Hey Birders, Brandon Holden and I birded the north shore of Erie today, from Port Stanley to Port Dover/Townsend. We stopped first at Port Stanley, where we saw the following; Hudsonian Godwit - 1 Red-necked Phalarope - 10 Stilt Sandpiper - 3
Next we proceeded east along the lake, where we stopped at Port Burwell. Walking through the park, to the beach, netted a few songbirds (Philadelphia Vireo, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll and Wilson's Warblers). Thousands of gulls were either on the beach, or close to shore. Most notable were at least 17 Little Gull's a few hundred metres offshore. There is likely many more, though this was a minimum count. Heading east, the last main stop, which yielded 'results' was the Townsend lagoons, where we had the following; Red-necked Phalarope - 1 Stilt Sandpiper - 2 Baird's Sandpiper - 4 Merlin - 1 Good Birding, Ken Burrell - http://kenburrell.blogspot.com/ and Brandon Holden - http://www.blog.peregrineprints.com/ Directions: Pt Stanley is on the central north shore of Lake Erie. Drive first 1 km west of the village on Lake Line then 1 km northwest on Scotch Line. Port Burwell P.P. - head south from Tillsonburg on RR 19, to Port Burwell. In the town, turn right/west onto Bridge St. Take this across the bridge and turn left (south) on Chatham st., drive to the lake, park and walk the beach at park, scanning the lake Townsend: head east from Simcoe on hwy. 3, just before Jarvis, turn left (north), on Keith Richardson Parkway. Take this, and turn left (west) on the first road (Concession 14). The lagoons are about 1km down the road. Park and walk in. _______________________________________________ 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/
