[Ontbirds]American White Pelicans At Echo Bay

[robert.knudsen]

Hi All,

 

This morning at 7:20, my wife and I saw 3 American White Pelicans fly by the
east shore of Lake George and landed on the beach at Ojibway Park. They
stayed for 5 minutes and then flew south across Lake George. We spent the
next 2 hours searching all of Lake George and could not re-locate them. They
are probably still around somewhere, Lake George is a very large lake along
the north channel.

 

We checked for the Tufted Duck at 10:00am and could not find it. There are
still 4 Lesser Scaup in the east cove, but the yacht club is lifting all the
sailboats out to the water and driving a smaller boat to moor the sailboats.
This could have disturbed the other scaup and the tufted duck. The Marbled
Godwit is still on the mudflats to the east.

 

To get to Echo Bay, driving from the east along Hwy 17, turn off the highway
at Hwy 638 south. Travel south through the village of Echo Bay and turn
right (west) onto old Hwy 17. Drive one km west to the bridge where you can
view the north end of Lake George and the beach at Ojibway Park.

 

To get to  Bellevue Park take Hwy 17B from the east and continue onto Trunk
Rd. Turn left (south) onto Lake St. Drive to the south end of Lake St. and
you are at Bellevue Park. The Tufted Duck has moved to the cove on the east
side of Topsail Island.

 

 

Bob & Joanne Knudsen

Sault Ste. Marie, ON