The adult Slaty-backed Gull was seen at Mohawk Lake in Brantford for several hours yesterday (20 Nov) loafing with many other gulls. It was observed from 10:00 to about 12:30 and from 3:10 until about 4:15. It was in the company of roughly 800 Herring Gulls, five Iceland Gulls, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a few Great Black-backed Gulls. It is very likely one of the two birds that was at this location last December. I will post today if I hear that it is present.
To reach Mohawk Lake take the 403 to Brantford and exit onto the Wayne Gretzky Pkwy and head south 2.6 km to Colborne St. Turn left onto Colborne St and turn right onto Locks Rd after about 800m. Continue on Locks Rd (turns into Mohawk St) for 1.5 km where you turn right onto Greenwich St. Mohawk Lake will be on your right after a few hundred metres. Bill ________________________________ From: ONTBIRDS <[email protected]> on behalf of Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS <[email protected]> Sent: November 19, 2019 2:33 PM To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull, Mohawk Lake, Brantford Bill Lamond texted me to advise of an adult Slaty-backed Gull at Mohawk Lake in Brantford. Just getting the word out with a link to the map. It is the same location as last year. Hopefully this link works. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mohawk+Lake/@43.1340103,-80.2485942,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x882c6687e8b4b20f:0xb5f60ded7f2b827a!8m2!3d43.1340122!4d-80.2310846 Cheryl _______________________________________________ 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
