Hello Ontbirders
Today John Nishikawa, Kevin Seymour, Greg Stuart and I went down to
Rock Point Provincial Park in search of Shorebirds. On the rocky
(fossil) beach we found one group of shorebirds near the east end, and
a few individuals scattered along the beach. The highlight was four
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Also seen, 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE, a few LEAST
SANDPIPERS, including 3 juveniles, many SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, one
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a few SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS
and KILDEER. On the sod farms northeast of the park we found 1 field
with a flock of about 20 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, more KILLDEER, and a
few HORNED LARKS scattered around.
Directions:
Rock Point Provincial Park (entrance fee) is on the north shore of
Lake Erie south of Dunnville. From Dunnville follow Regional Rd 3
south. Turn right on Rymer Road, left on Downey Rd, right on Niece Rd.
(The route is well signed with Provinical Park signs). Once in the
park ask for a map and directions to the lookout over the fossil
beach. Follow the trail from the lookout down to the beach.
To reach the sod farms, continue east on Regional Rd 3 from Dunnville
or Rock Point. In Lowbanks turn left on Hutchinson Rd (The 2000 MapArt
mapbook calls this Boulton Ditch Rd but it is signed Hutchinson Rd).
Follow along as the road jogs left then right. Turn right on Poth Rd.
Along Poth Road are several sod farms worth checking, although today
we did not find plovers there. At the T intersection turn left. We saw
the Black-bellied Plovers on a sod farm a short distance north along
the east side of this road.
Good luck and good birding.
Carol Horner
Toronto, Ontario
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