I had the opportunity to search for the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the
Monticello Cell of Luther Marsh today. I did not see it from either of the
roadside locations at which it has been seen. However, I took the lead from
Rob Dobos' post yesterday to walk down the lane toward the viewing blind
that overlooks the Monticello pond/marsh. The blind is roughly 300 m south
of the corner of East Luther Sideroad 21-22 and Dufferin County Rd. 15
(south of the Hamlet of Monticello). There, from the berm adjacent to the
blind, looking north toward Monticello, I observed the Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher in a depression that would not have been visible from either
road, flycatching and perching on a sign post, for about 8 minutes, from
12:40 - 12:48. It then disappeared. On my return to the laneway, I
observed the bird again, this time about 100 m west of the commemorative
plaque on the berm between the blind and the laneway, flycatching and
perching on limbs of shrubs. This observation occurred between about
13:15 - 13:35. It then flew closer to the marsh and I lost it from view.
It was extremely windy at the site today, which may explain why it was in
more sheltered sites out of view of the roads.
Bill Crins
Peterborough
Directions:
From Orangeville, take Dufferin County Rd. 109 west to County Rd. 25, turn
right/north through Grand Valley and continue north to County Rd. 15, turn
left and go
through the hamlet of Colbeck to the next hamlet (Monticello; about 5 km
west of County Rd. 25). The wooden blind and laneway are about 300 m south
of the intersection of County Rd. 15 and East Luther Sideroad 21/22, on the
west side of this sideroad. The blind is clearly visible from the road, and
the laneway is just south of this. A day use permit is required if you
choose to use the laneway and walk out to the blind (obtainable at the
Luther Marsh Conservation Area entrance, 1 km or less south of this
laneway).
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