Date: 05/23/2007

Number: 1

Large numbers of Whimbrels (over 2000 today) are currently passing
through Toronto. The peak of spring migration is now. Most Whimbrels
pass through southern Ontario during a short period of a few days at
this time every year. There are two main populations of Whimbrel in
North America. The Toronto birds are part of the eastern population.
This population departs the Atlantic coast mainly south of New Jersey
and crosses the Appalachian Mountains to Lakes Erie and Ontario,
occurring mostly along the north shorelines of both lakes. They are
less frequent west of Lake Huron. From southern Ontario they will
continue north to wetlands near the coast of Hudson Bay in Ontario,
Manitoba and southern Nunavut. Whimbrels generally arrive on their
breeding grounds in northern Ontario in late May and very early June.

Photos of today's flight in Toronto

http://www.jeaniron.ca/Shorebirds/2007/whimbreltoronto.htm

Contributed by Don Davis

Toronto, ON

Latitude: 43.4 Longitude: -79.3

Observed by: Donald A.
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