I found a flock of 12-13 dowitchers about an hour ago on James Snow Pkwy in Milton. The birds were located in a flooded field on the east side of the road, about a half kilometre north of Britannia. Park at the car pull-off area (you can't miss it) and look east over the edge of the concrete barrier to flooded field below you.
Using binoculars, I initially ID'd them as short-billed. However after viewing the birds through my scope, I was able to see that several of the birds showed scapular feathers with white tips. Consequently, my initial knee-jerk ID appears to have been incorrect as scope views of these birds looked good for long-billed dowitchers. Roughly half of the dowitcher flock flew NW with a number of shorebirds shortly after I arrived, but there were still 7 birds there, along with a handful of greater and lesser yellowlegs, when I left. iPhone digiscoped photos were obtained. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
