After a brief viewing period with the bird moving about at the end of Owen Point it vanished for the rest of the day but actually it pulled a fast one on all of us. I was at the point for much of the day and never saw it until very late. It had been sleeping for most of the day beside a small log along with Semipalmated Sandpipers and a few Semipalmated Plovers, likely laying low given the ongoing surveillance by Peregrines and an occasional Merlin. With heads tucked in no one would suspect anything other than the status quo. The birds were there throughout the period even when other birds flew off. It was a smart move because they survived. We were only about 10+ metres away the whole time.
It was only when the flock began to wake up and preen that I noticed our morning friend sitting tight against the log. Eventually the Peregrine went up again and that was it. The remaining birds headed off and I didn't see them return. Brian Morin _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
