Hello Ontbirders, Evan Timusk and I birded the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton early this afternoon. The highlight of the outing was an immature GOLDEN EAGLE that was spotted soaring over the trail to Bull’s Point traveling southwest. The other notable raptor sighting was an adult male MERLIN, which put on a show by picking off a Cedar Waxwing in front of the Nature Interpretive Centre.
Other sightings included the area’s more usual fare of Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and Purple Finch. Cootes Paradise was filled with Green-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler. Good birding, Kevin Kerr Guelph, ON Directions (provided by the RBG website): >From Toronto and East Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 403 West (Hamilton). Exit at Highway 6 North. NOTE: road construction has redirected traffic and signs are now dated: travel 800 metres north along Hwy 6 to York Road. Exit York Road, turn right and then turn left onto the new Plains Road and come south along Plains Road crossing over the 403. Turn left at the lights to continue on Plains Road West for about 1 km, passing the glass building. Turn right into the parking lot. >From Kitchener-Waterloo and West including Detroit (U.S.A.) Highway 401 East to Highway 6 South. Follow Highway 6 South for about 25 km. NOTE: road construction has redirected traffic and signs are now dated: exit onto York Road, make a left and then a right on the new Plains Road and drive south crossing over the 403. Turn left at the lights to continue on Plains Road West for about 1 km, passing the glass building. Turn right into the parking lot. -- Kevin C.R. Kerr Ph.D. Candidate Department of Integrative Biology University of Guelph Guelph, ON, Canada Tel:(519)824-4120 x56212 E-mail: kk...@uoguelph.ca http://www.uoguelph.ca/~kkerr/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
