After a quiet day at the Cranberry Hawk Watch, I went off in search of a large shorebird I had seen flying down Lynde Creek and found instead a Blackpoll Warbler with a small flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers at the mouth of Lynde Creek in Whitby.
Back to the shorebird - it was seen from the platform at Cranberry flying south along Lynde Creek, but the distance was too great to identify it, except to say it was large, had a long straightish bill and was not boldly pattered. It may have been a godwit but I'm not sure ... hopefully someone can relocate it soon. Directions: 401 to Brock Rd in Whitby then south to Bayly/Victoria and then west across a large marsh (Lynde Creek) and turn into Lynde Creek Conservation Area paring lot. Walk trail to lake which follows west side of Lynde Creek. If you're so inclined check out my new book "Antarctica - First Journey" on my website - thx Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
