Four keen birders decided to ignore the weather forecast and join me for 5 hours of birding in York Region. We made 6 stops, deviating from the promised route in order to get some year birds for the group. The Nature Conservancy of Canada Happy Valley property held the sought after Hooded Warbler as well as providing an excellent look at a male Scarlet Tanager. The Schomberg lagoons and Dufferin Marsh didn't provide much excitement, but did add a few species to the day list. There was a special request for Mourning Wabler so the route changed and we visited the North Tract of the York Region Forest at McCowan and Davis Drive and had two males, one of who was well seen. We also had singing Blue-winged Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Pine Warbler and Ovenbird. We made a short stop at the grassland portion of the Bendor and Graves Regional Forest and had good looks at Eastern Meadowlarks.In total we had 52 species on a day when wind kept the birds quiet and close to the ground.eBird checklists are available to participants. Kevin Shackleton Mobile: 905 960 2216 _______________________________________________ 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 field trip
kevin.shackleton--- via ONTBIRDS Sat, 15 Jun 2019 14:46:57 -0700
