The cold damp air kept the songbirds in Thickson's low in the trees--great for the very many birders in the morning of May 19 at Thickson's Woods. The greatest concentration was near the cedar hedge at the west end of the bird-feeder trail, just inside the entry gate, as well as the car-park roadside.
I believe a RED-THROATED LOON was seen on the lake below the woods. I do not know whether the Black-billed Cuckoo (seen May 18) was picked up. Among the songbirds were: Vireos--PHILADELPHIA, Blue-headed, Red-eyed; Scarlet Tanager-2 m, 1 f House Wren Baltimore Oriole(several) ORCHARD ORIOLE INDIGO BUNTING Rose-breasted Grosbeak LINCOLN'S SPARROW White-crowned Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Warblers-TENNESSEE, Nashville, N.Parula (f), Yellow, Chestnut-sided (many-m & f), Magnolia (many), CAPE MAY, Black-throated Blue (many), Yellow-rumped (many), Black-throated Green, BLACKBURNIAN (several), Pine, BAY-BREASTED (2), Black-and-white, Am.Redstart (several), Ovenbird, C.Yellowthroat (1m, 1f), WILSON'S. I do hope someone will report to ONTBIRDS from Thickson's between May 21 and 26 incl.--I would love to see what I am missing while up on the Bruce orchidizing and, perhaps a little birding!! Access the 401 onto Thickson Rd. in sw Whitby--south toward the lake, turning east at the car-park road that parallels the north fringe of the pine woods. Doug Lockrey, Whitby,ON _______________________________________________ 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
