Hello all, The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, posted yesterday by David Okines, was still at the roadside ponds along County Road 10, south of Milford in Prince Edward County, as of 10:00 a.m. this morning. This is the first record of this species for Prince Edward County which now brings our checklist to 350 species. The duck usually can be seen in the pond closest to the road, but this morning was loafing on the ridge of earth separating the two ponds.
Directions: From the west end of Picton at the traffic lights take Lake Street from the LCBO and follow south (Lake Street becomes County Road 10) to Cherry Valley. At the Stop sign in Cherry Valley, turn left and follow C.R. 10 for another 6 km to Milford. Upon reaching Milford, turn left at the Stop sign, then right again at the post office in Milford, and continue on C.R. 10 for about 2 km. and the ponds are on the bend of the highway almost across from the intersection of Royal Road. In brief, stay on C.R. 10 ! Terry Sprague _______________________________________________ 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/
