Spent the day birding the Cawthra-Mulock Nature Reserve as part of
Ontario Nature's Annual General Meeting. With over 50 species seen over
6 hours of birding the Reserve we found a good diversity of breeding
birds including a Yellow-billed Cuckoo and multiple singing Clay-colored
Sparrows. The Cuckoo was seen in the trees immediately below the
interior parking area at the end of the entrance lane into the reserve
off Bathurst Street. The Clay-colored Sparrows were mostly heard but
one sang from an open perch. We found the sparrows on south-west trail
past the bridge at the pond about 500 meters from the interior parking lot.
Directions Cawthra-Mullock
The reserve fronts on both Dufferin Street and Bathurst Street and can
be accessed from either side. Traveling north on Dufferin Street, pass
Millers Side Road and the parking area and west entrance to the reserve
will be on the right, immediately across from 18580 Dufferin Street.
The marked trail system can be accessed from the parking area.
To access the east entrance, travel north on Bathurst Street from Green
Lane/Millers Side Road. The nature reserve is the second driveway on
the left (west) side at 18462 Bathurst Street and is marked by a green
and white Ontario Nature sign. Continue down the driveway past the white
house (please respect the privacy of the tenants). You may park at the
end of the driveway in order to access the trails.
More information about Cawthra-Mullock Nature Reserve please visit the
Ontario Nature website at
http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/habitat/cawthra_mulock.php
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Mark Cranford
Mississauga, Ont.
mark.cranford at rogers dot comird
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