There were 26 American Golden Plover at West Perth Wetlands this afternoon. They were put up by a sharpie and went fly-about but settled back on a mud flat. The Hudsonian Godwits were AWOL until about 2:30 PM when 2 arrived. Otherwise there were numerous Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, and smaller numbers of Pectoral Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper,and Solitary Sandpiper. All the activity took place in the fenced cell which has ideal conditions at present. Thanks to Eric Jeffrey, Harald Scholz, Fred Urie, Mike Nelson, and Dave Brown for their input. Steve Thorpe Stratford West Perth Wetlands are in Mitchell, 20 km west of Stratford. From Ontario Street (Hwy 8) drive south on Wellington Street to Frank Street, cross the road and drive 100 m to the parking lot. _______________________________________________ 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/
