Hi everyone, The Slaty-backed Gull found yesterday continues at the Windsor-Essex Solid Waste Authority Landfill. We had it from 11:45 until we left at 1:45. It is in the same location on the south side of County Rd 18 w/ a large group of gulls.
Directions below by Dave Martin. Jeremy Hatt and Mark Field Cty rd 18 is a major east-west county road in Essex County<x-apple-data-detectors://9> running from Amherstburg in the west to Kingsville in the east. You can get to it from Arner Line to the east or from Walker Road to the west. Walker Road is connected to Hwy 401. Arner Line connects the town of Essex to the Lake Erie shoreline. If coming from the Leamington area take Hwy 3 to Windsor and exit on Cty Rd 18 south of the Town of Essex. You will see the landfill long before you arrive. The gulls loaf in the ploughed field to the south of the Landfill. The only parking is a narrow shoulder on both sides of Rd 18. Traffic is fast along here so be careful parking and getting out of your vehicle. An OPP officer asked that hazard lights be used when stopped along the road. _______________________________________________ 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
