The Tricolored Heron was NOT seen around noon on May 10. John Geale Port Hope
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 1:44 PM Subject: Tricolored Heron not seen May 9 as of 1:15 p.m. > Tricolored Heron at Spring Lake in Southwest Oxford > Friday, May 9 > > The Tricolored Heron remains elusive and unpredictable and may have > departed. As far as I know, it has not been seen since 11:30 a.m. on > Thursday, May 8. We have been checking 2 or 3 times per day and have not > seen the bird since that time. There is almost a continuous presence of > birders and no one that we have talked to has seen it yesterday after the > 11:30 sighting or today up until 1:15 p.m. today when I last checked. > > If you do see the bird, please post it because we will be at Pelee this > weekend and won't be checking or posting for the next 3 days. If you stop > by Spring Lake, as many birders are doing today, and see it on your way to > Pelee or Rondeau tell the hike leaders at either of those locations and ask > them to post it. > > NOTE that Spring Lake and the ponds on the south side of the road are all > clearly marked with new NO TRESPASSING signs. You can scan the entire > shoreline of Spring Lake and most of the three ponds from the shoulder of > Prouse Road. Be careful, though, as this paved road is very busy. There is > a wide shoulder for safe parking. > > Directions from Hwy 401 at Ingersoll: > From Exit 216 on the 401 at Ingersoll go south 7 concessions on Culloden > Line through the village of Verschoyle until you reach Prouse Road. Turn > right and Spring Lake is immediately on your right (north) and the three > ponds are on the left (south) side. Spring Lake is about 15 minutes south > of Ingersoll and 10 minutes northwest of Tilsonburg in Oxford County. > > Dave Martin & Linda Wladarski > Harrietsville, ON > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Dave Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving > and joining the list. As well as general information and content > guidelines. > > "The Geales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
