Please refer to Joyce Collier-Brown's May 5 report; among Thickson birds to add to her list- - WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO and the oft-seen and heard GREAT HORNED OWL. Birders look forward to the predicted south wind, perhaps on the morrow.
It is great to see many birders viewing and pointing out Thickson's flowering plants, such as White Trillium, Red Trillium, Trout Lily, Bloodroot, Marsh Marigold, May-apple and our favourite shrub-Daphne with its beautiful 4-sepalled pinky-purple flowers. For directions to Whitby's Pelee, namely Thickson's Woods--see Joyce's report. Doug Lockrey, Whitby _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
