While doing the Toronto Christmas Bird Count at the Leslie Street Spit - Tommy Thompson Park with John Carley and Carl Hills, we re-found the first winter Purple Sandpiper. It was just north of the point to the west of Pipit Point in the southeast corner of the park. It flew across the narrow mouth to the south bay and was foraging among the rocks at the other side at 10:35.
Photos from earlier this week. http://www.jeaniron.ca/Shorebirds/2013/purple.htm Tommy Thompson Park is at south end of Leslie Street in east Toronto. Park is open on weekends, but closed during the week. Jean Iron Toronto ON _______________________________________________ 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
