We met at the SE edge of Saskatoon (Saskatchewan's largest city) at 8 AM.
We first made a short stop at the south end of Blackstrap Lake where we were treated to views of American White Pelicans roosting up close plus a dozen Yellow-headed Blackbirds. At a nearby location, we heard the sweet descending song of a Sprague's Pipit flying high overhead.
At the main access point to Chaplin Lake, we found 8 Eared Grebes plus many ducks and shorebirds including 40 Northern Shoveler, 150 American Avocets, 300 Sanderling and 50 Wilson's Phalaropes.
Two rare Piping Plovers were found at another lakeshore stop along with 2 Baird's Sandpipers, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper and 21 Marbled Godwit. Viewing the prairie grassland on the opposite side of road produced 2 Upland Sandpipers, 4 Baird's Sparrow, a Chestnut-collared Longspur and a Common Nighthawk.
Travelling west, we found a Ferruginous Hawk nest with 3 young plus a second nest with an adult on it.
At Reed Lake, we found 2 more Piping Plover plus a Common Tern and over 100 American Avocets.
On our drive back home through the Vermillion Hills, we found a Loggerhead Shrike perched near the road.
This tour is offered by Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours at https://livingskywildliferehabilitation.org/birding-tours/chaplin/
Canada Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Eared Grebe
Common Nighthawk
American Coot
American Avocet
Piping Plover
Killdeer
Upland Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Black Tern
Common Tern
American White Pelican
Swainson's Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
Barn Swallow
Sprague's Pipit
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Baird's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler