A life bird for me. The woodpecker was hammering on a metal sign near the trail entrance seeming to be very proud of all the noise he was making. All that racket should get him a fine mate! I also saw 2 male Common Yellowthroats scrapping and a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding on Marsh Marigolds.
Directions: Drive North on Lakeridge Road past Uxbridge a through the hamlet of Vallentyne. The road takes a short jog West at Vallentyne before continuing North. Just North of Brock Concession #10 watch for the York Regional Forest sign and parking lot entrance on your left. All my observations were within 200 feet of the parking lot. Watch and listen for the sapsucker pecking the metal signs on the posts. Good birding Charlie Hastings Bowmanville _______________________________________________ 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/
