I apologize for not submitting until now, yesterday disappeared on me.
2 adult Sandhill Cranes with 1 young chick were observed Tuesday July 6 at 9:10 a.m. feeding in a mowed field (I think hay) despite the heat of the day, approximately 75 m from the road (Regional Road 17). The chick was flightless, golden brown, downy and small, just past the adults' knees, not yet tall enough to touch the adults' bellies. This mowed field was located between the Grand River and Regional Road 17 (north of the Grand), on the south side of the road and east of Cayuga, approximately 100 to 150 m southeast of Grand River RV Resort and approximately 3.5 km southeast of downtown Cayuga. Cayuga is located in the southwest area of the Niagara Peninsula, approximately a 40 minute drive south of Hamilton. To reach the location of the sighting from the 403 at Hamilton, I've cut and pasted Google map directions below. 1. Head southwest on ON-403 W/ON-6 S 800 m 2. Exit onto ON-6 S toward Caledonia/Port Dover 10.4 km 3. Turn right to stay on ON-6 S (signs for Caledonia/Port Dover) 5.9 km 4. Slight left at Hamilton Port Dover Plain Rd/ON-6 S 130 m 5. Take the 1st left onto Regional Road 66 (signs for Haldimand Road 66) 2.1 km 6. Turn right at Hwy 22/County Road 22/Regional Road 22 (signs for H-N Highway /Regional Road 54/Caledonia) Continue to follow Regional Road 22 2.3 km 7. Turn left at Caithness St E/Hwy 54 Continue to follow Hwy 54 15.2 km 8. Turn left at Talbot Rd E/ON-3 E 240 m 9. Take the 2nd right onto Thorburn St/Regional Road 17 Continue to follow Regional Road 17 Destination will be on the right 4.0 km Sarah Richer, B.A. (Hons.) Ecologist Environment D 519.650.8624 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> We have moved! Please see our new contact information below. AECOM 50 Sportsworld Crossing Road, Unit 290 Kitchener, ON N2P 0A4 T 519.650.5313 F 519.650.3424 www.aecom.com <http://www.aecom.com/> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. _______________________________________________ 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/
