Thurs 3/10 - 3.00pm-3.40pm. The habitat behind the fence, at the West Perth Wetlands, has returned to excellent, after being inundated on Friday 20th September. The Dowitcher and the 2 Dunlin were probing constantly while Liz and I were there. Numbers were low, but there were 13 species of shorebird present, including 10 Wilson's Snipe, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 2 Black-bellied Plover, 2 Golden Plover, Killdeer, 1 Semi-palmated Plover, both Yellowlegs, a few Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpiper and 1 probable Semi-palmated Sandpiper. DIRECTIONS:- From the east, follow Hwy 8 through Stratford, to the first traffic lights in Mitchell (there may be delays between Stratford and 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 (last street on the left), over the br idge and up the hill. Turn RIGHT 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 onto 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. Eric Jeffery, St. Marys. _______________________________________________ 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
