Just a note to say that if you park at Bayfront the parking is free.
Fran Hicks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 7:11 AM
Subject: [Ontbirds] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher near Princess Point, Hamilton
Yesterday a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was refound by Martin Daly along the
waterfront trail near the high level bridge in Hamilton. The bird was
seen
by myself at about 3:15 yesterday with a group of chickadees around a set
of
three benches near the 2000m mark of the trail which is on the harbour
side
of the high level bridge on this trail. The trail is accessed from
Princess
Point in Hamilton which is located at the end of Longwood or Macklin Ave
in
Hamilton north of King Street and just west of the 403 in west Hamilton.
This trail can also be accessed at Bayfront Park in Hamilton but it is a
longer walk down to this location.
When you get to the very bottom of the hill where Princess Point is, you
will notice a sign on the right hand side for the Desjardins Recreation
Trail right at the bottom of the hill. YOU MUST PAY FOR PARKING, as it is
an RBG property and people have been ticketed for not paying. The parking
meter is located in the main lot but its best to pay at the meter and
then
come back and park near the trail which is near the entrance to the park.
Take the trail for about a kilometer noting the distance markers on the
sidewalk. At the 2000m mark there is a yellow sign on the side. It is
just
on the far side of the high level bridge as you walk from Princess Point.
Cheers,
Cheryl Edgecombe
Directions:
Princess Point is located at the north end of Longwood Ave or Macklin Ave
in
west Hamilton. This is north of King Street and just west of the 403.
From
the 403 westbound coming from Burlington you can exit at Main St. West
then
at the lights at the end of the ramp turn right and go along Main St. to
Longwood, turn left and follow it to the end. I have included a google
map
link as it is accessed from a couple of different ways depending on which
direction you are coming from.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Princess+Point,+Hamilton,+Ontario
<http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Princess+Point,+Hamilton,+Ontario&hl=en&ll=43.
262769,-79.89481&spn=0.046628,0.07699&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=42.515652
,78.837891&vpsrc=6&hq=Princess+Point,+Hamilton,+Ontario&t=m&z=14>
&hl=en&ll=43.262769,-79.89481&spn=0.046628,0.07699&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&s
spn=42.515652,78.837891&vpsrc=6&hq=Princess+Point,+Hamilton,+Ontario&t=m&z=1
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_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
