Migrating Whimbrels near Wheatley, Ontario

Thirty-four migrating Whimbrels put down to rest in the flooded field at Cotterie Park, near Wheatley and Leamington, Ontario. Suddenly gunshots rang out from the nearby small woodlot. Very scary that skeet shooting is happening so close to a residential area and a public road. This was on Sunday,19 May 2019.

 

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Whimbrels resting in flooded field near Wheatley, Ontario on Sunday 19 May 3029

 

Whimbrels and hundreds of other shorebirds were resting in flooded field near Wheatley, Ontario on Sunday 19 May 2019

 

Whimbrels and all the shorebirds flew off as gunshots continued. Sunday 19 May 2019.