eyed junco |
| Northern Pintail | Turkey Vulture | White-crowned Sparrow |
| Green-winged Teal | Northern Harrier | White-throated Sparrow |
| Redhead | Bald Eagle | Song Sparrow |
| Red-necked Duck | Red-tailed Hawk | Red-winged Blackbird |
| Lesser Scaup | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Bufflehead | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Common Grackle |
| Hooded Merganser | Downy Woodpecker | Northern Cardinal |
| Common Merganser | Hairy Woodpecker | |
| Ruddy Duck | Blue Jay |
Spotted by others while traveling to different locations were Long-tailed Duck, Great Blue Heron,
American Kestrel, Northern Shrike, Common Raven and Black-capped Chickadee. All in all a great day and we hope everyone enjoyed the day.