The pelican is still present as of 845 this morning. It is currently sitting on the north end of the larger island below the power plant (the one with the danger signs on it). Last night it was on the south side of the same island. There are several small rock islands in the river near here; it has been using all of them. You may have to wait for it to go for a swim.
The bird is in breeding plumage. The best vantange point is from the north end of the cedars on Argyle Ave (the gravel one not the paved one). From Roxane’s directions: Iroquois Falls is 330 km north of North Bay. From Hwy 11, take Hwy 67. At the stop sign, go straight then turn left at the next stop sign onto Synagogue St (turns into Cambridge Ave). Then turn right on Park St. avenue. Argyle is the last street before the mill. Rhonda Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2019, at 18:30, Roxane Filion via ONTBIRDS <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There is 1 American White Pelican currently on Abitibi River in Iroquois > Falls (Cochrane District) in Northern Ontario. It was found by Dwayne Hill > this morning and we were just able to relocate it late afternoon. It is on > the rocks on the shore of Abitibi River with a group of Double-crested > Cormorants next to the decommissioned paper mill. We might have seen a second > one flying away as we got there but couldn't confirm. > > For those interested, there are not a lot of accessible spots to view the > bird; the whole mill site is gated off. But we were able to see it from the > hill between Argyle Avenue and the closed NW Industrial rd. (with a scope > from this point: 48.769187°N, 80.670317°W) looking through mill structures. > > Iroquois Falls is 330 km north of North Bay. From Hwy 11, take Hwy 67 then > Cambridge avenue and access Argyle avenue through Park street. > > Don't hesitate to contact me for more information. > > Roxane Filion > South Porcupine, ON > _______________________________________________ > 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
