The total today was a respectable 618 in 19 groups (close to the 624 recorded on 23 May).
Duration: 6:00 to 12:00 noon. At 6:00 am there were still some linger showers to the east left over from last night's line of storms which might explain the good migration recorded in first hour or so of observations today. All but 43 (in 9 small groups and singles) were record between 6:00 and 7:15 am, with one large flock of 250 which was moving west at a good height and good speed far out on the lake at 6:48 am. A small flock of 36 Whimbrel was roosting on the rocky shoal just east of the observation area when I arrived this morning. Other migrant shorebirds included two flocks of Dunlin (500 and 35), two flocks of Ruddy Turnstone (35 and 45), one flock of 7 Semipalmated Sandpiper and one flock of 37 Sanderling. This technically the last formal day of the 2010 TOC Whimbrel watch but additional sightings made in the park in next week would very much appreciated. Directions: The park is located south of Humber College Campus; the free parking lot is located on Colonel Samuel Smith Drive which is located directly off the south end of Kipling Avenue where it intersects Lakeshore Boulevard. Wayne Renaud _______________________________________________ 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/
