Today Eleanor Beagan and I located two pairs of Loggerhead Shrikes on
the Carden Alvar near Kirkfield. One pair was at the regular spot
along Wylie Road near bluebird box 10. Scan tops of hawthorns on both
sides of the road. Other grassland and scrubland birds were numerous
including several displaying Upland Sandpipers, Eastern Bluebirds,
singing Brown Thrashers, Eastern Meadowlarks and singing Eastern
Towhees. At the Sedge Wren Marsh we saw two American Bitterns and
winnowing Wilson's Snipe. Just north of the marsh we had about 25
Rusty Blackbirds in a flooded area. We also saw and heard a
Red-shouldered Hawk at a nest. All birding was done from roadsides.
Birding guide and map of the Carden Alvar.
http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/cardenalvar.php
Good birding,
Jean Iron
Toronto ON
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