Further to Jeff's message below, the Marsh Sandpiper is present again today (latest confirmation was 11:45). If you're able to volunteer some time but are not a user of discord, can you please let me know so we can coordinate with others? For insurance purposes, there needs to be an OFO member on site during viewing times. As long as enough volunteers are available, more people will get to see this remarkable rarity. At the moment, volunteers are still needed for today starting at 2:00, and for tomorrow starting at 11:00. Yesterday, people were arriving throughout the entire day including early evening. For discord users who can volunteer, it's best if you can please indicate your availability on the channels that Jeff mentions below. Here's a link to the OFO Discord server http://ofo.ca/site/content/discord . Thanks everyone. Jack -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Skevington [mailto:jhskevington@gmail.com] Sent: May-02-22 9:46 PM To: Ontbirds Subject: [ONTBIRDS]Thedford lagoon access continues Fantastic news. I just heard from Mayor Weber and we can continue to access Thedford lagoons for the rest of the week or until the Marsh Sandpiper leaves, whichever comes first. We will do it as we did today on Tuesday. Susan Nagy and Diane Weiler have again volunteered their time to be on site tomorrow morning at 8am to assist. We need some more volunteers so if possible, please either offer your help in the Ontario-wide discord chat, or on the OFO Rare Bird chat channel in the OFO discord server. I would prefer if we could organize volunteers where others can see what times are spoken for as I won’t be available for much of the day tomorrow. Thanks and good luck to those who visit! If you stop in restaurants or at other local businesses, tell people why you are visiting! Good birding! Jeff -- Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Avenue, K.W. Neatby Building Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Phone: 613-720-2862 FAX: 613-759-1927 E-mail: jhskevington@gmail.com -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Ontbirds is reserved for sightings of provincially rare birds. To post a message on Ontbirds, send an email to: birdalert@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Ontbirds Moderators by email at birdalert@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.