At 12 noon, there were 60 Red Knots in superb breeding finery, plus 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 200 Black-bellied Plover, 40 Semi Sandpiper, 20 Least Sandpiper, 1 Killdeer, 10 Bonaparte's Gulls at this Hillman Marsh-like wetland.
Managed under the Wildlife Partners Program, Kaiser Crossroad wetland is 20 kms. east of Picton linking County Roads 7 & 8 on bucolic Pleasant Point peninsula. Excellent for waterfowl as well, the wetland is much more accessible and perhaps more species-rich than Sanctuary Pond, Amherst Island. At nearby Cape Vesey there is a large colony! of Rough-winged Swallows, plus nesting Northern Raven and Osprey. George Bryant _______________________________________________ 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/
