Many birders strolled around Thickson's Woods on a Sunday, Apr.30 morning, to enjoy each other's camaraderie and birds of other years!!!---yes, there were a few "good" birds, but---.
Highlights would be--Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Wood Thrush, Lincoln's Sparrow, Blue-headed Vireo and a Northern Waterthrush, the latter being in the wet lowland at the east end of the first valley that parallels the entry road. White-crowned Sparrows were reported on the lawns of the waterfront homes. Within the woods there were many White-throated Sparrows, Hermit Thrushes, Winter Wrens and a House Wren, among the regulars. 3 Soras were seen off the south platform at Cranberry Marsh before 7am. A Virginia Rail was heard later in the morning. There are as many 5 Wild Turkeys that could appear in the fields or near the north path entry. For Thickson's Woods, exit the 401 at Thickson Rd. in east Whitby; south toward the lake, turning left at the street that runs along the north border of the White Pine woods. For Cranberry Marsh, turn south onto Hall's Rd. from Victoria St. in southwest Whitby. Doug Lockrey, Whitby From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 30 14:53:40 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from hotmail.com (bay108-f20.bay108.hotmail.com [65.54.162.30]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B940963F9E for <[email protected]>; Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:53:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:53:09 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 65.54.162.200 by by108fd.bay108.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:53:06 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.213.229.204] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Earthquest Canada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:53:06 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Apr 2006 18:53:09.0372 (UTC) FILETIME=[52E45BC0:01C66C87] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ontbirds]RE: Birding report for Pinecroft, near Aylmer, Ontario X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:53:40 -0000 Yesterday produced a good influx of spring migrants as I was leading guided hikes for the Trillium Tour at Pinecroft. The highlight birds were Blue-headed vireo, Pine warbler, Hairy woodpecker and Yellow-rumped warbler. A pair of Eastern phoebe were seen in the vicinity of the pond along with numerous Ruby-crowned kinglets. Last week I flushed a Copper's hawk from the woods as it was feeding on the ground and a small flock of Wild turkey were moving in between the neighour's strawberry field and the back of Pinecroft. I will be personally hosting a series of birding workshops from May 18 to June 6, 2006 at Pinecroft for beginning and advanced birders. An excellent book on the birds of Pinecroft, Aylmer and surrounding area will be made available for purchase in the giftshop. Proceeds from the sale of books and the birding workshops will go toward internships for students of the Biological Field School. More updates will be provided on a weekly basis during the spring migration season on the birds of Pinecroft. It may be reached by driving on Highway #401 toward Highway #73, near Ingersoll and turning south on Highway #73. Continue approximately 22 km. south on Hwy #73 through the towns of Harrietsville and Lyons to the town of Aylmer. At the second set of traffic lights turn right, heading west on Highway #3 and continue approximately 1.5 km. until you reach Rogers Rd. S. Turn left on Rogers Rd. S., heading south approx. 1.5 km., crossing Conservation Line at the stop sign to the 4th driveway on the left. This is the entrance to Pinecroft. The fire number is 8122. If you get lost you may phone Pinecroft staff at; (519) 773-3435, but there are signs from Highway #401. Come and explore Pinecroft! Dave Jolly, Executive Director EARTHQUEST (Canada) for the Environment Canadian Charitable Number: 89042 9061 RR0001 Senior Instructor EARTHQUEST Biological Field School Tel: (519) 875-3340 Website: [1]http://www.geocities.com/earthquestcanada/Workshops.html _________________________________________________________________ Record your voyage in a travel journal! [2]Play MSN World Tour today! References 1. http://www.geocities.com/earthquestcanada/Workshops.html 2. http://g.msn.com/8HMBENCA/2740??PSG575 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 30 16:01:03 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts22.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.184]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 943F863D1D for <[email protected]>; Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:00:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Nancy ([206.172.191.112]) by tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:00:48 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Nancy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds sightings" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:23:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-headed Woodpecker-Vineland X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:01:04 -0000 The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER is again visiting the suet feeder fastened to the roadside tree and the seed feeders on the north side of the house at 2939 Campden Road, Vineland. Directions: From QEW go south on Victoria, ( Reg.24) through Vineland, up the escarpment, turn right (west) on Spring Creek Road, then right (north) at the first stop sign which is Campden Road. Its the first house on the right (east side of the road )! Good birding! Nancy Smith 2939 Campden Rd. Vineland, Ont.
