At 9:30 this morning I had a Buff-breasted Sandpiper east of the Tottenham Rd on the 11th concession near Beeton. There is standing water on both sides of the road there. The Buff-breasted was at the far northern edge of a recently harvested sod field. Also present were about 20 Black-bellied Plovers and at least 2 American Golden Plovers.
Yesterday I saw Black-bellied, Golden and Semipalmated Plovers, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Least, Semipalmated and Baird's Sandpipers at this spot, but the standing water that was there has mostly dried up. Plovers and a Baird's Sandpiper were also present yesterda at the Zander Specialty Sod Farm farther east on north side of the 10th concession between the 10th and the 15th sideroads. To get there go north from Hwy 9 or south from Hwy 89 on the Tottenham Road. Count the concession roads until you get to the 11th concession and turn east. Go about 700 metres and look to the north on a large de-sodded field. -- John Schmelefske # 7360 RR # 4 Alliston, Ontario,Canada, L9R 1V4 Email: [email protected] Watercolour Gallery: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2001214&id=1051632050&l=ea990bf4ce _______________________________________________ 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/
