Went outside around noon today to see if any of my plants had survived this incredibly long cold freeze. As I opened the side door I heard a Common Grackle and called for Nancy to come and see it. After seeing it, it flew away to the southwest and I continued my journey into the backyard to view the damage. I got to the back of the yard (a very short walk) and heard a commotion of flapping feathers and saw a bird which I initially thought was a robin fluttering and partially caught in the chain-link fence. Once it stopped fluttering it stood still and I saw that it was an American Woodcock. It saw me and with wings whistling it took flight and headed south on Renforth Rd. My second yard-list American Woodcock two years running.
Good Birding, Garth While the birds are long gone the sightings were approximately 2 blocks south of Burnhamthorpe Rd. in Etobicoke just east of Renforth Rd. ===== Garth Riley Etobicoke, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com =?iso-8859-1?q?Garth=20Riley?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
