Hello Birders, I went for an evening jaunt in Cranberry Marsh today, as it was clearing up and becoming very pleasant, and Rayfield Pye had a Least Bittern there on the 19th of this month.
Sure enough, after about an hour waiting on the east platform (the one adjacent to the tower), a female LEAST BITTERN emerged from the cattails and flew perhaps three metres, allowing for good, albeit brief, looks. Also had were COMMON MOORHEN, a family of PIED-BILLED GREBES, a WOOD THRUSH, many MARSH WRENS and SORA amongst more common species. Also noted was a YELLOW WARBLER feeding a BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD chick. The viewing platform is in Lynde Shores Conservation Area, on Victoria st west of Brock st in Whitby. Good Birding! Lev Frid Maple, ON _______________________________________________ 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/
