At 7:00 PM today Barb Charlton, Hugh Currie, Gerry Shemilt and I heard a Yellow Rail ticking in the previously reported location, 400 meters north of the intersection of Wylie and McNamee Roads in the Carden Alvar.
Earlier in the day, Barb and I saw the previously reported Hudsonian Godwit north of Schomberg. It was still present (along with a White-rumped Sandpiper and several common species) when we left at 2:30 PM. I took some photos which I`ll post on my blog (joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com) in the morning. Directions: Yellow Rail: Go north of Kirkfield on Kirkfield Road 6 past the liftlock to McNamee. Turn right then immediately left onto Wylie Road and go north, 4/10ths of a km of the west side. Kirkfield is about an hour and 45 minute drive North East of Toronto. Ron Pittaway's Carden Alvar Birding Guide is on the OFO website: http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/cardenalvar.php Hudsonian Godwit: From HWY 400, take exit 55 (HWY 9). Travel west on HWY 9, then turn right after about 7 km onto Regional Road 27 (Bradford Street). The bird was in a small pond on the west side of the road in the middle of the S curve. Good birding, ----------------------------------------------- Josh Vandermeulen Guelph, Ontario joshvandermeu...@live.ca 519-222-5420 (cell) joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com (blog) _______________________________________________ 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/
