Keeping this brief as I want it to go out ASAP..
After over a week without rain, a band is finally passing over the peninsula this morning. This is especially good for shorebird watching, as these birds can be "dropped down" by rain. In peak migration season a lot of shorebirds leave the states and fly right over Ontario without stopping, so conditions like this help us birders to see them. The rain will likely only be around for a few hours, but I think it could still be good! Shorebirds often lift off soon after the rain is over (they don't really want to be here), so checking shorebird spots directly after/during the rain is best.
So go check your local shorebird spots! They may have nothing, but you never know if you don't look : )
If you need some suggestions for shorebird spots...
- Sauble Beach
- Southampton Beach
- Chalmers Pond
- Oliphant Shoreline
- Kincardine Harbour
- Breakwall at Port Elgin Harbour
Here's a peak at the current radar map
Good luck!
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