At 8:30 p.m. we observed an adult Black-crowned Night Heron fly into Riverside Marina with a dozen or more barn swallows in hot pursuit. The heron spent quite some time perched atop posts and snooping around the piers, presumably looking for swallow nests to raid. After about 20 minutes, the swallows convinced it to move on. Kelly Morrissey and Sylvain Cote The marina is on Riverside Drive East at Riverdale. If coming from the 401, take the Manning Road exit south, follow Manning to Riverside; go west on Riverside to Riverdale. There is a lighthouse at the entrance. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
