Between 9:30 and 10 am this morning I observed the 2 Hudsonian Godwits moving around the north end of Frenchman's Bay. Other shorebirds included Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, Killdeer and Spotted Sandpiper. There were several peeps which probably included the previous reported White-rumped Sandpipers, but lighting conditions in the morning precluded a definite id. I would think the lighting would be better in the late afternoon. There was also a flock of about a dozen American Pipits feeding on the mudflats, at some times coming quite close to where I was set up.
Directions as per Jean Iron: Directions: exit 401 at Whites Rd in Pickering and go south to Bayly. Then east about 1.5 km past the row of town houses to Gingerbread nursery school on south side. Park at southeast corner where a well trodden down short trail leads to cattails and mudflats. Rubber boots are essential and the muckiest part is on the way in thru the cattails. Good Birding Carol Horner Toronto _______________________________________________ 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/
