Directions to the boardwalk where the eagles' nest & swans can be viewed:
>From Hwy 403 in Hamilton, either east or west bound, exit Hwy 6 north. Exit at Old York Rd at the foot of the escarpment. You'll be facing south at stop sign at the end of the exit ramp. Turn right (west) following signs towards the Dundas business district. >From Old York Rd turn left (south) onto Old Guelph Road at the first stop sign. Turn right into the RBG Arboretum entrance about 1.5 km south of Old York Rd. (An entrance fee is required for non-members to RBG natural areas) Park at the far west side of the road ring and walk south towards Cootes Paradise, through the Lilac Dell to Captain Cootes Trail. Head west (to the right) staying next to the water till you come to the boardwalk out into the marsh (about 1000 metres). Good luck everyone. Paul Paul D. Smith West Flamborough (Hamilton), Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: Leonard Manning To: Hamilton Birders Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [hamiltonbirds] Re: Tundra Swan & Eagles in Cootes Paradise Quite the sight, is it not? I was on site today. Easily the most Tundras I have seen outside the Aylmer WMA. Certainly a good time to go out and try to get a high count for the HSA if you wanted to! Also, Wood Duck still at LaSalle. Lesser Scaup,Coots, Surf and WW Scoter. All 3 Swans (no Bewick's though lol). Large congregation of Robins eating apples and berries on Costco property in Burlington too! :) Why not combine your needs for a 4 gallon drum of mayonaise with a few incidental bird sightings?? L.Peter Manning III., Esq. On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Rob Porter <walk.the.pl...@gmail.com> wrote: Just a note that the Tundra Swans are still there this afternoon! Did some quick counts and there seem to be at least 2,000 there. The group is huge and is at least a kilometer long. On Thursday, 14 March 2013 22:35:34 UTC-4, Paul Smith wrote: Hi all. There were well over 1,000 Tundra Swans and about as many Canada Geese loafing in the back end of Cootes Paradise this evening. There were also many in the air moving north. The eagles nest is also easily seen from the boardwalk. One bird sitting on the nest the other perched above it. At the same time a young eagle past to the west on the south side of the marsh. Paul Paul D. Smith West Flamborough (Hamilton), Ontario -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Hamilton Birders email group. To post to this group, send email to hamiltonbi...@googlegroups.com To reply to the group, click Reply-all. To reply to the individual who wrote the email, click Reply. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to hamiltonbirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hamiltonbirds?hl=en?hl=en -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Hamilton Birders email group. To post to this group, send email to hamiltonbi...@googlegroups.com To reply to the group, click Reply-all. To reply to the individual who wrote the email, click Reply. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to hamiltonbirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hamiltonbirds?hl=en?hl=en _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/