At 8:15 this morning I had a great looking purple sandpiper with hundreds of other shorebirds at Alfred sewage lagoons in the eastern cell. Other highlights were 1 Red knot, 15 whimbrel, 7 red-necked phalaropes, 1 white-rumped sandpiper and a single sanderling. Absolutely great spring shorebirding! The birds can be easily viewed from the tower. The purple sandpiper was near the orange back-hoe.
Thanks for the heads up from Bruce dilabio! Directions: >From Alfred head east on hwy 17. Turn south on peat moss road and the lagoons >are 2km south on the east side of the road. Good birding, Mike Burrell [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
