One may need patience on these warm days to wait out the arrival of the Golden-crowned Sparrow on the pathway between the table and the Raptor Watch platform at Cranberry Marsh. On its day 13 (Friday) it elected to come out into view perhaps every 60 minutes or so. Remember--it is a drab bird.
>From the west exit 401 at Salem Rd., south to Bayly, east through LakeRidge to the first street (Hall's Rd.), south down to the second parking area. >From the east exit 401 at Brock St., Whitby, south to Victoria , west through several traffic lights to Hall's Rd. (see above). At 10a.m., Nov.19, I saw the Greater White-fronted Goose fly into "the" pond with 200 Canada Geese. With it was a Canada with a very mottled black-and-white nape. Exit 401 at White's Rd., north to Finch, turn west and after you pass alongside Amos Pond on the north, turn north up the Scarborough-Pickering townline, up and over the railway track--pond is on the west side of the street. It's up to you whether you walk along the railway track for better viewing. Doug Lockrey
