Today around 5:45 pm I had a small flock of shorebirds comprised of 4 White-rumped and one Purple Sandpiper circle and attempted to landing at the end of rock jetty just west of the Saddington Park on the waterfront trail. I was at the end of jetty when they flew in within 8 meters and the strong wave action kept them from landing, They circled once and continued into south-southwest direction. The white-rumps because of long pointed wings and large white rumps were easy to ID; the Purple Sandpiper exhibited a slightly larger and chunkier size, dark grey back and rump and upper wings except for strong contrasting white at the bases of the primaries and secondaries and thick down-turned bill.
Directions: at the south end of Mississauga Road off the QEW to the parking lot. The pier is only a one minute walk to the shoreline then a quick jog to right heading east at the fence line. Wayne Renaud ([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
