Today, Sunday August 12th at 10:50, an adult Baird's Sandpiper in somewhat worn breeding plumage was seen on Isaac Lake Rd just north of Wiarton. It was feeding with other sandpipers on the edge of the large pond. The bird was still there when we left at 11:45. Other birds of interest in the wildlife area were Sandhill Cranes, a Great Egret, Least Sandpipers, both Yellowlegs, Blue-winged Teals, and Hooded Mergansers. A complete checklist will be submitted later to eBird.
Directions from Wiarton: Continue north on Highway 6 for several km until you reach Isaac Lake Rd on the left side of the highway. Turn onto it and continue down the hill into the marsh complex, and the pond it was seen in is on the right side of the road, just after to bends south. If you continue on the road there's a small parking lot and a lookout tower. Good birding, Anthony & Matthew Vanderheyden _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
