On August 24th and 25th there was a Marbled Godwit present on the beach of the
Long Point Provincial Park about 1 km west of the Canadian Wildlife Service
boundary. Pictures are available upon request.
Good birding,
Stu
LPBO's sightings board can be found @
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/lpbo/sightings.html .
LPBO is situated on the north shore of Lake Erie, in Canada. From
Highway 401 or Highway 3, come south on Highway 59 to the north shore of
Lake Erie. BSC's National Headquarters is situated at 115 Front St. in
Port Rowan. From Highway 59 south, turn east on Regional Rd 42 (Front
St) and drive 400 metres to our building on the south side of the road.
LPBO's Old Cut Field Station is on Old Cut Blvd. on Long Point, just
two streets before Highway 59 ends at Long Point Provincial Park. We are the
6th building on the right as you head north on Old Cut Blvd. from
Highway 59. There is a small sign on the front lawn. You can park across
the road in the Ministry of Natural Resources boat launch parking lot.
We're open to the public during spring and fall migration (from April to
mid June and early August to mid November, respectively). The best time to come
for a visit is in the morning, since
the bird banding program winds up around noon. It's a good idea to call
in advance (519-586-2885).
Stuart A. Mackenzie
Long Point Bird Observatory Program Coordinator
C/O Bird Studies Canada
P.O. Box 160, 115 Front Rd
Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
519 586 3531 ext. 231 Bird Studies Canada Headquarters
519 586 2885 Old Cut Field Station
519 820 6040 Cell
519 586 3532 Fax
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On August 24th. Graham Jones and I saw a Marbled Godwit at Rock Point. =
Some pictures are posted at:
http://home.cogeco.ca/~alexandra5/godwit_marbled.html
John Millman
Directions: Rock Point Provincial Park is east of Dunneville. Follow the =
signs off Highway 3 or Regional Road 3. From park entrance (fee) go=20
straight (do not turn left or right) to washrooms on left in campground. =
Park there and walk a short distance to the Woodland Trail, follow trail =
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short distance watching for a trail and stairs on your left down to the=20
algae covered flat rock beach.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Niagara Tri-colored Herons
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This morning around 8:00 am my wife and I observed two Tri-colored Herons
along with two Black-crowned Nightherons in the same location as previous
reports. One of the Tri-colored Herons flew up river as we first arrived.
As we sat on the bench and viewed the area the second heron flew from the
bushes on shore and landed on a rock no more ethan 15 feet from shore. I
don't believe this bird is going far in the near future as it consumed
numerous fish in the 15 to 20 minutes that we observed it.
Upon leaving the second of two young Black-crowned Nightherons stood in the
shallow area trying to catch a meal. As I watched this bird it kept picking
up a willow leaf and dropping it again as I guess it thought it was a fish.
Good luck, Rick
Directions (from Kayo Roy's earlier posting):
Once in Niagara Falls drive along the Niagara Parkway above the Falls to
Dufferin Island. Lots of tourists there at this time of the year and
parking can be a real problem. Go to the south entrance road to Dufferin
Island and park here. IT IS FREE. Walk back across the Parkway towards
the Falls and look for the small GATE HOUSE HYDRO building (less than a 5
minute walk). It is just south of the much larger old Toronto Hydro Building
(sometimes called the Engineering building). There is a little parkette
between these two buildings....walk along the NORTH side of Gate House
building to the river edge. Look for the park bench closest to this small
building, the heron was opposite this bench feeding on small fish standing
on some very close shoreline rocks.
Note: upon arriving, if you don't see the herons just out from the bench,
search the area just up river and close to shore. The first bird we
spotted remained in that area and seemed to prefer a little more
seclusion. The second bird was a bit more outgoing
Kim & Rick Brown
Fergus, Ontario
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