Hi there, I returned from the OFO trip to the news that a godwit had been sighted at Komoka Park. E. Gribble and D. Spenser independently let me know. Mr. Spenser was pretty sure it was a Hudsonian. This morning, first thing, I visited the area and sure enough the bird was still there. It is a Hudsonian Godwit, quite rare for Middlesex County. Also at this mud flats there are a few Pectoral Sandpipers and a few yellowlegs as well, I think all were Lesser. The godwit may have been present since later last week. At the intersection of Glendon and Komoka Roads, there is also an old gravel pit, full of water. There are many species of waterfowl there to look over as well.
Directions. >From London, come out either Oxford Street, or Commissioners Road, both connecting at west London. Travel west on Oxford to Killworth where the road continues but is called Glendon Drive. Follow west to Komoka, which is at the intersection of Glendon and Komoka Road. Then follow the directions below. Or from the 402, take the Komoka/Mt. Brydges turnoff, number 82, and travel easterly on Glendon Drive to intersection of Komoka Road (about 4 km). Turn south onto Komoka Road (aka County 16), and go less than a km, just south of a residence on the east side of the road and a few hundred metres south of a gate to an old gravel pit, also on the east, where there is an entrance to the Provincial Park(east side). This Park is an undeveloped Park. Park at the south end of the parking area, near the Sewage Treatment Plant and walk through the gate leading behind the Plant, bearing right, towards the river bank, walking on top along a large berm, overlooking the river on the right and an abandoned gravel pit, which looks like just a grassland, on the left. At the far end of the berm, a few hundred metres, where it turns north, there is a small wetland with a mud shore. These birds were there. Also to be investigated is the wetland to the north, which could also harbour shorebirds. Best to stand on the berm and look down on the birds. Special notes..the Little Beaver Restaurant at the intersection of Komoka Road and Glendon has a wonderful Sunday Brunch, and good food anyway, and their coffee is amazing.
