Today at Presqu'ile Prov. Park near Brighton, Owen Point supported a large number of shorebirds including the following : 2 Whimbrel (flew off at 10.15 am), 4 juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers, a juvenile Red Knot, Baird's Sandpiper, one Black-bellied Plover, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Sanderlings, many Semipalmated Plovers, Semipalmated, Least, Spotted sandpipers, Killdeer. Also seen were many Caspian, 8 Common Terns, 2 Bonaparte's Gulls.Along Bayshore Avenue near the lighthouse were several warbler species including Yellow, Cape May, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Wilson's, American Redstart and Northern Waterthrush. Other interesting species were Red-bellied Woodpecker, Peregrine Falcon, Orchard Oriole, Purple Finch. Dave Milsom For bird tours see www.florafaunafieldtours.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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/
