Today, Terrie Smith, Anne Anthony, Maureen Riggs and I did a Battle of Towers [= Big Sit] at Cranberry Marsh and had 58 species including:
Common Loon 343 American Bittern 1 Great Egret 1 Ruddy Duck 6 Palm Warbler 1 Tundra Swan 1 Sora 5-6 We counted the loons at Cranberry and can report that from: 5-6 a.m. - 40 loons 6-7 a.m. - 207 loons 7-8 a.m. - 62 loons 8-9 a.m. - 31 loons 9-10 a.m. - 3 loons At Thickson's we added Nashville Warbler, Bank Swallow, Great Horned Owl, 3 Palm Warblers and an amazing male Common Redpoll!!! Thickson's Woods is located at the foot of Thickson Road south of the 401. Cranberry Marsh is on Hall's Road in Whitby ... from 401 exit Brock St south to Bayly and go west past the large Lynde Shore marsh to Hall's Rd and go south . Geoff Carpentier Ajax Ontario "Geoff Carpentier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
