This morning, light drizzle and fog, I spent about two hours hiking through dirt trails along a small creek along a green way and adjacent Hampshire Crescent with amazing results. 22 species of warbler: Blue-winged Warbler: 1 male; Connecticut Warbler: 1 male + 1 female; Mourning Warbler: 2 males; Hooded Warbler: 1 female; Tennessee Warbler: 5; Orange-crowned Warbler: 1; Canada Warbler: 8; Bay-breasted Warbler: 5: Ovenbird: 3; Cape May Warbler: 5; Nashville Warbler: 13; Blackburnian Warbler: 5; Common Yellowthroat: 1; Black-and-white Warbler: 1; Yellow-rumped Warbler: 17; American Redstart: 12; Chestnut-sided Warbler: 18; Yellow-warbler: 1; Northern Parula: 5; Palm Warbler: 3; Northern Waterthrush: 2; Ovenbird: 3. Other good records: Scarlet Tanager: 7; White-eyed Vireo: 5: Philadelphia Vireo: 3: Alder Flycatcher: 1; Eastern Wood-Peewee: 1; Swainson's Thrush: 60; Gray-cheeked Thrush: 3; Veery: 1; Wood Thrush: 1; White-crowned Sparrow: 35 Black-billed Cuckoo: 2; Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 1.
Location: the crescent is located two blocks south of intersection of Hurontario Street and the QEW. You can access the creek through yard of Jennifer Whitlam at 1556 Hampshire Crescent who is good friend of mine, please knock on door first to let her know why you are there. Wayne Renaud (289-828-0043) _______________________________________________ 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/
