Hi there, I didn't put a posting on yesterday, since there was only a rumour that it was seen, but today it was definitely seen, for about 2 hours in the am, at least. We are all busy, so we won't be able to go over to see if it has an afternoon visit, and we won't be able to post for the next few days probably. If anyone sees the bird, maybe they could post. We have put out seed, so I am pretty sure that the bird will hang around. I will post again in the near future. The Bilous family say that you can still visit. BT is unreliable as to time of visiting the feeders, but if you have the time to wait, you should eventually see it. It appears to come to the feeder about twice a day, in am, and pm.
You will not believe what happened at our Christmas dinner with our kids yesterday... I got out a bottle of red and a bottle of white wine. They were both special as I had been saving them for a special occasion and had been using my own bottled wine, but was low in supply. The red was a 1998 French-made Cabernet Sauvignon, yummy, which I had in my "wine cellar" since about 2000, which we were given at a retirement party I think. On the front label is a picture of a pigeon, which I thought would be a wood-pigeon, owing that it was made and bottled in France. But it was a Band-tailed, and the picture was a rendition of JJ Audubon's...I looked up the picture in my repro of JJ Audubon's Birds of America, and there it was, same picture almost...albeit one of the two pigeons on the page was missing, but same pose and same vegetation... This is amazing that I would pick out this bottle, that we even had this bottle, and that it would have the BT pigeon on it...twilight zone??? Anyway, have a great holiday season, Maybe I can get BT on the 2004 CBC. Pete Directions to access the area... If from Toronto...come west on 401, and take the 402 towards Sarnia, exiting very soon at the Wonderland exit (100) to London, and head north. About 3-4km north on Wonderland is the Westmount Mall, a large sprawling mall on the west side of the road. Keep going north just past the mall to a streetlight indicating Village Green Avenue (one light before Commissioners Road). Turn left, to the west and proceed for about 5 streets, some from left, some from right, till you get to Lynngate PLACE (Pl). There is also a Lynngate Ct but don't go up there. Do not park on this quiet street. Park on the north(right) side of Village Green. Walk up Lynngate Place to number 120. Go to the RIGHT side of the house, and walk up the driveway of the nextdoor neighbour's house, #116, along the stone path to the large patio, at the back of that house. Try to shield yourself behind the tarp "blind" and the bird will be less skittish. PLEASE STAY OUT OF YARDS. Coming from west, come east on 401 to Highway 4, and head north to the 402, then east to Wonderland exit (100), turning north . About 3-4km north on Wonderland is the Westmount Mall, a large sprawling mall. Keep going north just past the mall to a streetlight indicating Village Green Avenue(one light before Commissioners road). Turn left, to the west and proceed for about 5 streets, some from left, some from right, till you get to Lynngate PLACE (Pl). There is also a Lynngate Ct but don't go up there. Do not park on this quiet street. Park on the north(right) side of Village Green. Walk up Lynngate Place to number 120. Go to the RIGHT side of the house, and walk up the driveway of the nextdoor neighbour's house, #116, along the stone path to the large patio, at the back of that house. Try to shield yourself behind the tarp "blind" and the bird will be less skittish. PLEASE STAY OUT OF YARDS. >From London, Village Green is one light south of intersection of Commissioners and Wonderland. Turn left, to the west and proceed for about 5 streets, some from left, some from right, till you get to Lynngate PLACE (Pl). There is also a Lynngate Ct but don't go up there. Do not park on this quiet street. Park on the north(right) side of Village Green. Walk up Lynngate Place to number 120. Go to the RIGHT side of the house, and walk up the driveway of the nextdoor neighbour's house, along the stone path to the large patio, at the back of that house. Try to shield yourself behind the tarp "blind" and the bird will be less skittish. PLEASE STAY OUT OF YARDS "Peter Read" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
