Birders: This afternoon I found a Purple Sandpiper and a Dunlin, both of which were at the base of the pier that sticks out into Lake Erie, at Erieau in the municipality of Chatham-Kent.
Directions: from Hwy 401, take exit 90 south to Blenheim. At the main intersection in Blenheim (Main Street/Talbot St), turn right (west) and go through the town and beyond for several kilometres to Erieau Road. Go left (south) on Erieau Road all the way into the village of Erieau. Follow the one-way street until it turns right. Follow Mariner's Road all the way to the channel. Walk out to the base of the pier where both birds were feeding actively. For photos, check my blog: https://pawsnaturenuggets.blogspot.com/2019/01/mid-january-shorebirds.html [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9QezOXeCKJg/XEJlPUAs2RI/AAAAAAAALgg/wiyFk7f0ZxUNymLHBj6ztXuQsvARxKtigCLcBGAs/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/DUNL%252C%2BJan%2B%252719%252C%2B1arpm.jpg]<https://pawsnaturenuggets.blogspot.com/2019/01/mid-january-shorebirds.html> January Shorebirds: Purple and Dunlin!<https://pawsnaturenuggets.blogspot.com/2019/01/mid-january-shorebirds.html> I took a trip down to Erieau today, as I hadn't been there for a few weeks. No one had posted anything of significance on eBird lately, but ... pawsnaturenuggets.blogspot.com Allen Woodliffe Chatham _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
