In conversation with a Toronto birder last night who tried in vain yesterday
(November 4th) to find the Pacific Loon at Fifty Point CA, I did learn that
both he and another unidentified birder did get reasonably good looks at what
they believed to be a Long-billed Murrelet that flew in and remained for at
least a long enough period of time to peruse thru a field guide and eliminate
other such alcid species. While I had the impression that identification to
alcid was not in question, the species was and that Long-billed Murrelet was
their conclusion although other possibilities exist.
I was expecting to see a posting of this siting last night on Ontbirds but none
appeared so I'm making this posting of the second-hand report so that others
going there today to locate the Pacific Loon might be alerted of such a
possible find.
Hopefully a more thorough report will find it's way to this board some time
today from those who actually where there to see this bird.
I'm not in the habit of posting second-hand reports but felt this one
sufficiently important to so do. My apologies in advance should this report
end up being in error and to the observers who were actually there to see and
find this bird.
Directions to Fifty Point as follows.
Directions to Fifty Point C.A.:
From the Q.E.W. take the Fifty Road exit and go north towards the
lake. Go right onto North Service Road just after gong over the highway and
then take the first left which comes up rather sudenly after the road
sweeps to the left. The Conservation Area entrance is on the left. There is
a $5 admission fee.
Terry Osborne
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Golden Eagle, Kingston
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I birded Cataraqui Creek on November 3rd and had an immature Golden Eagle,
two Redtails and one Sharp-shinned all relatively close to King Rd. at the
mouth of the Creek. Other sightings included a female Rusty Blackbird,
American Tree Swallow, Swamp Sparrow and Fox Sparrow in the woods south of
Bath Rd. Also just south of the bridge on Bath road was a group of seven
Hooded Mergansers diving with the usual group of Lesser Scaup, Ring-Necked
Ducks and Pintails.
Good Birding,
Iain
