Dear Fellow Birders:Those that arrived early (9:30) this morning had really
lovely views. At that time, there were very, clear blue, skies and the sunlight
highlighted the luminous blue/black, glossy plumage of THE BIRD. More than a
few people commented upon the fact that THE BIRD is so beautiful in comparison
with the Field Guides.For the time being, it seems that Mr. P. (sorry, I just
can not continue to type that long name, apologies to anyone that it may
offend) is registering a bit of territory. It's great to see. Yesterday and
today he continued to defend his property against 2 Cardinal couples and a very
aggressive Mockingbird but it appears that he's holding his own and doing quite
well. He also has to contend with local sharp shinned hawks; coopers hawks;
Merlin and cats. We witnessed him making himself as small as possible and
immobile in the thickage as a Merlin perched virtually overhead for over an
hour. Talk about adaptability.Tomorrow, promises to be a great day with great
opportunities to view Mr. P. Each day our neighbourhood chooses to embrace
this wonderful find. Everyone is being very generous but I please ask, that you
walk with caution and keep decent distance. This bird has a very fast
metabolism (thank you Michael) and needs to eat frequently and if we interfere
with that, it may alter his ability to survive. Please, please, keep a decent
distance (at least 30 feet) that won't disturb this bird's vulnerable existence
in our area. My Neighbours at #8 Aberdeen Cr., and #20 Ascot Cr, and # 4
Ascot Court; (where all backyards adjoin), are all excited about this
discovery and invite all to enter their backyards to view Mr.P. but please do
not encroach.
Thank you and good birding.
Directionso: 401 to 410 north; exit Steeles Ave, turn south, continue to Dixie
Rd and turn left/north at the lights; continue north to Birchbank and turn
right. Follow Birchbank to the end. Turn left/north onto Avondale and follow it
to the 4th street on the right which is Addington. Turn right onto Addington,
left onto Ascot then right onto Aberdeen Cr. The Log Book and recent sightings
book is located there.
OR just google maps 7 aberdeen cr brampton
_________________________________________________________________
Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail
you.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691817_______________________________________________
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/
