On Jean Iron's request I am forwarding a short summery of today's results. Tim McCarthy spent the day another nearby location and report his finding separately. Observation time: 5:25 am to 4:00 pm. We had the usual situation whereby flocks moving into the area were circling and combining with flocks already present, then reappearing in even large flocks of up to 250 birds. We only included totals for what we considered were new birds entering the area. As such we ended up with a day total of *637 Whimbrels* ... 514 by noon and two flocks of 100 and 23 occurring later just before (2:15 pm) and after (3:09 pm) the band of showers passed by. Few other shorebirds were recorded unlike yesterday: totals: Dunlin: 67, Spotted Sandpiper: 5; Ruddy Turnstone: 3; Semipalmated Sandpiper: 1; Killdeer: 1.
Directions: The park is located south of Humber College Campus just south of Lakeshore south of Kipling. The nearest parking lot is located at the end of Colonel Smith Park Drive which aligns with the south end of Kipling at Lakeshore. Wayne Renaud ([email protected]) _______________________________________________ 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
