I must have just missed Pat :) In addition to the aforementioned birds of
which this nature area is known for, I heard the constant low booming call
of the American Bittern and saw a few Wilson's Snipes flying around and
calling often. Bring bug spray as the mosquitoes are around. American
Bittern was also heard calling along Thomas A Dolan near the bridge at
Constance Creek. Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Blake" <pjblak...@hotmail.com>
To: "ONTBirds" <ontbirds@hwcn.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 6:57 PM
Subject: [Ontbirds] Sora, Virginia Rails - Dunrobin
After work I birded the Bill Mason Centre for a little over an hour. There
are many WILSON'S SNIPES winnowing throughout the marsh (I counted at least
six). There were also several VIRGINIA RAILS calling around. When I
arrived I first heard a whinny of a SORA coming from the eastern side of the
boardwalk. I did not see this bird, but later on I heard more whinnying
coming from the centre of the marsh. This time I did see the bird, and
observed it for several minutes before it disappeared. It continued to
whinny intermittently. It is possible there were actually two soras there,
but I can only definitively confirm the one. YELLOW WARBLERS were in
abundance, and I heard two distinct NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES to the east side
of the boardwalk.
Pat
DIRECTIONS: From March Road in Kanata, turn onto Dunrobin Road and follow
for several kilometers, past the centre of Dunrobin (intersection of
Dunrobin Road and Thomas Dolan Parkway). The Bill Mason Centre is on the
right near the school (follow the dirt path on the left side of the
entrance).
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