Birder's - I was out to Goertimus Island this morning and it was quite decent for shorebirds. The best find was a juvenile Red-necked Phalarope seen first out on the sand spits on the Michigan side and subsequently at several places along the west shore of the island which is all in Ontario. At least 5 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were nice and at least 12 Baird's Sandpipers and a lone adult White-rumped were in with a large number of peeps.
Pictures have been posted on the Sault Birds website.- http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/saultbirds/photos/album/1622632239/pic/2113885362/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Totals BB Plover-4 Killdeer-1 Semipalm Plover-10 Lesser Yellowlegs-1 Spotted Sandpiper-1 Pectoral Sandpiper-6 Buff-breasted Sandpiper-5 Sanderling-1 Baird's Sandpiper-12 White-rumped Sandpiper-1 Semipalm. Sandpiper-75 Least Sandpiper-60 Goertimus Island is only accessible by boat from the end of Pumpkin Point Rd. which runs west off Highway 17 about 40km southeast of Sault Ste. Marie, ON. TRhe island lies just east of the international border between Ontario and Michigan. Kirk Zufelt _______________________________________________ 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/
