Tonight, five American White Pelicans were found by Martin Daly at Cootes Paradise in Hamilton. These pelicans were viewed from the Northshore Trails at the Royal Botanical Gardens RBG but could also be viewed from the west end of the high level bridge on York Blvd. in Hamilton. They were last viewed on the water at 7:15 p.m. but could spend the night.
Directions to the high level bridge. Take the 403 to Highway 6 North, follow the signs for Plains Road/York Blvd (Royal Botanical Gardens) which is a right hand turn just after you exit onto Hwy 6. At the stop lights, take Plains Road west which turns into York Blvd. into Hamilton. The high level bridge crosses the water just before you enter Hamilton. There are pull offs on both the east and west side of the bridge as you are heading west on York Road. The Pelicans were tucked around the corner of Rat island out in Cootes Paradise and were most easily viewed from the west side of the bridge. http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=plains+road,+hami lton,+ontario&sll=43.048361,-79.742255&sspn=0.0456,0.076904&g=york+road,+ham ilton,+ontario&ie=UTF8&ll=43.284579,-79.890089&spn=0.022712,0.038452&z=15 Cheryl Edgecombe _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
