Along with numerous others, my parents and I observed the juvenile Curlew Sandpiper this morning at 'Jaeger Rocks' in Fort Erie from 1045 until we left at 1130. The bird was west of where Gavin Platt reported it yesterday, out at the tip of a rocky point where most of the other shorebirds were also to be found. It was loosely associating with a handful of Killdeer and yellowlegs but was largely doing its own thing. There were also a pair of Dunlin present which initially sparked some confusion since there are many places for birds to hide among the rocks, and when following a bird it may easily be 'replaced' by a different one when out of sight. Also seen on the rocks were 2 Black-bellied Plover, and 4 Surf Scoters were well out on the lake. No sign of the Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow at the bottom of the stairs at the foot of Adelaide.
Many thanks to all those who helped in locating the bird today. Directions: Follow the QEW towards Buffalo,USA. Take the Central Ave Exit as it is the final exit before the USA. Then you want to take a right on Central Ave, then a right onto Lakeshore Rd. When your driving along Lakeshore Rd. you will pass the Old Fort Erie historic site on the right. Just a little past this point on the left you will see a rocky shoreline and this is where the Curlew Sandpiper is being seen. Parking is tight on Lakeshore Rd, so parking on the sideroads is suggested (Adelaide). Chris Kimber Dept. of Biology Queen's University Kingston, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
