Angie and I spent yesterdaybirding along Reg. Rd. 24 and down to Long Point Big Creek Marsh. Luckily, it stopped raining by 9:30.
At Bachus Woods North, we found NO Prothonatary Warbler but had looks at and song of a Cerulean Warbler halfway between road 24 and 4th concession in the access road. Most of the usual suspects weere there, including a number of Hooded Warblers. A pair of Broad-winged Hawks were calling but we only saw one of them. Access to this wood is an entrance on Road 24 (to the south) halfway between Road 59 and East Quarter line road (southwest of Simcoe going west from the St. Williams Forestry Station). We had looks and songs of the Acadian Flycatcher in Spooky Hollow in the early evening, along with the usual birds. Spooky Holow road is closer to Turkey Point: from Simcoe, take road 24 south and go left on Charlotte West Quarter line road, go right at the big cure onto Charlotte Road 2, then immediately left onto Spooky Hollow Rd. Access is just across the stream at the bottom of the hill on the right. At the Big Creek Marsh walkway/causeway (parking lot and signs near the end of road 59 not quite to the "town" of Long Point) we had many Black Terns, Common Moorhens calling, and a pair of Sandhill Cranes feeding, but gradually faded into a probable nest. Cheers, Ken Angie and Ken Williams 83 Edinburgh Ave. Hamilton, Ontario, L8H 2C6 905 547 8580 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
