Gary Little found a Plegadis ibis in the northeast section of the lakefront marsh in Port Hope about 3pm this afternoon, Tuesday August 16. It was not identifued to species, and unfortunately could not be refound when several local birders, including myself, arrived to look for it. Cattail cover in the marsh is extensive and it could very easily have still been there but hidden from view. The ibis could well be the one seen intermittently on Gull Island at Presqu'ile recently - also not identified to species with certainty either. Will post again if the bird is refound.
Directions: Take Exit 464 from the 401 south to the railway bridge on Mill Street by the Ganaraska River. Turn east at the traffic lights onto Peter Street, then south at the next traffic lights onto Hope Street which swings east to become Lake Street. There is a parking lot in a few hundred metres as Lake Street swings north. Park here and walk east on the trail into the A.K.Sculthorpe Marsh where there is a raised viewing platform and a boardwalk that gives restricted views into the cattails. Margaret Bain Cobourg [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/
