Hello again After and during our water fowling this morning we stopped at the Hendrie Valley in Burlington and we fortunate in that we found a Fox Sparrow, a Brown Thrasher, a Winter Wren, a Gray Catbird, 8 White-throated Sparrows and 24 Northern Cardinals.
All of the above birds with the exception of 5 Cardinals were along the boardwalk and the Thrasher was just before the start of the boardwalk, look for a stump with bird seed on it and the Thrasher is usually seen in this area. WE were also told that a Red-bellied Woodpecker and Brown Creeper were seen in the boardwalk area before we got there. There are many Tree Sparrows and other expected birds here as well and they will keep you busy checking them out. DIRECTIONS HENDRIE VALLEY / VALLEY INN AREA IN BURLINGTON Exit the QEW Highway at Plains Road East and drive west on Plains past Waterdown / LaSalle Park Roads. About 2km after passing Waterdown you will pass Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on your left. Be sure to be in the left or centre lane and just at the west end of the above cemetery turn left on Spring Gardens Road. Drive past Woodland Cemetery and continue to the bottom of the hill. Cross the small bridge on your right and park. The start of the trail up the Hendrie Valley is right here on the east side of the small parking area. If you are coming from the direction of Dundas on Highway 403 then exit off of 403 at Waterdown Road and drive south to Plains Road East/West. Turn right here and drive past Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on your left. Be sure to be in the left or centre lane and just at the west end of the above cemetery turn left on Spring Gardens Road. Drive past Woodland Cemetery and continue to the bottom of the hill. The start of the trail up the Hendrie Valley is right here on the east side of the small parking area. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net "Norm Murr" <[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.
