Hi all,
Finally saw a flock of over 40 Pectoral Sandpiper at the evershrinking wet
area on the south side of Greenway Road. They were fairly close to roadside and
near the west edge of the wet area. Further from the road and to the east I
counted ~20 Lesser and 8 Greater Yellowlegs, which were spooked by an
overflying Red-tailed Hawk(along with the remnant ducks - mostly Pintail with
some Teal.
Not sure how the rain forecast for tonight will impact these birds but
they were feeding quite intently despite being disturbed occasionally by
Bonaparte's Gulls. Cheers! Maris
Directions - Greenway Road runs east off Hwy #21 just north of Pinery P.P. gate
and Lambton County Museum continuing all the way to Greenway village at
Middlesex CR #81. The usually productive wet area at the Corbett corner is more
like a lake this year and still held a Bufflehead this week)no shorebirds other
than occasional (web-footed?) Killdeer.
Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 -
8415
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