July 27 - Traveling from Fort Erie to Rock Point Provincial Park and back I had 50 species of which 6 were shorebird species. At Rock Point Provincial Park there were two Lesser Yellowlegs, four early Least Sandpipers, one Black-bellied Plover, 14 Killdeers, and five Spotted Sandpipers. Also a fuzzy fledgling Green Heron posing like a bittern, and Baltimore Oriole feeding fledglings. Due north of Rock Point P. P. on Rhymer Road at Mozaic Ponds there was a Wild Turkey and Marsh Wrens. Rock Point P. P. can be reached by Traveling along Lake Erie on North Shore Road and turning west on Nice Road. It is 50 km west of Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, NY, which are at the source of the Niagara River. In western Fort Erie at the south end of Stonemill Road there was very early Greater Yellowlegs, Common Merganser, and another Least Sandpiper. To get to Stonemill Road in Fort Erie go west on Dominion Road (which parallels the north shore of Lake Erie) and turn left on to Stonemill Road and take it till it ends at the beach. It seems like the strong north winds the last three days and clear skies at night brought in early fall migrants. Overcast skies today may have also helped. Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
