Good afternoon Ontbirders, A WESTERN TANAGER male was seen at Rondeau Provincial Park this afternoon. The bird was found and photographed by Kyle Holloway. The photographs show the diagnostic field marks. It was first seen for a fairly brief period (? less than half and hour ?) near the South Point Trail Parking lot. The bird was last seen at ~2:40 pm. It was last seen where the paved trail leaves the parking lot.
Note that recent rains have flooded this small portion of the trail, and you will need rubber boots if you want to access this immediate area. You can easily bypass the 'water hazard' by detouring around via the north exit to the parking lot, and circling back to the paved trail. The bird was first found just southeast of the parking lot on an unmarked trail that leads roughly towards the beach, between the parking lot and the first house on Lakeshore Road. The bird has only been seen within small, limited radius. Note that there are 2 parking lots for South Point Trail. The bird was seen near the southern parking lot, NOT the one to the west of the Visitor Centre on Gardiner Avenue. Good luck! Steve Steve LaForest Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
