Hello birders. Tundra Swans were seen on the Grand River in Glen Morris at the high level bridge on Sat. Feb. 12. Park (carefully) near the gas station end and walk along the bridge's sidewalk; the traffic can be dangerous there. Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye and Common Mergansers were also on the river that day. It's an area of the Grand often ice-free in the winter because of the warmwater discharge coming downriver from the Cambridge sewage treatment plant. When the weather is around the zero degree mark, the Grand is ice-free in Paris with great views of waterfowl from downtown Paris, its two bridges and at the edge of town on East River Road just past the train bridge. There have been several sighting of Bald Eagles from the downtown parkette this winter on Grand River Street North which is the main drag. If you follow East River Road out of town along the river north to Glen Morris, there are almost always good birds along the way. Paris and Glen Morris can both be accessed from Highway 401 by taking the Hwy. 24 exit south through Cambridge. To avoid the heavy urban traffic, use the Townline Road exit or rural roads. Contact me for more precise directions if necessary. Visit my blog at www.carolparafenko.com/blog.html for photos. Spring is coming!
Carol Parafenko Publisher The St. George Lance The Paris Chronicle bus, fax: 519-837-4187Fine Art ~ Birding Blog: http://www.carolparafenko.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
