One correction - from the intersection you walk EAST down the trail, not west. Thanks Sandy for pointing this mistake out! Rob
On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Rob Porter <r...@inpictures.ca> wrote: > > Greetings birders, > > A Marsh Wren previously found in November has been refound this morning. > There was also a Winter Wren tagging along with it. Don't have any photos > as it's a very camera-shy bird preferring to hide in phragmites and move > quickly. > > This bird was seen along the trail that begins at the T-junction of King > Street, Dundas, and Olympic Drive. Follow the canal west, through the > phragmites (tall grass). This morning it was seen about 2/3rds of the way > back at a spot where many fishermen like to sit at. Previous locations have > been further back, in the reeds near the willows there. > > It responds well to pishing, and playback of Marsh Wren calls. I've > checked about once a week since it was last seen and did not find it so it > might take some persistence, though just now it was extremely easy as it > just started accosting me as I was hiking the trail, unprompted. > > To reach this intersection, get to Main Street in west Hamilton and take > Cootes Drive to Olympic Drive, it's the first intersection in. > > Google Maps link to the spot where it was at as of 8:30am this morning: > https://goo.gl/maps/Kjpok > > Good birding, > Rob > _______________________________________________ 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
