Well I finally gave in and made the trek to see these wonderful birds. At Beeton Sod farms - 2 juv. Buff-breasted Sandp. 10+ Baird's Sandp. 15+ Black-bellied and 5 Golden Plovers + 2 Semi-palmated Plover and 15+ Least Sandpipers.
The flycatcher finally showed itself at about 4 p.m. - it was SW of the plaque noted in previous posts. From parking lot, walk west/northwest to the plaque and then go west on the trail that leads in that direction, follow it around to the south and just where it meets another trail coming from the west, we found the bird after about 1.5 hrs of searching. It seemed to come from further south as we did not see it when we first arrived. When we left it had moved in a southerly direction but was soon lost from sight. Lots of other birds to amuse you - many bobolinks in the tall weeds, osprey, harrier, merlin, pied-billed grebes, 12 great egrets, BCN Heron, American Bittern, etc. Direction: Sod farms - To get there go north from Hwy 9 or south from Hwy 89 on the Tottenham Road. Count the concession roads until you get to the 11th concession and turn east. Go about 1 km and look to the north on a large partially de-sodded/reseeded field. The desodded field to the southwest of it also had many sandpipers and plovers. Monticello flycatcher - > Luther Marsh/Lake is located north of Rd 109 approx. half way between Arthur and Orangeville. From the only intersection in Monticello, go south until you see a bird blind on the west side of the road. Go a short distance past this and park in the small marked parking area on the west side. Walk to the west/northwest until you see a plaque on a stone cairn and then follow my directions above for more details where we saw the bird today. Peter Hogenbirk and Terrie Smith accompanied me on this wonderful birding adventure. 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/
