All, There was an impressive migration / concentration of shorebirds at Erieau this morning.
I started watching just after 10 am and many of the birds had already arrived and were concentrated on the breakwall as well as on the rocky island just east of the channel. For the next two hours, mixed flocks arrived from the east, with some continuing westward, well off-shore. By noon most of the birds had continued westward, with one group moving off in a huge flock of over 2000 individuals. Nary a Whimbrel though, although they likely showed up later in the day. Totals were as follows - Black-bellied Plover [2800], Semipalmated Plover [125], Ruddy Turnstone [850], Sanderling [80], Semipalmated Sandpiper [450], Dunlin [675], Red Knot [2], White-rumped Sandpiper [1]. Other noteworthy migrants here were a 2nd cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull and a imm. Peregrine Falcon hunting the beach. Very few passerines here though. Direction - follow Erieau Road south and east to its' terminus. From the breakwall, look westward..........like really, really far westward.;] Cheers, James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 14 Marian St, RR#1 Woodstock, On, N4S-7V6 [519]537-2027 226-228-1428 [cell] - note - NEW [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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
