Hey there,
I have just heard and tracked down a sighting of a Swallow-tailed Kite, reported from yesterday, the 27th, in north London. It originally was reported through eBirds, and I heard about it from someone who is registered with them. Contact was made by the eBird authenticator first, and then I called the observer when I got the contact info from him. While this may be a cold trail, as the bird was seen at 6 pm yesterday, it may have remained in the area today. The man is Werner Rose, a visitor from Germany (and a zoologist), but he heard and saw the bird well, and one of his neighbours who is a birder heard it but arrived on the scene too late. It was she who suggested he get in touch with eBirds this morning. He is keeping his eye open at his home, but not actively searching. So local birders, if you find it, please repost. Pete Read Directions should you want to try to find this bird. http://maps.google.com/?q=42.98004,-81.22987%20%28Swallow-tailed%20Kite%20-% 20London%29 It was flying near his home at 9 Metamora Crescent, which backs onto the Medway River Valley off of Orchard Park Subdivison. If coming along Wonderland, enter the subdivision at Lawson Road, (a road halfway between Sarnia Road in the south and Gainsborough Rd to the north) go east, then go south onto Wychwood Park and then east onto Metamora. However, I would think that the bird is way more likely in the Medway Valley Parklands, adjacent to this area. There are several ways to enter the valley and lots of trails which can be explored. Driving the roads adjacent to the parklands might be fruitful as well. _______________________________________________ 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/
