A check this evening of shorebirds at Shirley's Bay produced 123 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 (!) Greater Yellowlegs, 150+ peep with about a 50/50 split between Least and Semipalmated, 6 Semipalmated Plover, 2 Red-necked Phalarope and the longish staying Short-billed Dowitcher (ad. Hendersoni). Also present were 2 juv. Sora. Directions from Neilyworld: From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 134 (Moodie Drive). If travelling west, the 0.4 km offramp dumps you right or north onto Moodie. If driving east, a 0.3 km offramp brings you to Moodie Drive, where you will turn left or north onto it and in 0.5 km join the westbound offramp traffic. Both groups will now follow Moodie Drive north 1.3 km from here to Carling Avenue. Turn left or northwest on Carling and go 2.2 km to Rifle (Range) Road. Turn right or north onto Rifle Road and travel 2.0 km to the boat launch parking lot. Park here to visit this site on foot. Permission to access the dyke must be obtained by contacting the DND's Connaught Firing Range Control Office at (613) 991-5740 Mark GawnOttawa, Ontario, Canada _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
