Hello fellow birders, This morning the fields on the 11th line between the Tottenham Rd & the 10th Sideroad (the Beeton Rd) North of Beeton had lost substantial water. There were still pleanty of shorbirds to see including Black bellied plovers, Greater & Lesser yellowlegs, Killdeer, Semipalmated plovers, Pectoral sandpipers, Least sandpipers & peeps too far away to identify. There were also many gulls, Ring billed & Herring. I did not see any white winged gulls.
When I returned at 2PM the water had almost totally subsided for a good part of the way between Tottenham Rd & the 10th Sideroad. There were still most of the birds mentioned above but in many fewer numbers. As the afternoon wore on I was watching near the eastern stretch East of firelane 6300 & flocks of shorebirds started arriving. There was still a good showing but many more gulls & fewer shorebirds overall. Some flocks were as many as 50 birds. The fields to the east & west are the deepest with the most rewarding views. Good birding, Susan Menzies Alliston, Ontario Directions: The 11th Line of New Tecumseth runs East & West North of Beeton. From HWY 400 exit at HWY 88 north of the Holland Marsh & travel east to the 10th Sideroad (the Beeton Rd). Turn North or right & go through the town of Beeton to the 11th Line. Turn West or Left & the fields start immediately on your right or the North Side. From HWY 9 go East from Orangeville to the Tottenham Rd (East of HWY 50). Turn North or Left & go through the town of Tottenham until you reach the 11th Line. Turn Right or East & the fields on the left are good, the first field on the Right or South side is the only good field on the South side. _______________________________________________ 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/
