Well worth the drive! What a lovely spot! Great views of lots of shore birds between 4-7p.m. - they are behind a 5'chain-link fence making photos difficult but scope views were fantastic for us newbies to easily identify birds. Similar to the report from this morning: 2 Wilson's Phalarope, 2 Solitary Sandpipers,1-2 Stilt Sandpipers (a lifer for us), a few Semi-palmated Plovers, 1 Black-bellied Plover, 4 Wilson's Snipes, 4 Spotted Sandpipers,a number of Pectoral Sandpipers and many Yellowlegs, Least, Semi-palmated Sandpiper,1 Great Egret(no tags).
DIRECTIONS - from the East, follow Hwy8 through Stratford, to the first traffic lights in Mitchell. Turn LEFT onto Wellington Street and follow it to Frank Street. Continue on the gravel road, past the Ball Diamond, to the parking lot. From the West, follow Hwy 8 into Mitchell. At the bottom of the hill, turn RIGHT onto Hwy 23 South. Turn LEFT onto Frank Street (the last street on the left), over the bridge and up the hill. Turn RIGHT onto the gravel road at the Ball Diamond and follow it to the parking lot. From the South, follow Hwy 23 to Mitchell. Just past the blue "Mitchell" sign, turn RIGHT onto Frank Street (at the 50 km/h sign) and proceed over the bridge to the Ball Diamond. Turn RIGHT onto the gravel road to the parking lot. Cell 2 is beside the parking lot, Cell 3 is east of the fenced cell and Cell 5 is the large Cell to the south-east. NO PERMITS REQUIRED. ellen www.thesustainabilityadventure.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
