Initially, 16 participants joined substitute leader Kevin Shackleton for a leisurely stroll through the Nature Conservancy of Canada property at Happy Valley in King Township. Birds were mostly heard during the walk, but on the return to the starting point a male Hooded Warbler was seen by about half the group. Various stops were made on the way to Nobleton for lunch and life Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks were seen by some new Canadians.It was on to the Palgrave Forest and Wildlife area on Duffy's Lane west of the town of Palsgrave after lunch where a life Mourning Warbler was well seen by the 8 remaining participants.The last 7 participants made a productive stop at the Schomberg Wetland by the Trisan Centre and added a pair of Trumpeter Swans, several swallow species and a mother Hooded Merganser and 10 ducklings.We had 9 warbler species, 6 sparrow species and 6 icterids among a total of 75 species on the day.Email me for the eBird checklists.Thanks to a great group of sharp-eyed and knowledgeable birders for making it a very good field trip.Kevin Shackleton _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] OFO Happy Valley/Palgrave/Schomberg field trip
Kevin Shackleton via ONTBIRDS Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:27:42 -0700
