This morning Peter McParland, Bill Smith and I birded 10th Line and 12th Line north of Beeton and though we did not find even 1 Black-bellied Plover we did come up with 2 adult Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Stilt Sandpiper, Baird’s Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers, 500+ Golden Plovers and Semi-palmated Plovers, but only 6 Killdeer.
On some other roads we saw Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks and a beautiful male Eastern Bluebird as well as 16 Wild Turkeys along Side Road 15 between 10th and 11th Lines. Directions Exit Hwy 400 at Exit 55 ( Hwy 9 ) and drive west past Schomberg for approx. 11 kms to Tottenham Road, turn right or north on Tottenham Road and drive approx. 9.5 kms and your in the area of 10th, 11th and 12th Lines. Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
