Tricolored Heron at Spring Lake in Southwest Oxford Friday, May 9 The Tricolored Heron remains elusive and unpredictable and may have departed. As far as I know, it has not been seen since 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8. We have been checking 2 or 3 times per day and have not seen the bird since that time. There is almost a continuous presence of birders and no one that we have talked to has seen it yesterday after the 11:30 sighting or today up until 1:15 p.m. today when I last checked. If you do see the bird, please post it because we will be at Pelee this weekend and won't be checking or posting for the next 3 days. If you stop by Spring Lake, as many birders are doing today, and see it on your way to Pelee or Rondeau tell the hike leaders at either of those locations and ask them to post it. NOTE that Spring Lake and the ponds on the south side of the road are all clearly marked with new NO TRESPASSING signs. You can scan the entire shoreline of Spring Lake and most of the three ponds from the shoulder of Prouse Road. Be careful, though, as this paved road is very busy. There is a wide shoulder for safe parking. Directions from Hwy 401 at Ingersoll: From Exit 216 on the 401 at Ingersoll go south 7 concessions on Culloden Line through the village of Verschoyle until you reach Prouse Road. Turn right and Spring Lake is immediately on your right (north) and the three ponds are on the left (south) side. Spring Lake is about 15 minutes south of Ingersoll and 10 minutes northwest of Tilsonburg in Oxford County. Dave Martin & Linda Wladarski Harrietsville, ON dave.martin@odyssey.on.ca Dave Martin <dave.martin@odyssey.on.ca> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.

The Tricolored Heron was NOT seen around noon on May 10. John Geale Port Hope ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Martin" <dave.martin@odyssey.on.ca> To: <ontbirds@hwcn.org> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 1:44 PM Subject: Tricolored Heron not seen May 9 as of 1:15 p.m. > Tricolored Heron at Spring Lake in Southwest Oxford > Friday, May 9 > > The Tricolored Heron remains elusive and unpredictable and may have > departed. As far as I know, it has not been seen since 11:30 a.m. on > Thursday, May 8. We have been checking 2 or 3 times per day and have not > seen the bird since that time. There is almost a continuous presence of > birders and no one that we have talked to has seen it yesterday after the > 11:30 sighting or today up until 1:15 p.m. today when I last checked. > > If you do see the bird, please post it because we will be at Pelee this > weekend and won't be checking or posting for the next 3 days. If you stop > by Spring Lake, as many birders are doing today, and see it on your way to > Pelee or Rondeau tell the hike leaders at either of those locations and ask > them to post it. > > NOTE that Spring Lake and the ponds on the south side of the road are all > clearly marked with new NO TRESPASSING signs. You can scan the entire > shoreline of Spring Lake and most of the three ponds from the shoulder of > Prouse Road. Be careful, though, as this paved road is very busy. There is > a wide shoulder for safe parking. > > Directions from Hwy 401 at Ingersoll: > From Exit 216 on the 401 at Ingersoll go south 7 concessions on Culloden > Line through the village of Verschoyle until you reach Prouse Road. Turn > right and Spring Lake is immediately on your right (north) and the three > ponds are on the left (south) side. Spring Lake is about 15 minutes south > of Ingersoll and 10 minutes northwest of Tilsonburg in Oxford County. > > Dave Martin & Linda Wladarski > Harrietsville, ON > dave.martin@odyssey.on.ca > > > Dave Martin <dave.martin@odyssey.on.ca> > > Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving > and joining the list. As well as general information and content > guidelines. > > "The Geales" <jdkgeale@eagle.ca> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.