About an hour and a half ago, I found a Buff-breasted sandpiper in Mount Hope, just south of Hamilton. The BBSA was located in the sod field at 433 Greens Road, just west of Mines Road.
About 50 yards west of driveway #433, you'll see an area on the south side of the road where you can pull over with room for "maybe" 1 car. There's a piece of corrugated metal tubing there as a landmark. Look south to southwest for the bird. A scope is a pretty much a necessity. The field has a few rolls in it, so be patient as it moves in and out of view. It was moving around quite a bit, but was not really associating with the killdeer and starlings in the field. The bird was still there when I left about 30 minutes ago. Directions: QEW to Hwy 403 westbound. Take the Highway 6 South/Garner's Road exit in Ancaster. Continue along for several kilometres, past the Hamilton airport, until you get to the stoplights at Hwy 6/Upper James. Turn right and head south on Hwy 6 for a couple of km and turn right on Haldibrook Rd. Then turn left on Mines Rd and then right on Greens Rd. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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
