Saturday, July 23- 6:45 AM Ganaraska Forest (east end of Durham Region)
Acadian Flycatcher- 1 (singing about every 30 seconds) other birds present: Blue-headed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager Rayfield Pye directions:
From the west take highway 35/115 north to Durham Concession 7 at Kirby.
Follow east about 18km to Cold Springs Camp Road. Head north on Cold Springs Camp Road. Stop in at the Ganaraska Forest Centre to purchase your day pass. During business hours you can go to the gatehouse or main building but outside of business hours you can purchase the day pass using self-serve envelopes ($6.00/adult). Park at the forest centre and follow the road that you came in on (Cold Springs Camp Road) north into the forest where it becomes non-paved. Follow until you are in a big sandy opening and take the first road to the left. Follow around the 90 degree right hand turn and at the 90 degree left hand turn you will see an overgrown trail blocked by the crown of a downed poplar. Follow this "trail" into the wet deciduous arae and you should hear him. This deciduous area is sandwiched by pine plantation and the trail to take is not the opening into the plantation that is covered by poison ivy. Again don't forget to go pay your permit fee.
From the east follow highway 28 up from Port Hope to County road 9/Ganaraska
Road and follow this west for about 15km to Cold Springs Camp Road. From _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
