According to those that had been there earlier in the week, conditions improved considerably overnight: more algae = more shorebirds. My daughter, Frances, and I were there this morning. Good shorebirding, particularly around Owen Point, including Red Knot (3-4) (which of course were not red), Pectoral, Sanderling, many Bairds, Least and SP Sandpipers, SP Plovers, Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted SP, Killdeer, Ruddy Turnstone, and BB Plover.
The birds took flight several times due to raptors, including 1 Sharp-Shinned, a pair of Bald Eagles (seen by others) and a possible Peregrine. Passerines were few (although we had only limited time to look for them). Directions: Presqu'ile Prov'l. Park is well marked from Brighton, about 1.5 hr. east of Toronto on Hgy. 401. Jack Alvo Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The Alvo Family" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
