[Ontbirds] Mitchell and Little Gull's at Port Burwell, August 20th

2011-08-20 Thread Ken Burrell
Hey Birders, Mike and I did a pretty good tour of south-western Ontario today, looking for shorebirds and whatever else. Our first stop was at Mitchell, first thing this morning. Our highlight here was an Upland Sandpiper, initially in the first lagoon, then settling in the soccer fields, befo

[Ontbirds] 3 Red-necked Phalarope at Exeter S.L.

2011-08-20 Thread Maris Apse
Hi all! - I saw this trio about 12:30 pm today in the 2nd. cell at the 5th. bubbling treatment outlet north of the pumphouse. Nice and close and they all looked like juvenile birds. I did not spend much time looking for anything else as I was running errands for expected company later but did

[Ontbirds] Reesor Pond Shorebirds

2011-08-20 Thread Stan Long
20.08.11 - 3.30pm at Reesor Pond : 1 juvenile Ruddy Turnstone - dark legs - thought it might be a Black [some hope] but it showed bright orange soles - 1 Stilt Sandpiper showed up yesterday - 1 Pectoral last week and there are the usual Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs - Reeosr Pond lies just north

[Ontbirds] American Golden Plover - West Perth Wetlands

2011-08-20 Thread Robert Maciver
Hello all, Today between 11:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Hannah Maciver and I observed six (6) American Golden Plovers at the above-mentioned wetland. All appeared to be molting adults. Also present were four Black-bellied Plovers facilitating a direct comparison. In addition there was a lone Great Egr

[Ontbirds] Red-Necked Phalarope

2011-08-20 Thread Garry & Linda
At 9 am this morning Saturday Aug 20 2011 a Red-Necked Phalarope was present at the Tilbury Lagoons.It was in the smaller pond just to the west of the large main pond.Park the car at the end of the main entrance and walk straight back.There are several species of shorebirds there including a

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope, LB Dowitchers and others - tilbury

2011-08-20 Thread Josh Vandermeulen
Conditions remain fantastic at the Tilbury lagoons. I checked them out today with Matt birarda. We ran into Ken and Mike Burrell and between the four of us had the following: 3 ad. Long-billed Dowitcher 1 juv. Red-necked Phalarope 3 juv. Stilt sandpiper 2 juv. Baird's sandpiper Altogether there