Dani Valverde and I birded Minesing Swamp area today. The Ruff was still near the hydro right-of-way close to a Short-billed Dowitcher and 3 Dunlin. Also seen on McKinnon Road were 40+ Greater Yellowlegs, 300 + Lesser Yellowlegs, 8 Pectoral Sandpipers, 7 Wilson's Snipe, 7 Killdeer and 6 Solitary Sandpipers. Other good finds around the swamp were Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Raven, Brown Thrasher, Purple Finch, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Waterthrush, Pine Warbler, & Vesper Sparrow. DIRECTIONS Take Co. Rd. # 90 from Barrie west to Angus. McKinnon Road is just east of Angus to the north. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
