Hello ONTBirders: I spent the morning at Britannia Conservation Area. There were a total of 10 species of warbler, including MAGNOLIA, BAY-BREASTED, YELLOW, YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-AND-WHITE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, NASHVILLE, WILSON'S, PINE, and AMERICAN REDSTART. WARBLING VIREOS were visible and vocal along "the ridge." Mud Lake was mostly home to MALLARDS and CANADA GEESE, but I did manage to locate a single PIED-BILLED GREBE adult, a single juvenile HOODED MERGANSER, and two GREEN HERONS, one by the water filtration plant and the second by the bridge. Two EASTERN KINGBIRDS were very vocal and active over the parking lot behind the water filtration plant. On the Deschênes Rapids, GREAT BLACK-BACKED and HERRING GULLS have begun roosting. OSPREY are still patrolling the rapids, as well. Good birding! Pat DIRECTIONS: From Carling Avenue heading west, turn right onto Britannia Road and follow to the end. Turn right onto Cassels Street for about 100m; park on the side of the road. _________________________________________________________________ New! Get to Messenger faster: Sign-in here now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677407_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
