Chaplin Shorebirds Tour

Join Stan Shadick for a guided group tour of the best birding hotspots at Chaplin and Quill Lakes Important Bird Area. Trip starts in Saskatoon but can meet up at Chaplin with visitors from Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current and other parts of the province. A high quality spotting scope is available for obtaining the best possible views of the birds.

Note: Starting Location may change.
Please email [email protected] before registering for confirmation of meeting location and time.

• Endangered Piping Plover is often found here.
  
• Other shorebirds and waders often include White-faced Ibis, Red Knot (spring), Sanderling, Wilson’s Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Marbled Godwit, Hudsonian Godwit, Stilt Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Baird’s Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, Willet, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer.
  
• Possible Grassland birds include Upland Sandpiper, Long-billed Curlew, Lark Bunting, Baird’s Sparrow, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Western Meadowlark.

Both novice and experienced bird watchers are welcome. A loaner pair of binoculars may be available if requested. The leader will bring a spotting scope to allow you to view the birds under high magnification.

♿ This Chaplin Shorebirds Tour is ideal for low-mobility clients because they may remain in their vehicle during most of this driving tour.

Fee covers leadership only. Accommodation, meals and transportation are not included in the fee. You must drive your own personal or rented vehicle.
Full details a thttps://livingskywildliferehabilitation.org/birding-tours/quill-lakes/

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