The American White Pelican was still present on the west tip of Hickory Island in Cootes Paradise Marsh at approx. 3 p.m. today. See directions included in an earlier email below. Joanne
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:22:02 -0400 > Subject: [Ontbirds] American White Pelican - Cootes Paradise, Hamilton > > To anyone who might still want to see the American White Pelican in Cootes > Paradise.... I saw the bird for the past three days in a row in the same > location where I first saw it a week ago, on the west tip of Hickory Island. > At times I have seen it flying around Cootes Paradise or swimming in the > middle of the marsh but it always goes back to that spot. This week I have > viewed the pelican from Princess Point, just a very short walk to the left of > the parking lot on Princess Point Trail to an open areas where you can see > the bird with bins or scope. (I did not need a scope.) This link includes a > map of Cootes Paradise Marsh: https://www.rbg.ca/Document.Doc?id=120 > Directions to Princess Point: 403 Hamilton to York Blvd, right on Dundurn, > right on King St., right on Macklin, continue into Princess Point parking > lot. It will cost you 50 cents for parking unless you want to spend more > time there. Park as far in the parking lot as you can. Look for Princess > Point Trail and walk to the left. You should be able to view the bird from > the first open area that you come to but may get better views if you walk a > little farther to the next opening. (Keep in mind that there may be periods > of time when the bird is out of sight although I have not experienced that.) > > Good birding!Joanne > _______________________________________________ > 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
