This morning, Sunday, November 9 there was a single Purple Sandpiper on
Gull Island. Other shorebirds included one White-rumped Sandpiper and
several Sanderling and Dunlin (the latter 2 spp. also present on Beach
3). A Snowy Owl was on Sebastopol Island and a second Snowy was sitting
on Beach 3. Other raptors included a Rough-legged Hawk on High Bluff
Island and a Red-tailed Hawk flew over.
Susan Goods
Ottawa
To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Visitors to Gull Island should be
prepared to wade through shin-deep water in which there is often a swift
current and a substrate that is somewhat uneven. It should also be noted
that, because duck hunting is given priority on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays, and Saturdays, Gull Island, High Bluff Island, Owen Point, and
part of the calf pasture are not available for bird-watching on those days.
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