OntBirds subscribers: Today (8 September) from 3 to 5 PM, I birded from Beach 1 through to just north of Owen Point. The shorebirding was excellent, with contentrations of birds from approximately Beach 2 through to just past Beach 3. The shorebird species I encountered, ranked by number-of, are as follows:
Semipalmated Sandpiper: 110 Sanderling: 95 Semipalmated Plover: 90 Least Sandpiper: 15 Lesser Yellowlegs: 10 Baird's Sandpiper: 4 Pectoral Sandpiper: 4 White-rumped Sandpiper: 3 adults Killdeer: 3 Red Knot: 1 juv American Golden Plover: 1 juv Black-bellied Plover: 1 juv I wanted to put together this summary ahead of the up-coming OFO trip to Presqu'ile. Have a great outing, the weather looks great! Good birding -- Jon Ruddy Eastern Ontario Birding eontbird.ca Cell: 1-613-558-6821 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
