A glorious sun and warmth brought birders to enjoy the avian sightings on April 20 AM in Thickson's Woods in southwest Whitby,ON. Some highlights--several Yellow-rumped Warblers, several Pine Warblers, Eastern Towhee, many Hermit Thrushes, Brown Thrasher, several Brown Creepers and Winter Wrens, both Kinglets, Y-b Sapsuckers and many N.Flickers. On the lake were many Red-breasted Mergansers and, along the waterfront--Spotted Sandpiper. Tree Swallows were abundant in the Meadow. I was fortunate to have spotted 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS in the roadside thickets.
In the wetland at the north platform on the west side of Cranberry Marsh were 4 Am.Coots, many Blue-winged Teal. Reported earlier in the morning along the north pathway were several Hermit Thrushes and 1 WOOD THRUSH Thickson's Wods is at the base of Thickson Rd. which exits from the 401. Cranberry Marsh is accessed from Hall's Rd., 1 block east of Lakeridge Rd. in southwest Whitby. Doug Lockrey, Whitby ON "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
