Well folks...good news....the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE is still present at the Mitchell Sewage Lagoons as of 8:45 pm today Aug 2nd.
The even better news is that there's now a 2nd phalarope that was feeding with it...and this one looked like a WILSON'S PHALAROPE...also in molt to Basic plummage. I'm hoping to get back out there again tomorrow to see if I can get some pics.. Directions: >From the East (T.O., Guelph, KW) - take Hwy 8 thru Stratford heading west to >first lights in Mitchell (Wellington St) and turn left (south) and continue >till you hit the "T" intersection at the ball diamond. Lagoon cells are >straight back behind the ball diamond and soccer fields and the sewage >treatment plant. >From the London area....take Hwy 23 into Mitchell from the south and just >after you pass the "Welcome to Mitchell" sign...watch for Frank St...go right >on Frank St and head down over the bridge till you get to the ball diamond >(will be on your right). Again...the cells are behind the ball diamond and >soccer fields. There's lots of parking at the fields. Good Birding!! Dave From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Aug 3 20:15:27 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts16.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.4]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 705EB63CF6 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 3 Aug 2005 20:15:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jean-bapu1sw48i.sympatico.ca ([69.158.119.91]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Wed, 3 Aug 2005 20:23:53 -0400 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:24:01 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Jean Iron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]James Bay Shorebirds X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:15:27 -0000 I just talked to Jean who's a member of a crew of eight surveying the birds and vegetation along the south coast of James Bay. The project is headed up by research scientist Ken Abraham of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). They're comparing vegetation changes with studies done 30 years ago. Jean has the lucky job of surveying the shorebirds. The crew is staying at the MNR staff house in Moosonee and flying by helicopter to different points every day along the coast. As I get daily reports, I'll post to Ontbirds. Today along 1 km of coast 8 km west of Netitishi Point on James Bay: Black-bellied Plover, 1 adult on tidal flats Semipalmated Plover, 225 adults on tidal flats Greater Yellowlegs, 30 adults and juveniles Lesser Yellowlegs 15 adults and juveniles Hudsonian Godwit, 50 molting adults on tidal flats, some in almost full alternate plumage and others almost in basic plumage Ruddy Turnstone, 1 adult Semipalmated Sandpiper, 200 adults and 10 juveniles Least Sandpiper, 5 adults and 30 juveniles at edge of vegetation in pools and along muddy creeks White-rumped Sandpiper, 300 molting adults on tidal flats - 800 yesterday at another location. This is the commonest shorebird. Pectoral Sandpiper, 50 adults in same habitat as the Leasts They also had lots of Yellow Rails and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows. Happy birding, Ron Pittaway Minden & Toronto ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] 416-445-9297
