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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Paul O'Toole on September 19, 2014, 05:52:57 PM

Title: Gull Island - Presqu'ile Park Today
Post by: Paul O'Toole on September 19, 2014, 05:52:57 PM
Red Knot

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Whimbrel: Very hard species to get close to hence the crop on this.

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Hudsonian Godwit

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Sanderling

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Title: Re: Gull Island - Presqu'ile Park Today
Post by: thouc on September 19, 2014, 08:40:47 PM
Nice collection! Were any of these visible from Owen Point?

/Thomas
Title: Re: Gull Island - Presqu'ile Park Today
Post by: Paul O'Toole on September 19, 2014, 08:49:25 PM
The Dunlin and Least sandiper were on the end of gull island closest to Owen point. Beach 2-3 have some sanderlings and plover as well.
Title: Re: Gull Island - Presqu'ile Park Today
Post by: Dinusaur on September 20, 2014, 11:00:22 AM
A great series coupled with some nice finds. I have at least three lifers in the series - time to make another trip there one of the week-ends.
Title: Re: Gull Island - Presqu'ile Park Today
Post by: thouc on September 20, 2014, 08:24:36 PM
Quote from: "Paul O'Toole"
The Dunlin and Least sandiper were on the end of gull island closest to Owen point. Beach 2-3 have some sanderlings and plover as well.

Thanks, I visited today (didn't venture out to Gull Island) and there was a good variety and numbers of shorebirds moving around (being chased away by a Merlin from time to time) at the Owen Point and the beach. Highlight was 2 Red Knots (possibly the same you saw on Gull Island) on the beach, a first for Ontario for me.

/Thomas
Title: Re: Gull Island - Presqu'ile Park Today
Post by: Paul O'Toole on September 21, 2014, 07:36:22 AM
Thats good, good to get out and find a new bird from time to time.
Title: Re: Gull Island - Presqu'ile Park Today
Post by: MEGHAN on September 22, 2014, 04:41:29 PM
Excellent series of shotebird shots Paul