September 11 (Saturday) Ottawa (all day to 5 pm)
Leader: Jeff Skevington.
Meet 7:30 a.m. along Cassels Road, outside the gate to the Britannia Filtration Plant.
Experience the diversity of Ottawa’s birds during the peak of fall migration. Expect to see warblers, sparrows,
waterfowl, shorebirds, gulls and others. Study the subtle differences between similar species as we explore the Ottawa
River from different vantage points. We start at Britannia, and move slowly west, visiting some of eastern Ontario’s
best migratory staging areas. Bring a lunch.
September 12 (Sunday) Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Leaders: Don and Ian Shanahan.
Meet 8:00 a.m. at the Lighthouse parking lot. Park entrance fee. Fall migrants,
shorebirds, hawks.
October 3 (Sunday) Point Pelee National Park
Leader: Marianne Reid.
Meet 8:00 a.m. at the Visitor Centre in the Park. Park entrance fee. Birding around the
Visitor Centre, at the Tip, and in the surrounding area including the onion fields. Fall migrants, raptors, seabirds,
shorebirds, Monarch butterflies.
October 9 (Saturday) Hamilton, Burlington and Vicinity
Leader: Tom Thomas.
Meet 8:00 a.m. in Hutch’s Restaurant parking lot at Van Wagners Beach on Lake Ontario
in Hamilton. From Niagara on QEW, exit at Centennial Parkway, go left onto North Service Road and follow to Van Wagners
Beach Road to the restaurant. From Toronto on QEW, exit at Woodward Avenue, turn right at lights, then right at next
lights, go under bridge, turn right onto Van Wagners Beach Road to the restaurant. Jaegers, gulls, shorebirds, fall migrants.
October 24 (Sunday) Durham Waterfront
See map above.
Leader: Geoff Carpentier.
Meet 8 a.m. at Lynde Shores Conservation Area parking lot on Victoria Street, Whitby.
Exit Highway 401 at Brock Street (Exit 410). Turn left (south) onto Brock Street. Turn right (west) onto Victoria. Go
about 2.5 km to Lynde Shores on south side. Visits to Cranberry Marsh Hawkwatch, Oshawa Second Marsh, Corner Marsh and
Frenchman’s Bay, depending on conditions and water levels. Late fall migrants, raptors, shorebirds and ducks.
October 29 (Friday) Ottawa River
See map above.
Leader: Tony Beck.
Birding from 1 p.m. to dusk along the Ottawa River. Meet 1 pm at Andrew Haydon Park, east
parking lot (Ottawa Beach). Possible ducks, geese, gulls, shorebirds. Near sunset, 1000s of birds fly into Lac des Chenes
to roost. Rarities possible such as Lesser Black‐backed Gull, Snow Geese, Red Phalarope, Greater White‐fronted
Geese, Cackling Geese.
October 31 (Sunday) Grand Bend, Pinery Provincial Park, Kettle Point and/or Point Edward if strong north winds.
Leader: Maris Apse.
Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Grand Bend Sobeys parking lot on north side of Huron County Road 81,
east of traffic lights at Hwy 21. From Highway 402 take exit 81 Centre Road and proceed north on Middlesex County Road 81
via Parkhill, after jogging left at Middlesex County Road 7. Continue on Middlesex, then Huron County Road 81 to Grand Bend
(about 3 hrs. from Toronto). Late fall/early winter migrants, waterfowl, gulls, jaegers, eagles and resident titmice.
November 6 (Saturday) Hawk Cliff and Area, southwest of London
Leaders: Pete Read, Ian Platt.
Meet 9:30 a.m. at Hawk Cliff. From Highway 401 Exit 177, take Highway 4 south
through western St. Thomas until it becomes Sunset Drive. Continue about 8 km to Union. Go east on County Road 27, Sparta
Line Road. Go east one road (about 3 km) to County Road 22 (Fairview Road). Head south. The second road south is County
Road 24 (Dexter Line) and you will meet a stop sign. Looking south, you will see the sign for Hawk Cliff. Go south on the
dirt road to the lake. Park along road allowance. Raptors, waterfowl, gulls and late migrants, especially Golden Eagle.
November 28 (Sunday) Niagara River Gull Watch
Leaders: Ron Tozer, Willie D'Anna, Betsy Potter
.
Meet 9:00 a.m. at Sir Adam Beck Generating Station overlook on
Niagara River Parkway
south of Queenston‐Lewiston Bridge to USA. From QEW take Highway 405 towards USA and exit at Stanley Avenue. YOU MUST
EXIT HIGHWAY 405 AT STANLEY AVENUE. Turn left, crossing over Hwy 405, then immediately right onto Portage Road which
parallels Highway 405 for 3 km. At Brock Monument traffic circle take first right exit, Niagara Parkway, signed "The Falls".
Follow for 1.8 km to Sir Adam Beck overlook on left. Gulls, waterfowl and passerines.
December 5 (Sunday) Toronto Lakeshore
See map above.
Leader: Dave Milsom.
Meet 9:00 a.m. at Humber Bay Park East parking lot. Off the QEW, coming from the west, take the
exit to Park Lawn. Go south. Cross Lake Shore Blvd then turn right to the parking area. Off the QEW, coming from the east,
exit at Lake Shore Blvd. Turn right onto Lake Shore Blvd, then left at the lights into Humber Bay Park East. Winter species:
ducks, gulls, waterbirds, finches, raptors.
