In excellent light conditions, this afternoon I birded Rattray Marsh (&
adjacent L. Ontario) and St. Lawrence Park in Port Credit. A Red-throated
Loon (in moult but still with some vestiges of red on the throat) passed by
flying west over a flock of 58+ Red-necked Grebes approximatley 100 meters
off the adjacent shingle beach of lower Rattray Marsh. At 2:15 p.m. I found
a Pacific Loon in transition breeding plumage feeding about 150 yards
off-shore and in the 'still-waters' of the wake of the sunken barge at the
end of the brakewater anchored near the mouth of the Credit River.
The most direct way to access Rattray marsh is through Jack Darling Park
which is located south of Lakeshore midway between Mississauga Road and Erin
Mills Parkway; drive through the park down to near the water and park in
the westernmost parking lot and walk west to the south end of marsh to the
location of marsh 'overflow'. St. Lawrence Park is located in Port Credit:
drive south on Hurontario Street and continue to past Lakeshore for about
100 meters and park along the collonade: the Pacific Loon was clearly
visible from the lookout pavillion. Good luck!
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Subject: [Ontbirds]"White" Red-tailed Hawk at Seacliff
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Today at 2:33 p.m. a "white" (albino?) Red-tailed Hawk passed Seacliff
(SW Leamington) heading west.
I post this only in the hope that Holiday Beach or Detroit Metropark also
sees this bird. If so, it would provide some useful information on how
fast individual hawks can travel when migrating.
Alan Wormington,
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Subject: [Ontbirds]BARRED OWL--Hall's Rd., 159 hawks at Cranberry, southwest
Whitby--Nov.3
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Wednesday, Nov.3 was a great day along Hall's Rd. Every visitor commented on
perched roadside and trees-in-the-field Rough-leggeds and Red-taileds. Just
down the pathway from the north roadside parking area was an all-day perched
BARRED OWL-- a wonderful sight.
Up to 20 observers helped at the Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch, and they had
to be alert, as the birds came in on several lines. Highlights among the 159
raptors counted over a period of 6 hours were-- 19 TV, 1 1st or 2nd-yr.old
BALD EAGLE, 1 N.GOSHAWK, 1 RED-SHOULDERED, 88 Red-tailed and 30 Rough-legged
(incl. 4 dark morphs).
Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW
