I had about 16 species of shorebirds in the Port Stanley area this afternoon. There were 5 species on the East pier, including a juvenile Red Knot. On the beach west of the pier were thousands of gulls, including a 1st cycle and adult Little Gull. At the lagoons, I ran into another birder and we had 6 A. Golden-plovers (j) 2 Baird's Sandpipers (j) 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (ad) 2 Red-necked Phalaropes (j) 1 Stilt Sandpiper (j) 1 Horned Grebe
While along the lake there was a constant stream of raptors including all 3 falcons. I counted over 2500 Broad-winged Hawks in 1/2 an hour, so I am sure the hawkwatch had huge numbers today. Port Stanley is located at the terminus of hwy 4, south of St. Thomas. The lagoons are west of town on Scotch Line. Good birding, Josh Vandermeulen joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ 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/
