Just a heads up to say this year's OFO Field Trip to Rock Point may be a little different than Field Trips of previous years. As many of you may know water levels on Lake Erie are exceptionally high this summer. The Rock Point shoreline, where we normality see many shorebirds is, as of today, completely underwater. It may be that on August 30 we will spend no time on the shore and instead, given the time of year, spend some time looking for migrant land birds which can be abundant at Rock Point.
We will, as in previous years, visit the sod farms for plovers and Buff-breasted Sandpipers. There is a good possibility that other shorebirds, normally on the shore of Lake Erie at this time of year, will also be present at the sod farms. We will be reconnoitering the area on Tuesday August 25 and will post our findings for your information. John Black Dan Salisbury _______________________________________________ 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
