Tonight around 4:15pm I observed and photographed a Great Egret at Lighthouse Cove, in Lakeshore(Tilbury). It hunkered down for the night at 5:00pm across from the Marina.
Lighthouse Cove is north of Tilbury, on Lake St. Clair. Off Hwy 2, turn north onto Lighthouse Side Rd. Follow this right, then left and it becomes Tisdale. As you cross the tracks, turn right onto Mariners Dr. This follows the Canal, turns left and ends at Harbour Dr. Turn right onto Harbour and stay Left at the fork. There is an inlet on the left just after the fork, and I saw it sitting on the tree branches in the water there. It flew further down the river, and landed in the Marina at the end of Harbour. This Marina is private property but without entering it was still visible from the main road. ( I was also able to observe it from the actual Lighthouse parking lot, looking down the river. ) Photo can be seen here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/obwxkn9340drmba/IMG_2797editsm.jpg?dl=0 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
