[Ontbirds]Horned Grebe-Grand River,Galt

2006-03-13 Thread Richard Hathway
Late afternoon March 12, a solitary , winter plumage Horned Grebe, was spotted up-river of the Parkhill dam on the Grand River in Cambridge (Galt). Other species were 3 Hooded Mergansers, approx. 16 Common Mergansers. First Red Winged Blackbirds and American Goldfinches arrived here on the 11th. Im

[Ontbirds]Great Blue Heron

2006-03-24 Thread Richard Hathway
from 401 on Hwy24/Hespeler road , right at Water Street fork. Parking at bottom of hill before Parkhill Road. Best viewing is from the boardwalk north of parking. Cheers , Richard Hathway From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 24 14:31:16 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hw

[Ontbirds]Black Crowned Night Herons, Grand River

2007-11-24 Thread Richard Hathway
2 adult, 1 second year and 1 juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron were seen today ( 24.11.07) at 1600 until dark on the Grand River in Galt. The log they are roosting on is north of the Parkhill Dam on the east side of the river. Highway 24 ( Hespeler Road or Water St.) to Parkhill Road. Parking can