Around 9:30am several birders saw a Red-headed Woodpecker fly into a tall Aspen in the middle of the woods, remaining there only briefly. The woods was "full" of male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and other good birds were few, but here are some of them: 3 Gray Catbirds, Wood Thrush, Veery, Brown Thrasher, INDIGO BUNTING warblers--- Cape May, Northern Parula, Ovenbird, Magnolia, Nashville, Yellow, both Black-throateds, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided,---
While looking at the great numbers of R-b Grosbeaks and the Cape May a Peregrine sailed overhead, whereupon it circled over the woods 4 times--- for some time after bird-singing was sporadic. On the Corbett Creek mudflats to the east-- Dunlin, both Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Plover, Spotted Sandpiper and 10+ Least Sandpipers. People have been asking about some of the shrubs--Smooth Shadbush/Serviceberry (white flowers), Wild Black Currant (gold dots on the leaves), Smooth Gooseberry and Red Currant abound. If any of you wonder why there are little piles of plants on some of the roadways-- they are pulled invasive Garlic Mustards being sun-killed, not being allowed to flower. Exit 401 onto Thickson Rd. in east Whitby, south toward the lake, turning east along the north edge of the pine woods. Doug Lockrey, Whitby
