I had the juvenile Northern Gannet this afternoon at Saddington Park which is a couple of hundred meters west of Port Credit Harbour. It was loafing not far offshore with a large flock of gulls, including a first winter Glaucous Gull.
A Horned Grebe was mixed in with the crowd. Jim Watt Oakville, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] DIRECTIONS: To get to Saddington Park (Port Credit Harbour), take QEW to Mississauga RD. exit. South on Mississauga RD to Lakeshore Rd. Go across Lakeshore RD.and just go straight ahead to the parking lot beside the lake. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Dec 3 18:08:01 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP11.bayc1.hotmail.com (bayc1-pasmtp11.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.171]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10A7A63D7C for <[email protected]>; Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:08:01 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Originating-IP: [65.94.159.26] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from VALUED7B9600FA ([65.94.159.26]) by BAYC1-PASMTP11.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Sat, 3 Dec 2005 15:20:15 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Norm Murr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:19:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Dec 2005 23:20:16.0265 (UTC) FILETIME=[1E872790:01C5F860] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-N. Grebe, Flickers,Pipits, Etc. on Leslie Street Spit X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:08:01 -0000 Good evening Went to The Spit today and did find some goodies that may interest you Winter Listers as well as others. Beside Pipit Point was a Red-necked Grebe and a hunting Northern Harrier nearby. In other areas were found Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk hunting, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Flickers (2nd week in a row), American Pipits (most just past the second gate), Common Redpolls, and a couple of late Rusty Blackbirds. There are plenty of Waterfowl out there but probably none that cannot be found elsewhere and the Gull numbers are slow in rising with the majority still being Herring Gulls. Good luck to the Listers. Directions:- LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to "The Spit" from Queen & Yonge Sts. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or transfer to it at Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And Commissioner St. (on Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit. If before 9 am you can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave., after 9 am the parking lot inside the gate is open, be sure to note the closing time (4:30 PM) as your car will be locked in at that time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pipit Point is the extreme left hand (southwest) point. When walking out towards the lighthouse you will come to a road going off to the left (at the Quonset hut or tin shed). Follow this road along the outer arm as far as it goes and at the T junction where the paved road goes off to the right continue straight onto the dirt road and you will end up on Pipit Point. NOTE:- This is a dead end road. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE:- The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will not be able to access the area. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be prepared to walk more than that. There is a van available after 9 am from Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving Day weekend that will take you out or back. The "SPIT" is only open on the weekend as they are still building it. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net
