Hi,
While checking for roosting sparrows at the northwest corner of Corbett
Creek Marsh at first light this morning, I heard a call that sounded distinctly
like the buzzy call note of an Indigo Bunting. This was as part of the Oshawa
CBC. There were both Song and Swamp Sparrows roosting in the cattails on the
south side of the causeway east of Thickson's Woods between the creek and the
Corbett Creek Sewage Treatment Plant. Light was poor as the sun was not yet
up, so I was not able to locate the bird in question visually.
Other birds in the woods this morning included Carolina and winter wren,
white-winged crossbills, golden-crowned kinglets, brown creeper, and large
numbers of pine siskins and common redpolls, and a white-throated sparrow.
Dennis Barry
Directions to Thickson's Woods Nature Reserve
To get to Thickson's Woods, Exit from #401 to Thickson Rd. S. Continue south
about 1.5 kilometres to the Waterfront Trail, where you will see a large green
sign on your left that says "Thickson's Woods Nature Reserve". Park along the
east side of Thickson Road and walk east along the Waterfront Trail about 200
metres to where a pathway enters the woods on your right. Trails lead through
the woods with two extending to the roadway on the south side of the woods
along the shore of Lake Ontario.
The entrance to the meadow portion of the reserve is on the north side of
the Waterfront Trail opposite the entrance to the woods.
Dennis Barry & Margaret Carney
338 Crystal Beach Blvd.
Whitby, Ontario L1N 9Z7
905-725-2116
_______________________________________________
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
