Today at 9:00am there were good numbers of shorebirds on the beaches. Dunlin numbers top 2000 birds with numbers building. Smaller numbers of other shorebirds are also being seen. 2 Whimbrel on bar at owen.pt, 75+ plus semipalmated plovers, least and semipalmated sandpipers. 10 short-billed dowitchers, 3 black-bellied plovers, killdeer, white-rumped,sanderling and ruddy turnstones.
There were also 200 dunlin on salt pt and numerous shorebirds on gull island not counted yet. The park is restricting access to the back of the beaches where the path entrances meet the beach. Bill Gilmour 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. Access to the offshore islands is restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial nesting birds there. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
