Tuesday, April 8-- With hopes to see vegetation popping forth I strolled through the mucky southwest corner of the Lynde Shores woodlot in Whitby--vegetation is still sparse. I had to be happy with my first Yellow-rumped Warbler and a Fox Sparrow.
Next, the platform at the south pathway of Cranberry Marsh--in the open thicket area just west of it an Eastern Phoebe was heard by John Stirrat. Courting Brown-headed Cowbirds were along the path. On the wetland--3 Pied-billed Grebes, many of each of Northern Shovelers, Ring-neckeds, Gadwalls, and American Wigeons, along with American Coot, Trumpeter Swans, Wood Duck, Scaup spp., Pied-billed Grebe, etc. >From the east side of Frenchman's Bay-- close-up Horned Grebe, Bonaparte's >Gull and White-winged Scoters and distant Common Mergansers, Scaup spp. Lynde Shores woodlot--accessed from Victoria St. in southwest Whitby, just east of the Lynde wetlands Cranberry Marsh--accessed from Victoria St., south toward the lakefront. Frenchman's Bay--straight down Liverpool Rd. in Pickering, turning west at Commerce St., it taking you right to a bayside parking lot. Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
