American Pipits - 4 - on Trotter Dyke at 7:45 a.m. Not many shorebirds at Tiny this morning. Observed: Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1) in drier area across water left of Purple Martin house; Baird Sandpipers; Black-bellied and American Plovers; Wilson's Snipe (6); Lesser Yellowlegs; Semi-palmated Plovers; Killdeer On right-hand side of dyke - Pied-billed Grebes - 14 DIRECTIONS TO TINY MARSH: (per Ron Fleming): Tiny Marsh is about a 20 minute drive northwest of Barrie and about 10 minutes east of Wasaga Beach. Exit Hwy. 400 at the Bayfield St. ramp in Barrie, then follow Bayfield northwest (left). Bayfield becomes County Road 27 (do not turn onto #26 west toward Stayner and Wasaga). Keep going north (straight). Take 27 north through the village of Elmvale, cross the little Wye River, then look for Simcoe Road 6 and turn west (left). The road quickly angles northward through the hamlet of Saurin. Go a short distance to 1st Conc., which is the Tiny-Flos Townline (a sign on the left indicates the way to Tiny Marsh). Turn west (left) on the unpaved townline road and go 3.5 km to either the first parking lot on the right or another half km to the Interpretive Centre parking lot.
The Trotter Dyke is through the gap in the gate at the first parking lot.
