Hi all!
Had a bit of shopping to do in the general direction of Mitchell so took
the opportunity to go look for the 2 Hudsonian Godwit and succeeded. Also saw 1
Wilson's Snipe in the NE corner of the overgrown 'shorebird cell' with some 25
Lesser Yellowlegs and a few 'peep' that only became visible when they all flew.
The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was near the SE corner of the fenced lagoon to
the right of the godwits and back close to the edge on the dry parts near the
smallish wet patch there. As I was scoping this bird some 30 Am. Golden Plover
zipped through my view to land right in front of me.
Thanks for the heads-up on the state of this terrific location for
shorebirds and cheers! Maris
P.S. at risk of getting grief for 'late reporting' - I did see 2 good birds,
whilst doing my Ontario Shorebird Survey route, yesterday. Firstly a Willet at
Port Franks on the sandbar at the Ausable river outlet at 0800 hrs(I had seen
one just north of Beach parking area #3 in Pinery PP Monday afternoon(probably
same bird).
P.P.S. At Ipperwash beach just north of Army Camp Road I saw a juvenile
Black-headed Gull resting on the beach. When several juvenile Bonaparte's flew
by this bird joined them and continued flying south with the strong north wind
so I had a good chance to compare them in flight.
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