The following 2 emails are from Brian Morin For further details please contact Brain at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A trip to the 1000 Islands today resulted in sightings of 11 eagles, the majority adults. A couple were seen from Ivy Lea, along the 1000 Islands Parkway west of the bridge. Best viewing opportunity was from the south side of the1000 Islands bridge on Hill Island. You can't walk onto the bridge but there is a viewing platform along the water beneath the bridge, accessible by walking down the hill. Eight were seen from this location. A thorough check could possibly turn up 20 birds because the river is well frozen except for the area within a mile or two upriver and they are nicely concentrated. A check of the waterfront at Cardinal failed to turn up the immature male King Eider seen on Sunday. Brian Morin Cornwall this note is from Bud Andress. On Monday, February 10th, I observed the highest single eagle count from the Canadian Span of the 1000 Islands Bridge yet to date (27). The cold weather has caused extensive stretches of the river to be frozen so the eagles are congregating in the open water in the Ivy Lea vicinity. As noted in the previous e-mail, cross the bridge and park on Hill Island. View the birds from the platform along the water's edge beneath the bridge. The first set of stairs are snow-covered so it might be easier descending the bank. They will be both in the air and perched in the pines along the shore. Don't stop on the bridge. Brian Morin, Cornwall --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 Mark Cranford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
