Between 3:00 and 4:30 this afternoon I birded Rattray Marsh and found seven species of shorebird: Killdeer: 3; Greater Yellowleg: 2; Lesser Yellowlegs: 9; Solitary Sandpiper: 1; Spotted Sandpiper: 1; Pectoral Sandpiper: 3 and Least Sandpiper: 4. The mudflats are now ideal for shorebirds and more handy for those who live in the greater Oakville/Mississauga/West Toronto area that have the long drive to Oshawa 2nd Marsh to find shorebirds.
Directions: the handiest access the marsh at the south end of Bexhill which runs south of Lakeshore Boulevard between Mississauga Road and Erin Mills Parkway. Wayne Renaud (289-397-9685) _______________________________________________ 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/
