A Northern Mockingbird has been been frequenting thickets in the south-east corner of the Gardiners Town Centre. It was seen Friday and Wednesday between 3-4 pm, and likely feeds there in mornings. It feeds on many Wild Grapes in a dense thicket that also has some Rose Hips, located about 30m north of the large blue dumpster bin, adjacent to the fields that lie to the east (on Collins Bay Institution).
I also believe it roosts very low in these dense tickets. DIRECTIONS: follow Gardiners Road (a.k.a. Hwy.38 South) across Bath Rd into the Gardiners Town Centre, a shopping plaza. Go south of the Metro Grocery Store and around behind it to the paved service area (there are few vehicles are here). Proceed 150m to the extreme south-east corner of this shopping plaza, park near the large blue bin, and observe the tops of the tickets 30m to north. It occasionally lands on a dumpster bin, since some bins have refuse from restaurants (Ravens also come here). Ken Kingdon, KINGSTON, ON _______________________________________________ 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/
