This morning around 11 a.m. Luc Fazio found a Tufted Duck while doing the South Peel Christmas Count . At this time, the bird was only being seen off Lorne Park Estates which is a gated community and private property. The bird was re found off Ben Machree Park in a raft of three hundred or so scaup and then was flushed by two Great Black-backed Gulls which put the whole flock up seconds after finding it. The scaup eventually settled back into the same location which was just west of Ben Machree. You can walk along the shore at the lake. There is also an access to the Rhododendron Gardens down Godfrey Lane that will take you to this location.
Take QEW to Royal Windsor Drive, Royal Windsor will turn into Lakeshore Road after Ford Drive. Continue down Lakeshore Road to just past the Rhododendron Gardens (well east of Southdown Road and west of Mississauga Road). You can access Ben Machree Park form Godfrey Lane which is on the east side of the Gardens where it meets the lake. Walk along the shoreline to the west and the scaup were in the bay there. https://www.bing.com/search?q=ben+Machree+Park,+Mississauga&form=IE10TR&src= IE10TR&pc=EUPP_HPDTDFJS Cheryl --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
