About 45 minutes ago, I found what appears to be a putative Baird's Sandpiper in the flooded field on the west side of 8th Line, about 500m North of Britannia in Milton.
The bird's chest is barred, it has black legs, appears relatively long-winged and its flanks appeared clean white with no streaking. Phone-scoped photos were taken but admittedly, they aren't of particularly high quality. The bird, along with a small variety of other shorebirds, was still present when I left although most of them had flushed to the back of the field. A scope is effectively mandatory. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
