A survey of the Beeton sod farms (Southwest of Barrie) today turned two
Buff-breasted Sandpipers. Also present were the following:
American Golden Plover, 69
Semipalmated Plovers, 12
Baird's Sandpiper, 10
Killdeer, 26
Northern Harrier, 1 male
The Buff-breasted Sandpipers were in a recently de-sodded field on the
southwest corner of the intersection of the 15th sideroad and the 10th
line of Tecumseth. To reach the 15th sideroad go east from the town of
Beeton about 2 kilometres along the Beeton road and turn north (just
off the Beeton path). The 10th line is the second sideroad north. The
tilled fields east of this field have many Horned Lards and a few days
ago there was a Lapland Longspur.
To see the Golden Plovers take the 9th line west from the 15th sideroad
and search the recently cleared sod fields to the south about half a
kilometre down.
GPS reading for Buff-breasted: E0600026 N4884679
Cheers,
John Schmelefske
