Brenda Carter and I saw a total of three Western Sandpipers at Owen Point
today. The birds were seen among the various 'peeps' coming and going at the
tip between 11am and 4pm. One of the Westerns was the relatively conspicuous,
long-billed, bright scapulared individual that was also seen by Don Shanahan
yesterday. The other two were far less obvious, and we may not have realized
there were in fact two had we not been lucky enough to see them side by side
(they both are rather similar in plumage and bill length etc).
The two Whimbrels took flight and headed due south flying low over the Lake
around noon. So, I wouldn't be surprised if they have moved on.
Also present were one adult White-rumped Sandpiper and a juv Dunlin at Owen
Point today, as well as a Canada Warbler and two Black-crowned Night-Herons on
Sp. 3rd.
Good Birding!
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Gerard Phillips and Brenda Carter
Merrickville,
Ontario,
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Sauble Beach
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I saw two fresh juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sunday morning 7:30 am
foraging on sparse sod immediately south of the Sauble Speedway on Bruce
Road 14. They were near 40 Ring-billed Gulls.
Only other shorebird seen was a Black-bellied Plover molting adult at
Wiarton Airport viewed from Elm St.
There was a single Sandhill Crane at Isaac Lake Wildlife Area as well as
Truumpeter Swan #543.
Directions -
Sauble Speedway is 500 m south of the main highway into Sauble Beach from
Owen Sound (Hwy 70?) on Bruce Road 14 about 5 km from Hepworth and 3 km
from Sauble Beach.
Vantage point to view Wiarton Airport about 1 km east of Highway on Elm St.
(right turn off Highway 6 before descending into town.
Issac Lake is west off Highway 1.5 km south of the Red Bay Road at Mar.
North of Wiarton and Colpoy's Bay.
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Mark Cranford
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Oliphant, Ont.
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