I relocated the singing male Dickcissel in the northern part of Bronte Park at 2:45pm, today (Wednesday, June 8).
Directions: The hydro right-of-way extends directly south of Tremaine Road, which is west of Hwy 25 (Bronte Rd) on Dundas St., very close to the Burlington/Oakville boundary. The turn-off for parking, a road with a chain across it, is on the south side of Dundas EAST (not west, as in the original post) of Tremaine Rd. about 150m away. A large "local attractions" highway sign is right beside it on the south side of Dundas. Park and walk the road/tractor path south. It turns east, south, then east again to join up with the hydro right-of-way and the Bronte Park horse trail. Continue south to the hydro pole with two guy-wires; it is the 12th pole south of Dundas. The bushes and trees directly after and to the left of the trail at this point, where it makes a short detour to avoid a gully, was where the bird was singing. It preferred the bare branches on the south-east side of the trees. I saw no sign of a metal sign with a number 85 on it, but if you walk farther down the path, you come to a big Trans-Canada Pipeline on the left with a big #14. You may need to search this whole area. I'm not sure of the permission required for access to this area, as it is part of Bronte Provincial Park, which you normally need to pay admission to, so beware. Dundas is very busy as well. Stephen Cheesman 905-335-1160 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
