Doug McRae and I did the IBA Shorebird Survey this morning and had 13 species mainly seen on the Natural Beach and also Beach 3 and 4. We also saw two or three Merlin.
16 Killdeer (lj, 15u) 75 Semipalmated Plovers (71j, 4u) 30 Sanderlings (30j) 113 Semipalmated Sandpipers (113j) 12 Least Sandpipers (12j) 3 Baird's Sandpipers (3j) 4 Red Knots (4j) 2 American Golden Plovers (2j) 3 Black-bellied Plovers (1a, 2j) 4 Dunlin (4j) 1 Spotted Sandpiper (1j) 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (1a) 3 Short-billed Dowitchers (3j) Maureen Riggs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions: To each Presqu'ile take the Brighton exit from Hwy 401 and travel south into town. From Brighton follow the signs to Presqu'ile. Robert Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
