The bird was refound by Nancy McPherson and Garth Riley a bit east of here. It is currently with a big flock of mostly scaup just off shore. Best viewing is from the foot of Oakwood Avenue South, Mississauga, and looking southeast.
Good birding, Josh Vandermeulen Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2017, at 13:41, Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS > <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> wrote: > > This morning around 11 a.m. Luc Fazio found a Tufted Duck while doing the > South Peel Christmas Count . At this time, the bird was only being seen off > Lorne Park Estates which is a gated community and private property. The > bird was re found off Ben Machree Park in a raft of three hundred or so > scaup and then was flushed by two Great Black-backed Gulls which put the > whole flock up seconds after finding it. The scaup eventually settled back > into the same location which was just west of Ben Machree. You can walk > along the shore at the lake. There is also an access to the Rhododendron > Gardens down Godfrey Lane that will take you to this location. > > > Take QEW to Royal Windsor Drive, Royal Windsor will turn into Lakeshore Road > after Ford Drive. Continue down Lakeshore Road to just past the > Rhododendron Gardens (well east of Southdown Road and west of Mississauga > Road). You can access Ben Machree Park form Godfrey Lane which is on the > east side of the Gardens where it meets the lake. Walk along the shoreline > to the west and the scaup were in the bay there. > https://www.bing.com/search?q=ben+Machree+Park,+Mississauga&form=IE10TR&src= > IE10TR&pc=EUPP_HPDTDFJS > > > Cheryl > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the > provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca > 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
