The Razorbill was actively feeding off NOTL this morning, Friday January 5th, at least from 9-10am. It was quite a bit west of where it has been seen most often, only just visible from Queen's Royal Park. Views from the water's edge at the golfcourse were very good, though still at about 100m from shore. The bird was feeding in a triangular patch of choppy water directly south of the green buoy, perhaps one third of the way from the shore to the buoy. It dived often, sometimes surfacing for only a few seconds before diving again, but giving excellent scope views.
To reach this viewing spot, enter NOTL by Hwy.55 as usual. Turn right at the golfcourse where Hwy.55 ends, then turn first left onto Simcoe and park at the corner of Simcoe and Front Streets where there are several good designated parking spots. Cross the golfcourse to the clifftop then walk left (west) to a gravel path that goes down to the water's edge. This area also gives good views all the way back to Fort Niagara. Margaret Bain Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 5 16:53:01 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc3-s22.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s22.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.222]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36DB963909 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:50:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from BAY104-W6 ([65.54.175.106]) by bay0-omc3-s22.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:50:19 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [74.98.165.92] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: David Shilman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Ontbirds]Razorbill at NOTL Jan.5 Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:50:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Jan 2007 21:50:19.0560 (UTC) FILETIME=[7E3FD280:01C73113] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:53:01 -0000 This serves as a good lesson for future visitors. Check both viewing points (beside the golf course and at Queen's Royal Park), as I was at the park, thinking it was a better vantage point, from 10:40am to 12:40pm and did not see the bird.To get to the park, follow Margaret's directions below, then make a right on Front St. N about 200m to the parking lot on your left.David ShilmanToronto, ON> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:20:52 -0500> Subject: [Ontbirds]Razorbill at NOTL Jan.5> > The Razorbill was actively feeding off NOTL this morning, Friday January 5th, at least from 9-10am. It was quite a bit west of where it has been seen most often, only just visible from Queen's Royal Park. Views from the water's edge at the golfcourse were very good, though still at about 100m from shore. > The bird was feeding in a triangular patch of choppy water directly south of the green buoy, perhaps one third of the way from the shore to the buoy. It dived often, sometimes surfacing for only a few seconds before diving again, but giving excellent scope views.> > To reach this viewing spot, enter NOTL by Hwy.55 as usual. Turn right at the golfcourse where Hwy.55 ends, then turn first left onto Simcoe and park at the corner of Simcoe and Front Streets where there are several good designated parking spots. Cross the golfcourse to the clifftop then walk left (west) to a gravel path that goes down to the water's edge. This area also gives good views all the way back to Fort Niagara.> > Margaret Bain> Cobourg> [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6dFrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 5 18:21:32 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp.vianet.ca (smtp1.vianet.ca [209.91.128.41]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 48E5763487 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 5 Jan 2007 18:21:32 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 27980 invoked from network); 5 Jan 2007 23:21:32 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?209.91.149.252?) (209.91.149.252) by smtp.vianet.ca with SMTP; 5 Jan 2007 23:21:32 -0000 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.0.2006 Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:21:09 -0500 From: Ron Tozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ontbirds <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds]American Three-toed Woodpeckers in Algonquin Park X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:21:33 -0000 After 63 participants on the Algonquin CBC of December 30 observed a total of 10 American Three-toed Woodpeckers, a number of birders have come to the Park in search of this (and other) species. In order to assist birders in finding this woodpecker here, please email me privately with the date and specific location of any sightings in Algonquin Park since December 31. Thanks. Norm Murr reported a female American Three-toed Woodpecker at the west end of Spruce Bog Boardwalk parking lot on January 3. I am not aware of any subsequent sightings at that location, however. Ron Tozer Dwight, Ontario Directions: Algonquin Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs, which start in Toronto on Highway 400. From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers on Highway 60 in the park go from the West Gate (km 0) to the East Gate (km 56). Permits and information are available daily at both gates throughout the winter. The Visitor Centre (km 43) is open weekends, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and recent bird sightings and information, plus feeders, can be found there.
