The Slaty-backed Gull was present at Mohawk Lake, Brantford from about 12:10 yesterday (21 November) and was last seen about 4:20 when all the gulls were flushed by a Bald Eagle and presumably headed to the nightly roost (Hamilton Harbour). The bird is not present at all times as it feeds at the nearby Brantford dump at other times. Access into the dump for birders is likely not allowed anymore. Mohawk Lake will not be frozen today but the gulls may still loaf there. However, seeing leg colour on swimming birds will be difficult. Gulls that are using the dump also loaf at the Grand River at the west end of Scarfe Ave and Church St off of Brant Ave if there are few birds at Mohawk Lake. Directions to Mohawk Lake are below.
Bill ________________________________ From: Sarah Lamond <sarah.lam...@hotmail.com> Sent: November 21, 2019 12:46 PM To: Bill Lamond <bill-lam...@hotmail.com> Cc: Ontbirds <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> Subject: [Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull, Mohawk Lake, Brantford Bird has been here at Mohawk Lake since 12:10PM. Directions are in the email below. Sarah Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2019, at 8:21 AM, Bill Lamond via ONTBIRDS <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > wrote: > > The adult Slaty-backed Gull was seen at Mohawk Lake in Brantford for several > hours yesterday (20 Nov) loafing with many other gulls. It was observed from > 10:00 to about 12:30 and from 3:10 until about 4:15. It was in the company of > roughly 800 Herring Gulls, five Iceland Gulls, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls > and a few Great Black-backed Gulls. It is very likely one of the two birds > that was at this location last December. I will post today if I hear that it > is present. > > To reach Mohawk Lake take the 403 to Brantford and exit onto the Wayne > Gretzky Pkwy and head south 2.6 km to Colborne St. Turn left onto Colborne St > and turn right onto Locks Rd after about 800m. Continue on Locks Rd (turns > into Mohawk St) for 1.5 km where you turn right onto Greenwich St. Mohawk > Lake will be on your right after a few hundred metres. > > Bill > ________________________________ > From: ONTBIRDS <birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca> on behalf of Cheryl Edgecombe > via ONTBIRDS <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > Sent: November 19, 2019 2:33 PM > To: Ontbirds <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Slaty-backed Gull, Mohawk Lake, Brantford > > Bill Lamond texted me to advise of an adult Slaty-backed Gull at Mohawk > Lake in Brantford. > > Just getting the word out with a link to the map. It is the same location > as last year. Hopefully this link works. > > https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mohawk+Lake/@43.1340103,-80.2485942,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x882c6687e8b4b20f:0xb5f60ded7f2b827a!8m2!3d43.1340122!4d-80.2310846 > > Cheryl > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
