Hi David It was below knee deep in most places. A couple of the places it was a few inches above the knee.
Bill On 2014-09-15, at 2:22 PM, William Gilmour <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings Ontbirders > > This morning Peter Fuller and I saw the Hudsonian Godwit on Gull Island that > was first reported by Bruce DiLabio on Saturday. The bird was flying with an > American Golden Plover and headed west along the Island shoreline where we > lost sight of it. > > In total we had 13 species of shorebirds this morning. 22 Black-bellied > Plovers, 1 American Plovers, 5 Semi-palmated Plovers, 6 Semi-palmated > Sandpipers, 2 Baird's Sandpipers, 4 Pectoral Sandpipers, 36 Sanderlings, 1 > Dunlin, 2 Red Knots, 8 Ruddy turnstones, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Whimbrel and > 1 Hudsonian Godwit > > Bill Gilmour > > To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton. > Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid > that is available at the Park gate. Visitors to Gull Island not using a > boat should be prepared to wade through water of unknown depth (not > allowing for waves) in which there > is often a swift current and a substrate that is somewhat uneven and > slippery. Birders are encouraged to record their observations on the > bird sightings board provided near the > campground office by The Friends of Presqu'ile Park and to fill out a > rare bird report for species not listed there. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
