I received an ebird notification that a Barrows Goldeneye was reported by you along the Thames River on Springbank yesterday. Myself and a couple other birders attempted to twitch it this morning. Sadly the bird was not relocated and when we looked at ebird the report was retracted/removed. Needless to say this was very disappointing. I am happy to hear that you relocated the bird you originally found yesterday. I see from this email that this was actually a hybrid also very interesting. Would you be so kind as to share the photo of the bird?
Kindest Regards Chris On Mar 2, 2015 5:38 PM, "Michael Vermue" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; > }Good looks yesterday at 1530h and in better light today at 1215h. > Displaying prominent rectangular white wing patches, today head > iridescently purplish. Irregular face patch not consistent with > Common and not the crescent shape of a Barrow's. > > First seen yesterday and relocated today on the same stretch of the > Thames in Springbank Park, London. Easiest access is the east > entrance of the park; use path beside the wooden steps from the > parking lot (the steps themselves are treacherous right now.) He > seems to be frequenting the stretch of the river along the Maurice > Chapman Walkway between the 2 gnarly willows. > > Posted since I'm told by the expert reviews of my photos that a > Barrow's has never been reported in Middlesex County and very few if > any reports of a hybrid. > > Good birding > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
