[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Red-necked Phalarope

Hi Ontbirders The birding at Shirley's Bay continues to improve day by day. This morning the Red-necked Phalarope was still present feeding out on the mudflat along with 400+ peeps and a Baird's Sandpiper. There was lots of activity in the raptor family with 1 banded adult Peregrine hunting the

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Red-necked Phalarope

Hello Ontbirders This morning at Shirley's Bay I observed 1 juvenile Red-necked Phalarope along with 700+ shorebirds mainly juvenile "peeps", 600+ Least and 50+ Semipalmated Sandpiper. There was also a Peregrine Falcon hunting the shorebirds. Good Birding, Bruce Directions: Shirley's Bay: Fro

[Ontbirds] Ottawa Area: Red-necked Phalarope, Stilt & Baird's Sandpiper

Hi Everyone The Shirley's Bay area continues to attract migrating shorebirds despite a reduced mudflat due to yesterday's rain fall. Highlights included 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 2 Baird's Sandpiper, 2 Stilt Sandpiper, and 9 Short-billed Dowitcher. All birds were in juvenile plumage. Also wat