Tuesday Sep. 28 was an excellent day at Van Wagners Beach in Hamilton with strong NE winds from late morning on. Numerous observers had nice looks at a juvenile dark morph Pomarine Jaeger flying over the beach with a Parasitic at about 4:00 pm. There were 6-8 Parasitic jaegers on the day by my count, although many were very distant birds. Also a distant juv. Sabine's Gull in late afternoon and a juv. Black-legged Kittiwake early on. There were many ducks flying about, the most numerous being Northern Pintail, American Wigeon and Green-winged Teal, but also one Surf Scoter. About 20 or so Common Loons as well. An interesting sight was the Peregrine Falcon being chased by a Parasitic Jaeger well offshore.
Directions: From the QEW highway in Hamilton, take the Hwy. 20 exit (Centennial Parkway); go north to the North Service Rd.; turn left and follow it onto Van Wagners Beach Drive; park at Hutch's Restaurant and scan the lake from anywhere near here. Cheers, Rob Dobos Dundas, Ont. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
