There is 1 American White Pelican currently on Abitibi River in Iroquois Falls (Cochrane District) in Northern Ontario. It was found by Dwayne Hill this morning and we were just able to relocate it late afternoon. It is on the rocks on the shore of Abitibi River with a group of Double-crested Cormorants next to the decommissioned paper mill. We might have seen a second one flying away as we got there but couldn't confirm.
For those interested, there are not a lot of accessible spots to view the bird; the whole mill site is gated off. But we were able to see it from the hill between Argyle Avenue and the closed NW Industrial rd. (with a scope from this point: 48.769187°N, 80.670317°W) looking through mill structures. Iroquois Falls is 330 km north of North Bay. From Hwy 11, take Hwy 67 then Cambridge avenue and access Argyle avenue through Park street. Don't hesitate to contact me for more information. Roxane Filion South Porcupine, ON _______________________________________________ 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
