On October 23 Bob Wilson found and photographed a PURPLE GALLINULE on the Rose Point Recreational Trail (aka Park to Park trail) just outside of Parry Sound. The photo and report were sent to Chris Blomme for identification and were forwarded to me in my role as the OBRC Secretary this morning after he reviewed them.
I do not believe anyone has subsequently looked for this bird so it may (or may not!) still be present. The bird appeared healthy feeding along the edge of cattails near Canada Geese. The location is at approximately 45.319724, -80.005323; from looking at Google Maps, this trail may be accessible from the east off of James Bay Junction Road (~1 km) or Rose Point Road to the west (~2.5 km) or possibly from the north from a road with no name on Google (~1 km). The OBRC has accepted 17 previous records of this species, 13 of which were in the fall. Of those fall records, 7 were injured birds taken into care or found dead. The remaining 6 included two birds that stayed for a week. Cheers, Mike Burrell OBRC Secretary -- *Mike Burrell* [email protected] Bird-finding and trip planning: http://burrellbirding.ca/ Blog: http://mikeburrell.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
