Hi Birders, Well, persistence pays off, even in the Region of Waterloo...at 4:30pm today, I found a single *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* at the sod farms, just NE of St. Jacobs. A scope is recommended, as the heat haze was fairly decent. This is a first record for Waterloo Region (#293).
Other shorebirds seen at the Sod Farms today, include: American Golden-Plover - 1 juv. seen first thing this am Black-bellied Plover - 1 bird this afternoon Killdeer - 85 Lesser Yellowlegs - 9 Solitary Sandpiper - 1 Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 The location of the sod farms is only a few km from where the *Snowy Egret* has been. The Egret to my knowledge was seen as recently as yesterday (as reported on eBird), and is most likely still there (its hard to see). Particular attention should be paid when parking along Northfield Road at the bridge over the Conestoga River. The bird has been observed on the river, between Northfield Road and Glasgow Street (to the NE). Directions to the BBSA: Heading north from Waterloo, take Northfield Drive, over the Conestoga River (where the Snowy Egret is), to the town of Conestoga. At the set of lights, turn left onto Sawmill Road. After a few kilometres, turn right onto New Jerusalem Road (at the Greenhouse). Take this north (right) about 1.5km. All the way on your left (west) is a barren field, where shorebirds have been observed. I observed the BBSA from the laneway 1.5km north of Sawmill, south of the northernmost puddle. Good Birding, Ken Burrell Waterloo, ON _______________________________________________ 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
