Smew just flew back to first repoted site Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario, K0A 1L0 Cell: 613-715-2571
> On Dec 14, 2015, at 07:45, bouvier <[email protected]> wrote: > > Smew flew west 5 minutes ago and has not come back yet. > > Jacques > > > > Sent from my Virgin smartphone > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From : bouvier > To : Jacob Bruxer;[email protected]; > Sent : 12-14-2015 7:18 AM > Subject : Re: [Ontbirds] Smew - Cornwall > > Smew present now in same area reported below by Jacob. > > Jacques Bouvier and Christine Trudeau > > > > Sent from my Virgin smartphone > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From : Jacob Bruxer > To : [email protected]; > Sent : 12-13-2015 4:34 PM > Subject : [Ontbirds] Smew - Cornwall > > At 3:30 this afternoon I found a female Smew on the St. Lawrence River > about 5 km west of Cornwall. I watched it for about 15 minutes > feeding within about 50 m of shore and managed a few terrible > digiscoped photos. The bird was loosely associating with a small > group of Common Mergansers and Common Goldeneye. It eventually flew > out further into the river and joined a larger group of diving ducks. > > Jacob > > Directions: Seen from Highway 2 between Cornwall and Long Sault. > Just west of Fickes Road, there is a short, open stretch of river that > is viewable from the highway. There is also a bike path here. This > is a busy stretch of road, so it may be best to park on Fickes Road > and walk the short distance to the west. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
