Just a quick but regretfully late Update; Found White pelican in same spot and observed from same spot listed Below on Sunday. Oct. 14, 2007. @ around 1045 hrs in the Morning. I was fortunate to see the bird fly in and observed it land and settle down. At some Points during the Observations, The bird resembled a Swan when seen from behind. I observed it for 1.5-2 Hrs and it was in the same location when I left. Jason Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The American White Pelican was present in Cootes Paradise this evening at 6:30 pm, just off the (west?) tip of Hickory Island. This is the small island directly out from Princess Point. We had excellent views of the bird from the Captain Cootes Trail in the RBG Arboretum, but the bird would have been visible from Princess Point as well. The bird was slowly swimming and feeding and eventually disappeared behind the island.
Direction: To view from the Arboretum (from Rob Dobo's post Oct 8th): Directions (to the RBG Arboretum): From Hwy 403 /Hwy 6 interchange, go north on Hwy 6 and at the stop lights, turn right onto Plains Rd. Follow this down to the lights at York Blvd/Plains Rd and turn right onto York Blvd. Go to Old Guelph Rd, turn right, follow it down and under the Hwy 403 then up the hill. Turn left into the entrance to the RBG Arboretum (entrance fee for non-members). Park near the Nature Centre and take the trail behind it down to Captain Cootes Trail. Go west on this trail and look out onto the marsh at various vantage points. NOTE: There is an entrance fee for the garden, which will give you all day access to all of the RBG properties. Trail maps are posted at various points and also available for purchase inside the nature centre Please be aware that the gates to the arboretum do not open until 10 am! To view from Princess Point: >From the intersection of Dundurn St N and King St W, proceed West on King and turn Right at the first lights, just after the 403 overpass (Macklin St N). Proceed on Macklin until you reach the Princess Point parking area (RBG parking fee from non-members, pay-and-display). Best viewing is from the very tip; follow the trail leading from the parking lot to the tip. Good Luck Jason and Karen Miller Hamilton _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm From: B.E. Massey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
