Hi there, Since it hasn't been posted in a number of hours, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is still present and putting on a show as of 8pm. It has perched low from time to time for 5-15 mins but comes back out regularly. Hopefully it stays a while! Directions below in Dave's email.
Good birding! Jeremy Jeremy Bensette - Leamington, ON I'm doing an Ontario Big Year in 2017! Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is #305!! > On Jun 25, 2017, at 2:18 PM, David Pryor via ONTBIRDS <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The bird was still present when I left at about 1:30pm. > > It was foraging in the meadow/successional growth area west of the water > tower and east of the two ponds (maybe a 100-200m diameter area) and making > periodic flights. > > Park in the parking lot by the dog run area and walk west towards the field. > There's an old fence around the meadow area but there numerous large > gaps/holes cut in the fence you can easily walk through to access the meadow. > Once inside, there are several walking paths transecting the meadow. > > Marie Curtis Park is on Lakeshore Blvd in Mississauga, just east of Dixie > Road. > > David Pryor > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 25, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Joanne Redwood via ONTBIRDS >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just getting the word out... >> >> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher _ Marie Curtis Park >> >> Found and photographed by Eric Phelps this morning. >> >> >> From Ontario Birds post: 25th June, 2017. Marie Curtis Park, Toronto. >> Scissor-tailed flycatcher hunting in the open grassland area by the water >> tower then moved to Tree Swallows boxes by two ponds. >> >> >> Marie Curtis Park is off of Lakeshore Blvd E. in Etobicoke. >> >> >> Ebird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37791289 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 >> Visit the OFO Facebook page >> https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists >> > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 > Visit the OFO Facebook page > https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
