Hi all,
I decided to check out the local lagoons again and saw just 2 juvenile
and 1 adult red-necked Phalarope in 2nd/ lagoon. The 3rd lagoon is totally dry
and had no shorebirds at all. A smattering of waterfowl, an American Kestrel
and a few butterflies including a Great Spangled Fritillary.
Thedford lagoons both had high water but the north(left) one held ~15/18
Lesser and 2/3 Greater Yellowlegs. The other lagoon had a Pied-billed Grebe and
both had many waterfowl.
2 juvenile and an adult Little Gull were on the shale/cobble section
between the 2 main 'islands' of the point along with several Bonaparte's Gull
and Common, Forster's and a Black Tern flying about just as the rain
storm/squalls approached. Also had 4/5 Ruddy Turnstone and a Black-bellied
Plover out there but saw only 1 Sanderling to-day - the rest must have moved on.
Cheers!
Maris
Directions - GBSL - Mollard Line ~2km south of CR#81 east of #21 Hwy.
- Thedford SL - ~1km north of town along Northville Rd
- Kettle Point - Hwy #21 and Lakeshore Rd - turn onto West
Ipperwash Rd and drive on to beach, then SW on the beach to the long rocky
point.
Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 -
8415
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