Thursday 11/7/13 - 8.30am-12.30pm. This morning there was 9 species of
shorebird present at the Wetlands, all in the fenced cell. These were, quite a
few Killdeer, 1 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, 9 Spotted Sandpiper, 22 Least Sandpiper,
2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, I Greater Yellowlegs, 18 Lesser
Yellowlegs and lastly, 4 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. Also of note were 1 Green
Heron, which I saw twice, both Blue-winged Teal and Green-winged Teal, 2
EASTERN MEADOWLARK and a small flock of Cedar Waxwings, on the edge of the wood
at the west end of Cell 2. DIRECTIONS - from the east, follow Hwy 8 through
Stratford, to the first traffic lights in Mitchell. Turn LEFT onto Wellington
Street and follow it to Frank Street. Continue on the gravel road, past the
Ball Diamond, to the parking lot. From the west, follow Hwy 8 into Mitchell. At
the bottom of the hill, turn RIGHT onto Hwy 23 South. Turn LEFT onto Frank
Street (the last street on the left), over the bridge and up the hill. Turn RIGH
T onto the gravel road at the ball diamond and follow it to the parking lot.
From the south, follow Hwy 23 to Mitchell. Just past the blue "Mitchell" sign,
turn RIGHT onto Frank Street ( at the 50 km/h sign) and proceed over the bridge
to the ball diamond. Turn right on the gravel road to the parking lot. Cell 2
is beside the parking lot, Cell 3 is east of the fenced cell and Cell 5 is the
large cell to the south-east. There are no permits required, no restrictions on
when you go and it is an excellent facility. WATCH FOR THE GROUNDHOG HOLES IN
THE NORTH BERM OF CELL 2. Eric Jeffery, St. Marys.
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