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[Ontbirds] TOC Whimbrel Watch/C.Sam.Smith Park/Etobicoke-25 May 2009

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waynerenaud1951@aol.com
Tue, May 26, 2009 1:04 AM

It was a slow in the park today ... with 300 Whimbrels seen in first
two hours including a flock 110 on the beach at 6:00 am.  The total to
date is 2,741 have been counted.  The total number estimated to fly
along the Atlantic/Great Lakes basin to Hudson Bay is believed to be
about 22,000.

There is still a good possibility that tomorrow may be another good
Whimbrel day.

In late afternoon a single and group of 3 Whimbrels were moving around
to various rock jetties but they are easily spooked.

Directions:
The park is located off the south end of Kipling where it intersects
Lakeshore.

Wayne Renaud

It was a slow in the park today ... with 300 Whimbrels seen in first two hours including a flock 110 on the beach at 6:00 am. The total to date is 2,741 have been counted. The total number estimated to fly along the Atlantic/Great Lakes basin to Hudson Bay is believed to be about 22,000. There is still a good possibility that tomorrow may be another good Whimbrel day. In late afternoon a single and group of 3 Whimbrels were moving around to various rock jetties but they are easily spooked. Directions: The park is located off the south end of Kipling where it intersects Lakeshore. Wayne Renaud