Good numbers of shorebirds at Rock Point today were highlighted by an early juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. This bird was in very fresh plumage. Other species here were: SANDERLING, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL, SEMIPALMATED, LEAST, and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEERS, and two BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. At least one Black-bellied has been reported summering at Rock Point.
My first juvenile LEAST SANDPIPER of the year was at Morgan's Point. Directions: Rock Point P.P. is south of Dunnville on Lake Erie. Take Regional Road 3 and follow the signs to the Provincial Park. Morgan's Point is east of Rock Point on Lake Erie, just a few kilometers west of Port Colborne. At Burnaby, take Morgan's Point Road south from the lakeshore road to the point. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.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/
