Clive Goodwin found a Purple Sandpiper at the south end of the west headland at Cobourg harbour yesterday and it is still there today, Sunday December 11. There is a westerly gale blowing and huge waves are dashing over the headland, so conditions are not ideal! The Purple was feeding on a small gravel spit just on the eastern edge of the south end of the headland, managing to shelter on the far side of the gravel so that often only its head was visible. Clive also found a Dunlin nearby yesterday, but I could not find it today.
Directions: Take Exit 474 from Hwy.401 and go south on Division Street to the harbour. Drive west around the harbour to the large parking lot on the west side and walk out on the grassy headland. Margaret Bain Cobourg [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/
