Hello everybody,

 

I was amongst an impressive group of 23 birders who braved the rainy
weather yesterday to see shorebirds on a walk at Ottawa led by Chris
Knoll. The highlight was an American Avocet seen in pool 2a along with
many other shorebird species. It had apparently arrived very recently
because it had not been reported by anyone who had been there on Friday.
We walked around pool 2a, but the east side of this impoundment was by
far the most productive. Here is a link to a map of Ottawa's walking
trails from Black Swamp Bird Observatory's web site:
http://www.bsbo.org/birding/pdf/OttawaNWR-Trails.pdf

A little blue heron was also spotted in MS 8b. Here are some other
notable shorebird species seen during our walk:

 

Common snipe

Short-billed dowitcher

Lesser yellowlegs

Greater yellowlegs

Solitary sandpiper

Pectoral sandpiper

Stilt sandpiper

Spotted sandpiper

Least sandpiper

Semipalmated sandpiper

 

 

Jim Witter

Seasonal Naturalist

Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

13229 W. St. Rt. 2

Oak Harbor, OH 43449

419-898-0960 ext. 29

 


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