Parasitic Jaegers at Point Edward

[Karl Overman]

Under clear skies with light northerly winds, I tried Point Edward,  
Ontario across from Port Huron this morning for an hour and forty  
minutes--a long time for  me.  At 10:05 am I spotted two adult  
Parasitic Jaegers low over Lake Huron in Michigan waters.  They  
quickly gained altitude and then for the next 10 minutes soared  
around as they slowly moved south over the lake.  Eventually they  
soared high over the parking lot at Point Edward and continued inland  
over Sarnia.  Also present in Michigan and Ontario waters were 4 Long- 
tailed Ducks and 2 Bufflehead.

Subsequent to my Point Edward stint, I checked a few places on the  
shoreline of the Thumb up to Harbor Beach.  On the south side of Port  
Sanilac at the end of Goldman Ave., a Cackling Goose was in a large  
flock of Canadas.  Also in the flock was a presumably feral Ruddy  
Shelduck.

Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.