At around 7Am. this morning I observed the male Smew briefly in flight before I lost it amongst the many other waterfowl flying about.
Some friends and I spent the rest of the morning trying to relocate the bird with no success. I observed the bird from the observatory tower near the Sandboy Marina just south of Big Creek. Good birding, Brett Fried Kitchener, Ontario Direction from Ron Rideout's post: Hwy 59 south from the 401 (or Hwy 24 south from the 403 to Hwy 59 and then south) to the shore of Lake Erie. Travel past the flashing yellow light at the intersection of Front Rd. (into Port Rowan) and continue south to Lake Erie. Upon driving down onto the causeway, you enter the Big Creek NWA (marsh on both sides). You will cross the bridge over Big Creek and 1km south of this bridge you will see the parking lot for Big Creek NWA on the right. Park here or in a small parking area on the left 1 km south of this parking lot (on the north end of the Sandboy Marina parking lot. Best viewing of the Inner Bay is between these two lots which requires some walking. Please, please, please be very careful of traffic. Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. _______________________________________________ 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/
