For the past several days a Tufted Titmouse has been vocal in Selkirk P. P. doing it's spring Peter, Peter call. This call sounds like a "soft" cardinal call and is often repeated about 4 times in a row. It can be heard for quite a distance but usually only in the morning.
Great Horned Owls were calling sporatically in the park this afternoon even with clear blue skies. At Stelco's Lake Erie Works at the entrance to their administration offices off Riverside Rd. right over the road there is a Great Horned Owl sitting on an old hawk's nest. This site should be occupied until at least early May when the young should be really to leave the nest. There is a good assortment of ducks and in good numbers tucked into the east side of the Nanticoke Hydro plant. One of the few spots along Lake Erie where open water can be found. An American Wigeon there this morning may be an early arrival as nonehave been reported in this area since December. Selkirk P. P. is located about 1 1/2 miles SW of the village of Selkirk off the Wheeler Rd. in Haldimand County. The hydro plant is at the foot of Reg. Rd. #55. The 200 metre smoke stacks can be seen for miles. The Stelco property is just west of the village of Nanticoke. John Miles Jarvis, On. 1-519-587-5223 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "John Miles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
