Not 5 minutes after my previous post, an adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron flew past and circled around before landing somewhere in the reeds on the north side of the dyke (opposite of where the avocet is)! I heard it again at 8:20 calling but due to the lack of light I could not locate it. See below for directions. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good!
Josh > From: joshvandermeu...@live.ca > To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:03:44 -0400 > Subject: [Ontbirds] American Avocet - Hillman Marsh, Essex County > > At 7:30 this evening I found a basic plumaged American Avocet along the > Couture Dyke in the eastern part of Hillman Marsh, Essex County. Crappy > digiscoped photos taken. It is still present now at dusk. > > The Couture dyke is accessed from the south side of Mersea Road 2, east of > the bridge. Despite no trespassing signs, they are tolerant of birders > walking in. Walk half way around the dyke and there are mudflats on the south > side of the dyke where the avocet was. > > Good birding, > Josh Vandermeulen > joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
