Large trucks are demolishing the sand pile on the west side of Cobourg harbour this morning, Tuesday September 2, and there are no shorebirds of any kind present.
The avocet here yesterday was at the precise spot where one appeared May 26, 2013. Given there are only 11 previous records of American Avocet EVER for Northumberland County, there was some speculation that this could have been the same bird, but comparison of bill shape and size from excellent photos taken on both occasions suggest that they were different individuals. Margaret Bain [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
