The juvenile Hudsonian Godwit found by Julia Marko Dunn on Friday at Coot's Pond on the Darlington Nuclear Waterfront Trail was still actively feeding there at 8am today, Monday October 15th. The west part of the pond is completely dried out and partly overgrown, with "No Swimming" signs leaning forlornly over the cracked mud, but the godwit was feeding at the edge of the most westerly area of open water, giving excellent views. It appeared to be the only shorebird present. There were lots of ducks on the water, including Northern Pintail and both teal, and the whole area was alive with sparrows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Winter Wrens and blackbirds, so it would be worth spending some time there.
Directions: Leave Hwy.401 at the Courtice Exit between Oshawa and Bowmanville,Exit 425, and take the Service Road south of the highway. Go east about 1.5 km to Solina Road, then south past the soccer fields to the entrance to the Waterfront Trail. Park beside the road and walk east on the red gravel trail about 200m. Margaret Bain Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
