I led a group go TOC members on an outing along the Durham waterfront today - lovely weather - too lovely for hawks to be flying and most passerines had moved on, but we did find 62 species today
highlights: 9 Great Egret - 3 each at Duffin's Creek, Second Marsh and Lynde Creek 3 LB Dowitchers at Lynde Creek one very small tantalizing Canada type Goose - flying over Pickering Go Station 2 Merlins at Duffin's Creek 4 Solitary Sandpipers at Hydro Marsh 7 species of Warbler including one Blackpoll To reach Lynde Creek - exit 401 at Salem Rd in Ajax and go south to Bayly and then east to the Lynde Shores C.A. - park and pay ( they do patrol this lot) and then walk south on the trail from the parking lot that follows the east side of the private road. Once you break free from the larger trees, watch for some alrge dogwood patches and a tiny trail that heads due east to the creek, You will come to a large cattail island, and the dowitchers were feeding on the mud at the north end of the island. Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ 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/
