Hi Everyone, There has been a red phalarope at the Keith McLean Conservation Area just outside of Rondeau Park for the past 4 days. It hasn't been seen by all visitors but it has been seen each day. When it’s found, it’s always in the same location. It feeds just offshore on the north side of the wetland at the far east of the property. Today, I watched it swim out of view into a small cove in the extreme north corner. I walked around to the other side of the marsh to get photos and check that area for anything else of note. It was still there when I left. This is probably where it goes when it isn’t seen from the end of the path. Boots are pretty much a necessity there now, as the field has been ploughed pretty much right up to the marsh and if you want to walk to the north side, you'll need them there. And besides, there is NO SNOW here! Directions: The CA is on Kent Bridge Road, 4km SE of Talbot Trail on the east side of the road. There is a small parking lot with a sign about 1/2 km before you turn right towards Rondeau Park. Follow the trail sign NE, curve east, follow the edge of the field until you get to the path north to the wetland.
*Steve CharbonneauErie Beach in Chatham-Kent* _______________________________________________ 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
