This morning at about 8:45 at Shirley's Bay mudflat there were two Short-billed Dowitcher and a small flock of Dunlin and Least Sandpipers.
Directions to Shirley¹s Bay The Shirley¹s Bay parking lot and boat launch is at the north end of Rifle Road, which is on the north side of Carling Avenue west of Moodie Drive. Shirley's Bay dyke is on Department of National Defence property, and there is often shooting going on at the Connaught Firing Range. Permission to walk on the dyke must be obtained by contacting the Range Control Office at (613) 991-5740. -- Brian Mortimer Ottawa Ontario [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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/

