A flock of roughly 100 Bonaparte's Gulls were actively foraging close to Chimney Island near Mallorytown Landing this morning. They were mixed in with Hooded merganser, bufflehead, common merganser, ring-necked duck and common golden-eye. Directions: Exit 401 at off-ramp #675, go south until you reach the 1000 Islands National Park administration buildings and the 1000 Islands Parkway, go left on the parkway for about 5 minutes until you reach Chimney Island. There is a small public pull off there to view the birds and the river.
Josh Van Wieren Park Ecologist / Ecosystem Scientist Thousand Islands National Park 2 County Rd. 5 Mallorytown, ON K0E 1R0 Tel: (613) 923-5261 ext 113 Cell: (613) 876-9864 Fax: (613) 923-1021 _______________________________________________ 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/
