BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Good looks yesterday at 1530h and in better light today at 1215h. Displaying prominent rectangular white wing patches, today head iridescently purplish. Irregular face patch not consistent with Common and not the crescent shape of a Barrow's.
First seen yesterday and relocated today on the same stretch of the Thames in Springbank Park, London. Easiest access is the east entrance of the park; use path beside the wooden steps from the parking lot (the steps themselves are treacherous right now.) He seems to be frequenting the stretch of the river along the Maurice Chapman Walkway between the 2 gnarly willows. Posted since I'm told by the expert reviews of my photos that a Barrow's has never been reported in Middlesex County and very few if any reports of a hybrid. Good birding _______________________________________________ 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