Black necked Stilts at Windsor's Ganatchio Trail

GPS coordinate for the Wetland where the birds where:

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/42%C2%B019'51.4%22N+82%C2%B055'14.0%22W/@42.3309419,-82.9227347,676m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d42.330938!4d-82.920546

PARKING:  If you plan to go, I would recommend that the official parking for Ganatchio trail is at the corner of Riverside Drive East and Florence Ave.

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/42%C2%B020'17.8%22N+82%C2%B055'13.5%22W/@42.3382699,-82.9226057,676m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d42.338266!4d-82.920417

This afternoon, Jeremy Bensette called me and asked me to followup on an E-bird report that a birder - Samantha Dundas had posted at about 1pm this afternoon. She had listed 7 Black necked Stilts! Jeremy suggested that they were along riverside drive, so ask I drove to East Windsor, I ended up using the ebird checklists' pinpoint as my GPS destination point. I was familiar with the wetlands at Ganatchio as I walk that path a few times per year with my family.

I really didn't think the Stilts would pan out - but low and behold --- wow! 7 gorgeous stilts were in the middle of that wetland. Of course, I quickly informed Jeremy that yes- they were present. 

My intention was to post the birds to Ontbirds, and state: "Please see the attached Ebird list for the location and the finder"... the intention was there ... but ya, I suck at typing on my phone, with its slow performance out in the field. Also, in the presence of good birds - typing somehow becomes difficult for me :).

I felt bad as the day wore on  - I was at my mother in laws house eating festive Easter dinners. But yes, even some local Essex birders requested details about where these birds were. 

I will go at 7am Easter Sunday to see if they are there still and report a yes / no to ontbirds.

Its amazing to think that there were flocks of these beautiful shorebirds (35 Avocets at Hillman and these 7 Stilts at Ganatchio) that settled into the region last night. And at least in this location, a local birder had the skill to ID them and ebird them... Amazing!

Good Birding!

Dwayne