A glorious, albeit a little cool, morning brought many birders and some excellent birds into scattered pockets along the roadside and within the woods of Thickson's Woods in southeast Whitby, ON, on Saturday May 17 AM. There were 19 WARBLER species noted-- Ovenbird-4, Black-throated Green-5, Black-throated Blue-10, C.Yellowthroat-2, Yellow-rumped-12, Yellow-5, Chestnut-sided-6, Black-&-White-4, Palm-1. Pine-1, Nashville-2, Tennessee-1, N.Parula-2, Blackburnian-2, Bay-breasted-2, Magnolia-20, Am.Redstart-8, Canada-1, Cape May-1 Others included: Red-eyed Vireo-1 Philadelphia Vireo-2 Blue-headed V.-2 Warbling V.-1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO-1 Wood Thrush-5 Swainson's Thrush-1 Veery-3 Brown Thrasher-1 Baltimore Oriole-3 ORCHARD ORIOLE-1 Lincoln's Sparrow-1 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher-2 Cedar Waxwing-2 Least Flycatcher-3
Thickson's Woods is at the base of Thickson Rd., accessed from the 401 in southeast Whitby. Doug Lockrey, Whitby "Doug Lockrey" <[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.
