Just after 1 p.m. today I encountered a large mixed flock of Black-bellied and American Golden Plovers in a farm field at the south-west corner of County Road 20 (Seacliff Drive) and County Road 19 south of Hillman Marsh. The flock is best seen from County Road 19. I counted 437 birds with the majority being breeding plumage Black-belled, a dozen or so Black-bellied still in winter plumage, and approximately 3 dozen American Golden Plover.
Hillman Marsh is located at County Roads 19 and 37 half way between Wheatley and Leamington, and north of Point Pelee National Park. Todd Pepper Leamington, Ontario [email protected] "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" William Shakespeare _______________________________________________ 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/
