Brian Ahara and Manley Baarda just called to report a male King Eider in the Welland Canal at Port Weller. The bird is in the canal between the building where the Seaway pilot boats are moored and the Canadian Coast Guard Station, and is associating with a group of Common Mergansers.
Directions: Exit the Queen Elizabeth Highway in St. Catharines at Niagara Street. Proceed north 5 km. to the T intersection at Lakeshore Road. Turn right here and drive east .9 km over the Lock 1 bridge of the Welland Canal to Seaway Haulage Road. Turn left, cross over Broadway Avenue and continue on Seaway Haulage Road (as it parallels the Welland Canal) to the barrier that stops all traffic. Park here (off to the side) and walk out the west side bicycle path (not the main gravel road). Once along side the canal, immediately start looking for the bird. Good luck if you go. Kayo Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court. Fonthill, ON. L0S 1E3 kayo...@niagara.com _______________________________________________ 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/
