To all, Hannah Maciver & I observed the adult male King Eider at Port Weller today at approximately 11:00 a.m. We came prepared to hike out to the end of the canal but that was unnecessary as the bird was visible through the fence from the parking lot and from the adjacent shipyard.
Even with my mediocre photography skills you can see this is a very handsome duck: https://picasaweb.google.com/114879448663969001114/FieldOfView?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ6ItY650IS_ew#5695017577831622498 Thank you to the original finder and for subsequent updates from various people. Regards, Robert Maciver Directions: >From Hamilton take the QEW towards Niagara. Take exit 47 and turn left onto Ontario St. Follow Ontario St. until it veers right and becomes Lakeshore Rd. Travel on Lakeshore Rd. until you cross the bridge over the Welland Canal and turn left on Seaway Haulage Rd. Follow Seaway Haulage Rd. to its terminus. The King Eider was in the Canal to your left. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
