Apologies for the rather rushed posting earlier this afternoon, but I thought that I should now add, having received some excellent insights from a couple of Great Lakes birders, that the three swallows mentioned in my earlier e-mail were in fact Cave Swallows. In the light of the more recent postings it is evident that southern Ontario is being visited by good numbers of these birds so hopefully more will be seen over the course of the next few days.
As promised, here are directions to Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit (thanks to Norm Murr) although it does sound as if one is as likely to happen across a Cave Swallow or two pretty much anywhere along the Erie and Ontario lakeshores. Directions:- LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to "The Spit" from Queen and Yonge Streets. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station and take it to Leslie St. and Commissioner St. ( Saturday and Sunday as well as week days ). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit. If before 9 am you can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave., after 9 am the parking lot inside the gate is open, be sure to note the closing time as your car will be locked in at that time. - 6 pm at present. _______________________________________________ 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/
