Hello birders, finally had an opportunity to go to Sarnia Bay and thankfully saw the Black-legged Kittiwake originally reported on Tuesday. It was very close to the "beach" (right by the children's playground). I arrived there at about 12:45 and stayed about 30 minutes. Barely further out on the ice covered bay, still within good view, was a large flock of resting gulls (Herrings and Ring-billeds and 2 Great Black-backeds), among them 2 adult Glaucous Gulls, 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Out in the open water was a large flock of Redheads with some Canvasbacks. By the time I completed this quick scan I went back to the kittiwake to discover it had left and was nowhere to be seen (but I could not spend any more time).
Directions: "Sarnia Bay: In Sarnia along Front St. Near the foot of London Rd. there is a parking lot in which you can view the south end of the Bay where the kittiwake was. London Rd. is a main E/W artery in Sarnia." Paolo Viola, Sarnia. _______________________________________________ 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/
