A large brownish shorebird, almost 20 inches long, with a striped head, and dark eyeline, the Whimbrel found its way to the western shore of Lake Erie this week on its migration journey south.
Which attracted a lot of birders who have never seen a Whimbrel before, including me!
Whimbrels nest in the Arctic in North America, where they breed in tundra and taiga habitats.
Their migration south typically takes them along the east and west North American coastline, as well as portions of Ontario, Canada and the eastern Great Lakes.
Life bird 330 for me!
