Talk about (sub)urban wildlife.
There is a pair of Trumpeter Swans in a small, stale-looking cloverleaf catchment, or run-off, pond at the south-east quadrant of the intersection between (toll) Highway 407, and 9th Line. They aren't visible from any road. I was on foot, no binocs, but could see no tags on them. One was placing freshly pulled green vegetation in a pile on the south end of the "island" (or peninsula, depending on water level) that extends out on a north-south axis from the south side of the pond. If one really wants to view them, park at the north-west corner of Box Grove Mall, at the northeast corner of Copper Creek and 9th Line, on the west side of the Mandarin restaurant, and on foot take the wooden footpath at the lot's north-westernmost corner, to the sidewalk, turn right (north) and look downward as you approach the guard rail. Stay on the grass (not sidewalk) side of the guard rail on the rise to the bridge. There was a pair of Mallards also present in close proximity to the swans. Barry Kent MacKay Bird Artist, Illustrator Studio: (905)-472-9731 http://www.barrykentmackay.ca mi...@sympatico.ca _______________________________________________ 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/
