Hello birders. I had the chance to check for the Pacific Loon this afternoon after a trip to the Toronto Zoo with our university wildlifeclub. I thought I'd get lucky using only my binoculars (I do not own a scope at this time I'm afraid) but it was not to be so. I did meet a gentleman (John something) walking up the beach with his wife that said he'd seen the bird not far offshore (less than 200m?) just minutes before we met up so I launched like a rocket in that direction. I spent the next 2 hrs. looking through all the close to shore Common Loons only to find... Common Loons, hahaha. So I don't know where the prize bird was but I definately looked at a LOT OF LOONS! For birders with scopes I would DEFINATELY go to try it tomorrow. The guy I met said he'd seen it off the beach almost at where it meets with Darlington Provincial Park although the loons were moving west again as night fell. Directions: Please see previous 2 posts for detailed directions. Cheers, Andrew Keaveney _________________________________________________________________ Are you ready for Windows Live Messenger Beta 8.5 ? Get the latest for free today! http://entertainment.sympatico.msn.ca/WindowsLiveMessenger_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
