Today I went birding at the Kortright Centre for Conservation. It was a very chilly day, so there were many birds at the feeders. One of these was an immature WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, found near the feeder that is close to the bridge to the right of the river (see Below for Directions) . At the "Sugar Bush Shop" middle trail entrance, I observed 4 PINE GROSBEAKS on the pines down the trail, past the first feeder, and an additional 6 PINE GROSBEAKS on the pines slightly right of "The Sugar Bush Shop" , near the road. In the Wood Duck Nesting Box on the boardwalk, the EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was reluctant to show, but a wait of about 6 minutes was well rewarded with good looks at the owl.
Pictures can be viewed at: http://lev.frid.googlepages.com/easternscreechowlatkortright *Directions to Owl:* The trail entrance that I used was located at "The Sugar Bush Shop", which is located near the Visitor Centre, It was the middle trail of the three entrances. Following that trail one will encounter many feeders placed along it. Continuing through the trail, one will reach a grassy area in which one can turn right or go straight. Go straight to go to the marsh. If you are going the right way you will encounter a fenced-off bridge. You will follow a river until you reach a sharp left to go to the marsh boardwalk. The marsh was frozen over, but if one takes the boardwalk, to the right, one will come across a Bat House, with a Wood Duck nesting box not far away. The Owl is in there. *Directions to Kortright:* The Kortright Centre is located three kilometers west of Highway 400 and one kilometer south of Major Mackenzie Drive at 9550 Pine Valley Drive in Woodbridge. Lev Frid, Maple, Ontario December 1st, 2007 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
