Greetings Ontbirders Margaret Tourney and I birded Owen point and Gull Island today.The Red-necked Phalarope continues to be seen at the end of Owen Pt. Other shorebirds seen were 15-20 Black-bellied Plovers,10-15 Semipalmated Plovers,1 Spotted Sandpiper, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs,1 Ruddy Turnstone,1 Red Knot,40-50 Sanderlings,20-25 Semipalmated Sandpipers,10-15 Least Sandpipers,3 White-rumped Sandpipers,1 Baird's sandpiper,3 Dunlin, and12 Pectoral Sandpipers.
We didn't check up the beach but more shorebirds were visible. Bill Gilmour To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton. Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid that is available at the Park gate. _______________________________________________ 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/
